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Hello, my name is selectortone and I'm a wood turning addict

Postby selectortone » 26 Mar 2017, 20:01

Hello All,

As the title says, I'm hooked on woodturning - did a little bit at school in the 60s and always had it in the back of my mind to give it a go when I retired.

Fast forward 50 years and here I am, a widower with all the little birdies flown the nest and a nice big concrete garage. Two years ago on my retirement, I emptied it of all the accumulated detritus of 35 years of family life (think "The Hoarder Next Door") and set up my man cave, based around a nice big lathe (originally a RP CL-1 but now an Axi AT1628VS), bandsaw (RP BS350S), radial arm pillar drill, sharpening system and a few other goodies. Oh, and LOTS of chisels ;) .

Now I spend most of my free time in there, happy as Larry.

I got some lessons when I started, which was a VERY good idea and may well have saved me from serious injury from misuse of turning tools. I've turned something like 200 items since then - bowls mainly but also hollow forms, vases, boxes, christmas decorations and of course the dreaded mushrooms.

I've given half of that output away - the early stuff not quite bad enough for nextdoor's woodburner to the charity shop, to family, friends and neighbours and even sold a few bits and pieces.

Here's a pic (sorry, crappy phone...) of what's left - with the (dearly departed and sorely missed) missus gone and the kids all left home the dining table never gets used, so it's a useful repository.

The first reaction from visitors is usually "Bl**dy hell!!" :lol:

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Postby TrimTheKing » 26 Mar 2017, 23:41

Hello mate and welcome to the forum. Some seriously impressive output there, look forward to seeing more.

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Postby Andyp » 27 Mar 2017, 06:43

Bl**dy Hell! :)
And welcome to the forum .

That is quite a display and quite a collection after only 2 years.
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Re: Hello, my name is selectortone and I'm a wood turning ad

Postby Phil » 27 Mar 2017, 06:50

Andyp wrote:Bl**dy Hell! :)
And welcome to the forum .

That is quite a display and quite a collection after only 2 years.


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Welcome to the forum :D

All good friendly people here, lots of knowledge here.
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Re: Hello, my name is selectortone and I'm a wood turning ad

Postby DaveL » 27 Mar 2017, 08:26

Hi,

Welcome to the forum, you out looks great.
Regards,
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Re: Hello, my name is selectortone and I'm a wood turning ad

Postby Pinch » 27 Mar 2017, 08:53

Hello Chap!

Sunny Bournemouth eh... my home town. The gardens, the trees, the beaches etc make Bournemouth what it is - just a shame about all those darn people! :P

There are some mighty fine turners on here who produce outstanding work (I'm not one of them) and I'm sure you'll have some great moments to share.

Enjoy!

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Postby Malc2098 » 27 Mar 2017, 09:37

Welcome from further southwest!!
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Postby Newbie_Neil » 27 Mar 2017, 09:53

Welcome to the forum. Your lessons obviously paid dividends.
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Postby Rod » 27 Mar 2017, 10:30

Welcome and wow that's quite a collection.
Nice to have another southerner on here

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Re: Hello, my name is selectortone and I'm a wood turning ad

Postby Dalboy » 27 Mar 2017, 12:14

Hi and welcome there are some nice pieces on the table. Come on in and post some more in the turning section as you make them.
I am sure if you had any questions some one with the knowledge will help you.
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Re: Hello, my name is selectortone and I'm a wood turning ad

Postby Woodster » 27 Mar 2017, 18:37

Welcome to the forum mate.
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Re: Hello, my name is selectortone and I'm a wood turning ad

Postby Lee85 » 27 Aug 2017, 19:04

Nice to meet you as a beginner woodturner I will be following your posts intently :lol:
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