I recently took the plunge and bought a small Axminster lathe having had a lesson about a year ago. I've spent quite a bit of time already filling my shed with shavings reducing pieces of wood into smaller pieces of wood and have a few questions. No, let's be honest, a lot of questions
First, does anyone have any suggestions for good beginner projects? So far I've made 'Harry Potter' (TM) wands for every friend of my children who expresses even a slight a flicker of interest, a couple of goblets with random design (due to a few catches... ok a lot of catches) and a small bowl from a lump of left over firewood.
Second, some tips on sourcing wood would be helpful. I've raided the woodpile, used some old curtain poles and just ordered 20 wood blanks from ebay. Note: I can't fit a bandsaw in my shed
Third, how do you stop spending money on wood turning 'essentials'?
Thanks,
JonF.
First, does anyone have any suggestions for good beginner projects? So far I've made 'Harry Potter' (TM) wands for every friend of my children who expresses even a slight a flicker of interest, a couple of goblets with random design (due to a few catches... ok a lot of catches) and a small bowl from a lump of left over firewood.
Second, some tips on sourcing wood would be helpful. I've raided the woodpile, used some old curtain poles and just ordered 20 wood blanks from ebay. Note: I can't fit a bandsaw in my shed
Third, how do you stop spending money on wood turning 'essentials'?
Thanks,
JonF.