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Took a class at Marc Adams School June 15-19. The instructor Graeme Priddle from New Zealand was outstanding. I am brand new to turning, having just a midi lathe and turned a couple of pens.
The focus of the class was more on surface embellishment, carving, pyrography and stippling.
These were the first pieces I have made. It was nice to try a number of different tools, and so as I expand my skills I know what new “toys” I want to get.
Turning the ‘canoe’ was a new experience doing off center work.
-- "_If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves_." Edison
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Loucarb
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#1 posted 1431 days ago
Dave, very nice first pieces. I hope when I try to make some bowls on my lathe that they come out half as good. Nice job
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#2 posted 1431 days ago
Nice work, you could have had no better teacher than Graeme. His work is outstanding, hope you took in everything he had to offer.
-- Dale
a1Jim
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#3 posted 1431 days ago
Very nice turnings great job
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degoose
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#4 posted 1431 days ago
These are outstanding and show your aptitude for turning,, well done mate.
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#5 posted 1431 days ago
Great turnings, you learned well.
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DrDirt
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#6 posted 1430 days ago
Thanks for checking it out – should finish the more difficult piece that I turned at the school, but have not yet finished the sculpting with hand chisels to manage the surface.
Even learned some kiwi -
‘chillybin’ = igloo cooler
‘torch’ = flashlight
my favorite – ‘hard to find as rockinghorse dung’
Cheers
-- "_If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves_." Edison
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