I placed the proverbial toe in the water today. WoodArtz was kind enough to let me look over his shoulder as he created a bowl. He is a very good instructor and the hands on training was quite fun, yet much, much harder in application than what you seasoned veterans make it look like.
Having never tried the craft of shaping wood on a lathe, we started out "simple" with a honey dipper. Sorry no pics at this time due to camera issue. It turned out well, at least as far as I can tell and not so simple even if it looks like it.
We then moved on to a walnut bowl. This was a bowl that WoodArtz was doing but he walked me through a variety of ways to work with it and then let me mess it up prior to him reshaping it. :gar-La; Anyway, it will be interesting to see how the bowl turns out since we found 5 bullets in it. It should be quite unique.
I had a great time. WoodArtz is not only a patient man but a wonderful designer/turner.
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Having never tried the craft of shaping wood on a lathe, we started out "simple" with a honey dipper. Sorry no pics at this time due to camera issue. It turned out well, at least as far as I can tell and not so simple even if it looks like it.
We then moved on to a walnut bowl. This was a bowl that WoodArtz was doing but he walked me through a variety of ways to work with it and then let me mess it up prior to him reshaping it. :gar-La; Anyway, it will be interesting to see how the bowl turns out since we found 5 bullets in it. It should be quite unique.
I had a great time. WoodArtz is not only a patient man but a wonderful designer/turner.
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