I recognize this is a scroll sawing forum, however I (like a fool) decided to try making my chess designs on a mini-lathe.
So, here's what I've learned.
1. Woodturners have created a complicated vocabulary of terms that as of yet are almost completely incomprehensible.
2. Sharpening tools appears to be about as easy as wrangling a honey badger whilst covered in fire ants. I believe I can safely call this "blunting tools".
3. I am great at locking wood into the spindles, but just about everything else befuddles me.
Now, in standard hard headed hazmat fashion I'm not giving up, oh no, but as my wife is fond of saying "now is time you research!"
Please tell me one of my brothers/sisters on here has tried the same thing and has some videos or materials? Visual aids are preferred, I just can't make sense of the terms yet to get anything from books.
Oh and a visit to woodcraft didn't help much, amazing how less than useful the staff was today, and how stupid I felt on leaving.
So help... please?
haz
So, here's what I've learned.
1. Woodturners have created a complicated vocabulary of terms that as of yet are almost completely incomprehensible.
2. Sharpening tools appears to be about as easy as wrangling a honey badger whilst covered in fire ants. I believe I can safely call this "blunting tools".
3. I am great at locking wood into the spindles, but just about everything else befuddles me.
Now, in standard hard headed hazmat fashion I'm not giving up, oh no, but as my wife is fond of saying "now is time you research!"
Please tell me one of my brothers/sisters on here has tried the same thing and has some videos or materials? Visual aids are preferred, I just can't make sense of the terms yet to get anything from books.
Oh and a visit to woodcraft didn't help much, amazing how less than useful the staff was today, and how stupid I felt on leaving.
So help... please?
haz
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