Stumbled upon this group researching lathes, how to do it and safety risks involved. Figured I?d see if anyone is around the Dallas area and w ouldn?t mind letting me come over and watch and ask questions about turning. I have zero experience and a ton of questions. I also have a gara ge full of cedar cutoffs of all sizes and shapes. Just figured I could turn them into something besides air fresheners for my garage. Either way send any info or invites to me at snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com
Rookie woodturner
Mar 25, 2018
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On Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 5:23:07 PM UTC-5,
s involved. Figured I?d see if anyone is around the Dallas area and wouldn?t mind letting me come over and watch and ask questions abo ut turning. I have zero experience and a ton of questions. I also have a ga rage full of cedar cutoffs of all sizes and shapes. Just figured I could tu rn them into something besides air fresheners for my garage. Either way sen d any info or invites to me at
I know exactly how you feel. When I started I knew nothing about turning ( I had no idea what a gouge was for and used a scraper for my first several items). After awhile, I stumbled across someone named Richard Raffan and g ot a VCR of him doing instructional videos. That got me started.
You, on the other hand, have an excellent woodturning group there in the Da llas area,
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Attend a meeting and you will find all the help you can handle. I know I d id when I started attending the group that meets in Birmingham.
Appreciate the info boss
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