Newbie

OH yes, I'm into woodturning also. Just need a place to set up the new Jet lath.

Art

Hi Art Welcome to the old rec.woot turning

Arizona you say ??, you carving cacti ??, I thought trees where few and far between ?? Had to pull your leg some, ;-))) Tried your given E-mail address, but it seems to be incomplete or else I'm not computersharp enough.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Desert Rat wrote:

Welcome! Just remember to have fun, and forget the idiots.

Your kill file is your friend!

Try

Nice stuff!

You got it Mike.

There is not much wood availabe locally although I haven't tried turning cacti. I do make walking sticks and cane from yucca and such. Got to watch those thorns.

I order most of my wood, and/or go to Woodworkers Source to purchase what I need. This is a little hard to get used to for a hillbilly from West Virginia. We have almost every major species of tree there.

Thanks for the welcome.

Art

Mike Mac wrote:

Thanks Mike, that does work, I thought I used www and also http, must have done something wrong, and yes agree nice stuff.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Mike Mac wrote:

Art ... a rowdy 'hello' from Bill (in Detroit). I was born in Mullens, WV a LONG time ago ... my folks are mostly from around Ghent, Flattop and Beckley area. My Dad helped dig Flattop lake ancient years ago.

At any rate, welcome. Put on some Nomex britches and post away!

Bill

Art Nice looking site. Welcome to the group. I came to turning after or during carving too. Careful, this is so addictive the carving can take a seat wayyyyyy back. Ignore Bruce's comments about the idiots. I am not that bad :-)

God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS, Canada

I'm from the War, WV area, near Bluefield and Welch. Always good to hear from a fellow mountaineer. Are you familiar with Tom Wolf's work? He lives in NC now but is from WV. His is a carver and has written a lot of books about he subject.

Keep Turnin.

Art

Yep, I know. I have turned some bowls, pens, and handles. I have a Legacy 900 milling machine that I use for spindle work, and making moldings, canes, and walking sticks. I intend to dedicate my lath to bowl turning.

Thanks for the nice comments about the web site. I will be adding items to as I get them finished. I'll post a message when I add the items.

Keep the chips flying.

Art

Welcome Art. Glad you joined in. Looking forward to your input. I figure that what one idiot can do another can, so I keep on posting my 'galimatias'.

ps. been waiting for a chance to show off using that word. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

And thanks for doing so Arch, I think ;-))) It almost get a little chilly here sometimes, and now I have to look that up, GALIMATIAS ???

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Arch wrote: