Hi,I live in South Middle TN and have a cattle ranch.I'm retired Military so I can blame that on my smart mouth, sorry if it offends some of you people. I had a sears lathe in the early 70's and only turned a few things with it before turning to painting, then carving, then flat work. Mainly scrollsaw work which I became very good at but now I have a decent shop and hope to have time to turn some day soon. Again sorry about being so outspoken and I'll try not to be so blunt. Thanks,DonL