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Musing about process vs product, tools vs hands and thought vs action.

RCW's Woodturners, Woodturning and Woodturnings comprise an amazing diversity of Personality, Process and Product. There's 'Woodturner' Charlie's wonderful 'Woodturning' methods that result in innovative 'Woodturnings' that add so much thought and variety to our group. Other RCW Woodturner's Woodturning efforts result in excellent Woodurnings. Sure enough this post is defensive wadding; doggerel at its worst, but it's as readable and useful as spam.

Some of us turn for the pleasure of turning, caring little for the finished product. Others suffer the turning for the satisfaction of a fine product. Some of us turn only as a excuse to collect an ever increasing accumulation of duplicated tools and equipment. Several of us attempt to produce turnings that are any shape but round and symmetric on a machine designed to make wood round and symmetric.

Some of us turn to make something to sell, others to make gifts, others don't really know what to do with their accumulated turnings; too many to keep, too nice to give to strangers. too much trouble and not enough 'involvement' to sell. Nice turnings; they sit gathering dust.

What an unusual hobby/occupation and what a stupid musing. Well at at least I'm not pontificating about art vs craft and I'm not peddling Viagra nor do I have a fortune in an African bank to share with you. Besides I'm musing about woodturning, even if that's become a minority topic here compared to spammed sex and florid ignorance. OTOH, maybe woodturning has become spam. RCS, Rec Crafts Spamming? I hope not, so please Y'all, post _something about the "W" in RCW, even if this COC will probably criticize it. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:19:57 -0500, Arch wrote (in message ):

for me, wood turning is part of an exploration - an exploration into new (or new aspects) of an artful craft, or possibly a crafty art. It is about the process, but the process includes a pleasing result. I am enamored of my recent project, liking it more each time I look at it or touch it. For this reason it will make a swell gift for a friend or relative. I do like the idea of getting more stuff for my man-cave, but I am severely limited in space, so my new stuff is usually pretty small, or else I have to get rid of something else that I have not used in a long time. (this is actually a foolish and short-sighted policy... just because I have not used a thing for 10 or 20 years does not mean it can be safely discarded, reference some wood samples that are older than I am, recently used in my most recent project.)

This has nothing to do with the art of peddling viagra crafts from an African bank. Besides, it gave me bad headaches.

Respectfully submitted, tom koehler

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tom koehler

The attraction of woodturning is that it's got something for almost everyone - and there don't seem to be any bounds one must stay within - The Wild West of Woodworking. Round & Brown or Totally Off The Wall, and everything in between, all included in the Big Tent of the woodturning community.

WHY you turn isn't important. WHAT you turn isn't important either. THAT you turn is the only requirement of this community. And if you help another turner along, or ask questions you've thought about and can't come up with an answer - and the answer will be helpful to another turner afraid to ask "a dumb question"- that's a bonus - and the real value of places like this one. Sharing knowledge, experience and ideas - keeps wood turning growing - in all sorts of directions.

Helps to have Arch around too!

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charlie b

I turned 4 bowls yesterday morning but broke one while buffing it. They were about 1 1/2 inches diameter. How's that?

Speaking of florid ignorance, I stopped by the Health Department to tell them they had mis-spelled 'tetanus' on their sign out in front of the building.

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Gerald Ross

Hey Gerald, Those Gawja Bulldawgs at the H.D. were trying to take on airs and put on the dog and couldn't pull it off. Everybody in Macon knows tetanus is spelled "Lock Jaw".

Good turnings --? Buffing, but 3 out of 4 ain't bad. :)

Thanks Old Friend, for all your good responses and comments.

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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Arch

Nope. Just like questions, musing are not "stupid".

That's too bad. :(

I no longer see much in the way of spam. Eternal-September seems to do a decent job of filtering.

On the wood turning side of things, I can no longer stand And turn so I got the oldest boy to dig my Unimat out of the attic for me. Needs a fair amount of work, but I'm looking forward to turning wood and non-ferrous metals on it. May even do some milling.

Keep up the Musing, Arch!

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Lobby Dosser

Hey Lobby, remind us who is/was L.D.?

I am so sorry that you can't stand at your lathe anymore. I have trouble standing too, but sit on a high stool and turn small. Thanks for all your wit, wisdom and cogent comments over the years here.

Please keep us informed about your renewed small machining & woodturning adventures and the ways you've found help to cope with "turning disability". I have a Sheldon 10in engine lathe from a WWII cruiser and a small Atlas milling machine. Never used these days, but I hate to give them up. Sort of like stopping driving my PU would mean the end of my independence. BTW, all you younger guys in your 60s and 70s, don't wait, enjoy your journeys and have fun _NOW!

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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Scottish cartoon character. Rode a two legged horse named Effie and hunted a bad guy named Rank Badyin.

What Arch says!!

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Lobby Dosser

He was also the sheriff of Calton Creek as I remember from my Glasgow youth.

Tom

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Tom

Yes, he was! "Oor Wullie" was another favorite. Then there was "Cannae Read" and "Stoury Road" ...

"You fellows remind me of a brief fall of rain!"

"Ah think he's callin' us a Shower."

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Lobby Dosser

Yes, he was! "Oor Wullie" was another favorite. Then there was "Cannae Read" and "Stoury Road" ...

"You fellows remind me of a brief fall of rain!"

"Ah think he's callin' us a Shower."

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Lobby Dosser

Yes, he was! "Oor Wullie" was another favorite. Then there was "Cannae Read" and "Stoury Road" ...

"You fellows remind me of a brief fall of rain!"

"Ah think he's callin' us a Shower."

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Lobby Dosser

Sorry about the multiple posts. Reader went berserk.

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Lobby Dosser

Arch Got a kick out of your list of alternatives to get rid of unwanted bowls. I have been turning for quite a few years now and have almost every shelf in our house occupied with bowls. I don't want to go through the hassle of selling them but did find a neat alternative. Our church has a yearly "silent auction" to raise funds to pay off the parish debt. For the last few years I gave them a couple of segmented bowls and 8 regular bowls for their auction. Then when the auction is over the church sends me a statement stating the total amount of money received for the bowls. Then I use this as a tax deduction because it represents a gift to non profit. This way I get a few shelves cleared off and a little tax deduction to boot.

Bob

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Bob Daun

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