Mushrooms

Nice job for your first turnings. I have bought a number of books & dvd’s to try to master my lathe. They have been informative but I have taken two local bowl turning classes & found that it was money well spent. The biggest advantage is you have someone to ask questions. Also the more time I spend on the lathe the more I seem to learn. There are some great turners on this site and most share their knowledge and for sure they inspire. Keep up the good work.

I hope they don’t end up on someones salad :-)) great fun well done.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Uber Cool, Lisa!

Wow!.
Turning mushrooms are like a tonic. Make a few, and your blood pressure goes down and your self esteem rises. Your friends appreciate the novelty and personal effort.
A Win-Win effort.
Congrats
Ira

-- Rustfever, Central California

Great SHROOMS!!!!! Love to turn mushrooms. They can be all shapes and sizes and still be the beautifull.

Great project to start on. My omly concern is for you to watch the inside of the cap. When you get towards to top/stem inside it is easy to get grabs with the tools. You are working 2 edges at the same time(the inside of the cap and the top of the stem) so be carfull.

I have found that watching a lot of videos helps if you don’t have time/money for classes. If you can find a turning club in your are you might make new friends with turners that are willing to teach/give tips or just to bounce questions off of like LouCarb said.

Congrats on a great project and hope to see lots more turnings comeing.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

Very cute Leese, I love them!

Great to see you here too, this place is awesome and a great place to get good feedback on your work. =)

-D

-- Dylan Vanderhoof - General hobbiest and reluctant penmaker. http://llarian.etsy.com

Nothing wrong with turning mushrooms. These little things teach us lots, and more important; they are fun to make. Try some out of branches from trees that have blown over. You can find sticks almost anywhere you look….. Leave a little bark on the outside of the cap for an awesome effect. Turning is very additive. but also very rewarding….......... Keep the curls flying and have fun….

Welcome to the LumberJocks.

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Nice Shrooms !

-- ...I will not be limited.

Not tried turning yet but have a shopsmith, If i can dig it out from the corner of my shop will try some stuff! Thanks for showing your work!

-- $tudie

I think they look great. I am also just waiting for my first lathe to arrive and have been watching as many vidios as I can find .have you found any good ones?

-- jim nevada