First turnings

Re: First turnings

Keith Tompkins

>My first turnings, high school, 1971. Walnut, bad instructor made me use a skew. Also my first woodworking award resulted from these. Walnut with french polish finish.

One of My First

Jim Shaver - Oakville, Ontario

>Hi Mike, Great post,

One of my first turnings was this piece of red elm, I had no clue about shape or how to finish the foot.

Take care,

Jim

Re: First turned piece of Anything

Jim Shaver - Oakville, Ontario

>Nice Cob web...

This is about as good as I was too, I tried to make a cane once, I discoved the issues around harmonics and vibration...I see you didn't have that challenge with this one...nice finish!

Take care,

Jim

My first turning

Ed Kelle

>Done from a rescued 20 year old piece of firewood, it is Oak and very hard. What a way to start. Made a nice vase though. Of course I had to cheat a bit with getting the curve in the opening, I was getting nothing but grief till I just resorted to sanding with my Dremel.

And the first bowl

Ed Kelle

>Even more exciting, this was from a downed tree I found cut up on the road on Easter. Made of cherry about 7", I did it in one shot, too eager to rough it out and let it sit for a few months. Not a bad bowl, it has warped slightly but I plan on keeping it as a nice reminder

Re: First turnings

Capt Skip

>Good Job Charlie, looks nice.

Re: First turnings

Tom Mullane

>Don't have a pic of the first thing I turned... it ended up firewood.. LOL or the first successful thing either...

But I do have pic of my second pen (also the second successful thing I turned).. here it is...

Re: 2nd pic

RonZ

>Not so bad yourself, nice detail.

Here's my first,..eh....bowl

Dominic Greco at home in Richboro, PA

>

If you really want to stretch the definition of the word "bowl". It's turned from some pear wood given to me by my Dad back when I first got my old Jet JWL-1236 lathe.

In back you can see a "cup shaped" object. I use that as a pencil holder on my desk at home. The bowl now hold my keys, ring, and watch at the end of the day.

I look at both now and wonder how I had the guts back in September of 2001 to post pictures of these! :>)

See ya around,

Dominic

Re: First turnings

Jacobin

>Kudos on your choice books. My first turning was also a "mushroom"....

Re: First turnings

Mike Schwing from Md.

>I'm assuming you recognized the Claire Wolfe titles. I knew there must be more than one of us here.