Musings of a COC about some of his convenient untruths.

In message , Arch writes

So you used the books to stand on so you could achieve that perfect position for turning as defined by those who know :)

If when you finish your turning you are as relaxed as you were before you started then you have enjoyed your time at the lathe. If you are up-tight, then you need to find a hobby, or a beer , to take your mind off the stresses of life :) If your more relaxed, the hobby worked

There are tools for every job, a hammer for every screw ( did I say that?) If the tool you use achieves the goal you are aiming for, and your safety is not compromised, then ends justify means.

A bad workman always blames his tools, but does a good workman praise his tools, or boast of his ability? If your happy with what you turn, then the tools your using are right for you. Is it better to be continuously happy turning, or to have that one ecstatic moment when you turn, and mediocrity the rest of the time?

I am an expert in but one thing and that is my life. No one else could have done it the way I have. I may never become an expert in any other subject , but hopefully I will become knowledgeable, and possibly pass some of that knowledge on.

Once is luck, twice, coincidence, three times is a trend, but four times may be a pattern, but even patterns can be broken.

If we knew when younger what we know now, we would probably worry ourselves to death, or isolate ourselves in a cocoon, never going anywhere nor doing anything. Life is a risk that we take from the day we are born. The level of risk we are prepared to take is ours to decide, but we need knowledge which to base our decisions and experience, to temper those decisions. If only wisdom were available in a bottle.

It may not be truth or it may not be falsehood but its definitely entertaining

Arch, your musings are always food for thought, keep them coming as without we may forget to look at ourselves, others and the world around us.

In my misspent youth I lived like there was no tomorrow. Now that I'm living in tomorrow, I'm glad I did.

Right on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eat right, exercise, be safe ... die anyway.

Many thanks, John, Lobby and George.

Your response to my musings and I'm sure responses to almost all the others that offer narrative type (as opposed to strict Q & A) posts to this ng make them worth doing. None of rcw's many 'narrators' seek praise or flames, but few or no responses to our narratives could mean they are not wanted, not pertinent or of little interest to most members of this ng. If so, say so.

Not many who stay here want rcw's threads to be censored or to be knee jerk praise nor automatic fault finding. but it would be useful if lurkers would pay their dues and post occasionally. Everybody has an opinion about something related to woodturning. Nothing is chiseled in stone. We work with wood. :)

I've never met a turner who didn't have something to add to the hobby, trade, profession, business, art, addiction or whatever else turning wood means to each of us ...and I have met darn few that I didn't like. Even then if we took the time to better understand each other, the ones that I disliked or disliked me, ended up liking the other. In spite of those who claim to be loners, to the extent that turning wood is a social endeavor, it's the better for it, even socializing under the protective anonymity of the internet ...and that's a convenient truth. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

Right. I like hearing other people's opinions as well..................... no matter how wrong they are.

:) JD