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I bought two more woodturning books recently and I have thoroughly enjoyed perusing both. Ray Key's older classic for a bedtime read during my London sojurn, and Mark Baker's current offering because I like his editorials and magazine. Both comprise pictorial instructions for projects combined with the ever-present and seemingly mandatory, wadding of safety, tools and equipment. I already have catalogs with pictures and would have preferred more narrative re the author's opinions on current issues that affect the turning life. (BTW, is unbiased opinion an oxymoron?) OK (sighs & groans), what is he musing about this time?

Well, I've listened to many lectures, watched many tapes, attended many demos visited many websites and gabbed for hours. However for me, what little residual knowledge remains is mostly from reading which I love doing. I do wonder why I continue buying books of pictures when there are so many just as good or often better all over the internet ....and for free!

So the point, if there is one, of these few (yeah, right) words is how do y'all best enjoy and retain learning about our art/craft? DIY advice etc. surely has its place, but what primarily narrative current books or articles can you suggest for me? Why? I've about worn out Pain and Child. Thanks, Arch

Fortiter,

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On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:15:22 -0400 (EDT), snipped-for-privacy@webtv.net (Arch) hurled these words of wisdom into the ether:

By doing.

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September 11, 2001 - Never Forget

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Hi Chuck, No doubt doing is best for learning _how. I had in mind the larger question; learning _about. One can learn to dig by digging, but archeologists read many books to learn why they dig. For aye, Arch

Fortiter,

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To read is to acquire knowledge, but you can't acquire wisdom without doing.

James

Arch wrote:

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James Clark

Hi Darrell, You not only understood my question but you stated it better. If you lived in Stuart, I might become a Baptist. Southern, of course. :) Regards, Arch

Fortiter,

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Arch

James You make the assumption that the wisdom is the ability to turn, at least as far as we are talking about turning. However, as I understand the thread, Arch is not taking about turning so much as a personal philosophy of why we turn at all. What makes us appreciate the wonder in the grain of a piece of wood? What is the facination that causes us to beat speeding pieces of wood with sharp tools in the hopes that whatever is left will be beautiful, or meaningful, or just plain satisfying? This would be wisdom that comes of thinking and stimulated by the written word as well as by oral debate.

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Darrell Feltmate

I'm with you on books. I love reading books. But I'm finding fewer and fewer on woodturning that stimulate me. As you said, it seems that all books spend 50% of the pages repeating what has already been said.

I find I spend as much or more time thinking about the next piece I will be turning...planning, looking at similar ideas on the internet or in books. It is the process of being creative and also learning something new that excites me. The actual "doing" is the culmination and execution.

Earl

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Earl

Ah, I should never get philosophical around a man of God.

Also, Darrell

Did you ever work >

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James Clark

Hi Arch, For thought provoking reading try Mike Darlows series of books. While they are filled with many pictures there is plenty of reading and its hard to find more comprehensive coverage of woodturning topics in any one source. For example his one book has 10 or 12 methods listed for turning a sphere.

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Tony Manella

musing about this time?

Oscar Wilde had an opinion regarding unbiased opinions...but then Oscar had an opinion (rarely unbiased) on most everything. Whew!

"It is only about things that do not interest one, that one can give a really unbiased opinion; and this is no doubt the reason why an unbiased opinion is always valueless."

Joel

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Joel

James Always get philosophical around a man of God, we need someone to show us how to be humble. Reason to be humble is not my problem, getting there is. I used to have two churches in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, about an hour from Woodstock.

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Darrell Feltmate

I find reading books on creativity hel p, because few of us are regularly creative due to our lifestyles, etc. One of the better ones I have found is this one: "How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day", Michael J. Gelb

I have others if anyone is interested in more titles. Robert

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