Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
My talented wife
Shawn - in ID
>My wife has been wanting to try her hand at the lathe. Here she is on the mini, in our driveway. Now for the talented part. The first time she's ever put tool to lathe and this ring dish is what she came up with! I think she's a natural.
Shawn
A very proud husband in Pocatello, ID
Re: My talented wife
Mike Schwing from Md.
>I'll say! Thats a slippery slope you're on, literally and figuratively.
Natural is an understatement
Dave Smith, Longview, WA
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You've got to be kidding!
Carole in VA
>First time she ever put tool to lathe?????? Holy cow...buy her the best lathe you can get and get ready to retire! LOL
Re: You've got to be kidding!
JamieDonaldson
>She's a STAR! Now buy her a lathe of her own, and you can have more tools too!
Re: My talented wife
Barry Turner
>Buy her a Stubby or Oneway and quit your day job.
Something is missing
Dave Peebles Lyons, Ohio!
>Hello Shawn,
Where is the tear out, the sanding scratches, and the dings from rolling it down the driveway a few times?
She is a natural!!
Beautiful job,
Dave
She's A Keeper ....
John McAtee
>...and you need another lathe so you can both work. :-)
Hmmmm?
tek-Brunswick, Ohio
>Me thinks she may have had a good coach! A natural talent yes, But she didn't come up with that piece by accident. I have a daughter that is a ceramics major at Kent State. She is very good at most art forms. The only thing she ever made on the lathe is a lidded box for her boyfriend. It was a really nice piece for a beginner. Guess who was looking over her shoulder the whole time telling her what the tools would do. I knew the technique, but she has the eye for form. Maybe you didn't turn the piece, but I'm sure it wouldn't look like that if you left her on her own. So you have a great student and a great teacher in your family.
Excellent work Shawn's wife
Ron in Drums PA
>Hey Shawn, how about introducing her to us?
Give her a couple of months and she will showing you a couple of tips ;-)
Kent State
Shawn - in ID
>Hey, I have a very close friend who is interviewing at Kent State today for a job in the Kinesiology/Exercise Science department; small world. Thanks for the nice comments.
Trudy
Shawn - in ID
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Thanks, and we are about to upgrade!
Shawn - in ID
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Re: My talented wife
Steve
>Isn't it generally a big no-no to wear gloves and have long sleeves while turning?
Re: My talented wife
Shawn - in ID
>This has been addressed here in other threads. People have a variety of opinions. I've never turned without long sleeves and I always wear gloves while roughing out.
