What's your favourite thing about turning?

[Random Orbital Bob]

Is her name Polly?

 

[Roger C]

My favourite when I was turning bowls 20years ago and the piece looked like a bowl and not a chamber pot with out a handle. Now days I strive to make more arty farty stuff and am chuffed when I achieve 90% of what I had skethed. I to have a stainless steel and plastic leg and aim to turn a new one out of wood and change my name to PEG LEG ha ha The weird part is I am due for a new on shortly so we will see, Tambotie, Red ivory, African, black wood or Kiaat. HA HA HA

 

[Rhossydd]

Being able to start and finish a project in a single afternoon.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

for me it's the sheer natural beauty and infinite variety of wood. The moment you introduce a smooth curve into a section of grain it enhances its appearance in completely unpredictable and usually aesthetically delightful ways. I find turned wood enormously appealing, magnetic almost. The colour, texture and shape variety all conspire to deliver an art form that floats my boat in ways I never seem to tire of. Even the act of turning I generally find therapeutic. A sharp gouge peeling through a bowl interior has a joy all of its own.

 

[YewTube]

for me it's the sheer natural beauty and infinite variety of wood. The moment you introduce a smooth curve into a section of grain it enhances its appearance in completely unpredictable and usually aesthetically delightful ways. I find turned wood enormously appealing, magnetic almost. The colour, texture and shape variety all conspire to deliver an art form that floats my boat in ways I never seem to tire of. Even the act of turning I generally find therapeutic. A sharp gouge peeling through a bowl interior has a joy all of its own.

I usually wax my woodturnings but this this is waxing lyrical.

Bill

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

well you know me Bill....poet and I don't know it....talk in rhyme all the time

 

[Jonzjob]

well you know me Bill....poet and I don't know it....talk in rhyme all the time

If I were you Bob, I wouldn't give up me day job :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

you're very kind John!!

 

[Jonzjob]

Bob, it's the least that I could do and I always try to do the least I can :roll: :roll:

 

[tinytim1458]

My best about turning its not having a catch and have what ever I make turn out something like I meant it to not achieved yet on both counts but I am trying.
The wife says I am very trying at all times.



Tim

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

deleted. Mods pls remove....placed in wrong thread in error.

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

whoops I've posted this in the wrong thread...I'll shift it.

 

[Jonzjob]

I've had a coule of queries as to where I got the plans for my tractor/trailers. Here is the link

http://www.teknatool.com/projects/NOVA% ... ractor.pdf

It's a freebie. I made a couple of mods to the plans and for anyone interested I also did a WIP

jonz-tractor-trailer-wip-t44929.html

Saves asking if you are shy :shock: :shock: :mrgreen: