E. Bud Gillaspie
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Badger, lad, Here's some "advise" from a man who began turning never having read a book, seen a video, or been to a demo., and began turning wood at age 60+. Have at, lad! You're gonna have to learn how to use your gouges, scrapers, skews, and parting tools. The most difficult tool to use is the skew=hours of practice on junk wood w/great care. The second most difficult (for me) is the bowl gouge w/an Irish, et al grind. It can be tricky if you don't "roll" the tool when cutting.
I started w/center-to-center or spindle turning. I mounted up wood from the firewood pile and practiced for a week b4 trying to actually turn a piece. I musta gone through 100 lb of wood.
In theory, the more/longer you turn the better you'll become at it. Watch all the videos you want, read all the books you can, and go to all the demos and workshops in your area but that's another person usin' the tools, not you. Ultimately you will learn to turn wood "your way." not my way, not Elsworth's way, not Chris' way or Keith's way nor Gil's way, ad nausium.
Just do it! You're in the vortex now--there's no escape.
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