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Sigh!

Well, as a novice turner, I've made other discoveries.

As a "regular" wooddorker, I always had a bin or two of cutoffs lying around.

I have now traded them for bins of little round nubs. Cute little things but I can't even use them under a table leg like the square cutoffs.

I also find I need to empty my dust collector and shop vac MUCH more frequently.

When a revolving piece of wood flies off the lathe, it can be both spectacular and scary.

Stabbing yourself with sharp tools is both stupid and painful.

It is amazing how much a round piece of wet wood will morph as it dries.

There are good reasons to stress to beginners to "ride the bevel".

Other than that, Still having fun.

Vic

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Vic Baron
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On Tue, 3 Jan 2012 14:00:08 -0600, Vic Baron wrote (in message ):

this is key to any new pursuit

I am assuming this is like one of my typos - unless wooddorker is kinda like computer nerd. Either way, it works, with a smile.

throw them at the cat or backyard squirrels, or use them as kindling in your wood stove. You do not need a cat, but you do need a wood stove. It is better to have both, though, and not throw those round nubs. Just use them in the stove.

if the shavings are clean, save them for the compost bin, or use them as mulch. My dear wife, SWMBO (she who must be obeyed). is the Queen of Compost and Mulch, and I get extra husband points for my shavings.

makes a nice clean cut, though, and if you grab it quickly enough you seldom get much blood on the project. Direct pressure for a few minutes and then a nice absorbent bandage usually does the trick. Maybe a couple of butterfly strips across the cut to help it stay shut.

as in the computer industry, that is not a flaw, it is a feature

That is the key, the essence, the spirit, the main reason many of us pursue this.

Welcome to the fray. tom koehler

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tom koehler

turn those little nubs into knobs and finials

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Bill

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