My First Lathe Project

sweet—and lookie there—it says it is to ME !!!! :)

The photos aren’t the best ( I didn’t have time to do it justice).

Here’s Rick showing us how proud he is of his first project: (he brought the wood home to show me what the plate was cut from)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very nice… nothing like my first piece off the lathe.

How did you sign it while it was turning? ;)

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

I’ll have to ask him, Scott… maybe he just kept running in circles or something – i know that he’d do anything for me hahahah :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice plate! I think they call that, “chasing the pen,” to sign it so well when spinning. :)

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Is there a rough edge on that bowl?

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

Great plate. Seems like everyone here makes plates for their first project on a lathe. sigh! I was tickled to turn a small bat and a spindle. I haven’t gotten a plate made, yet.

-- Jesus is Lord!

I should have said that the course was through Chalet Woodcraft in Boston, Ontario.

the edge has a sloped bead-edge that goes down into a second rim.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very good Rick, and Debbie a collectors edition. #1 of N.

Make sure it gets numbered.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I’ll tell him to get it numbered!!
Today, he makes spindles.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I just saw that I only posted 2 pix and not three—the last photo now shows the edge of the plate

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Beautiful woodturning art RickieD

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Very nice for a first turning.
I can see by the smile, that there’s going to be a lot more of these for us to see.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Nice Job Rick. Debbie told us you were making your first lathe project and it “turned” out great!

-- Steffen

good one Steffen lol

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

This is really great for a first turning. Looks like your getting your money’s worth in this class.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

it sounded like he got some really good training.
And the plate is so beautiful.

I hope he doesn’t forget everything by the time we get a lathe for him to work on.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. You really have made Rick’s week

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice work!

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did they warn you about the addiction level.. once bitten by the turning wood it’s hard to look away.. btw great 1st project.. my 1st was a stick.. (it turned out round)

-- it's not a sickness, i can stop buying tools anytime i want

That is really first class for your first attempt Looks great regards Alistair7

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Great first lathe project. My first one was a toothpick. ;^)

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

I thought you said it was a matchstick. HUH anyone can do a toothpick. Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease