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Jeff Matter

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I got a new lathe for
my wife!! Good trade
eh?

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I cant believe it!!
Aug 25^th, 2005 at 6:15pm

Today I was turning some spalted pecan I had got from a friend today. I figgered I give the log turnin a go, and my 14 yr old boy came out and saw the piece and said "Wow...thats pimpin....I wanna try it.!!
I immediatly stop what I was doin and grabbed the 4' limb I had (about 6" diameter) and choped a chunk off. I told Jeff the first thing is to strip all the bark. He took the chisel and started strippin!!.
I mounted it up and he turned it down to a 4 " cylinder using the gouge and then the skew in no time (The boy scares me) He then tells me he wants to make a small lidded box!!!(not in so little words tho!!)
We where cut short by the wife callin us both in at 9:15 Shocked

This is gonna be fun

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Negeltu Senior Member Offline Posts: 318 Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #1 - Aug 25^th, 2005 at 6:51pm You strip all of your bark off before mounting on the lathe? I suppose you should if you don't wear a face shield or if it's particularly large loose pieces that can fly off.
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Chris Wright WR Addict Offline Woodturners: 21st century Druids Posts: 3,725 Los Angeles, CA California USA Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #2 - Aug 25^th, 2005 at 9:34pm flying stuff is half the fun!
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Jeff Matter Senior Member Offline I got a new lathe for my wife!! Good trade eh? Posts: 475 Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #3 - Aug 26^th, 2005 at 1:43am It was kinda rotten bark and very nasty. It came right off with a chisel, so I figgered that was better than wearing all that nastyness. Twas full of bugs too.
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texascop47 WR Addict Offline What happened to that web page? Posts: 733 Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #4 - Aug 26^th, 2005 at 2:21am small pieces like that I throw in the microwave and nuke it to kill the bugs. One thing is it sure makes the little wife mad if caught. Now I have my own microwave in the shop thanks to the new one my wife made me buy last year.
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Philip Peak WR Addict Offline Posts: 3,431 Southeastern Indiana Indiana USA Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #5 - Aug 26^th, 2005 at 6:40am Kids will surprise you Jeff, just when you think they could care less. I hope he keeps it up.
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E. Bud Gillaspie WR Addict Offline Where'd I put that round tuit? Posts: 1,182 Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #6 - Aug 26^th, 2005 at 9:41am One can go to one's local thrift store and by a used, shop, microwave for $10.00 or less. Is $10.00 worth peace in the family? I thought it was.
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Chris Wright WR Addict Offline Woodturners: 21st century Druids Posts: 3,725 Los Angeles, CA California USA Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #7 - Aug 26^th, 2005 at 9:41am It's pretty cool to see/hear about all of the younger turners you guys and gals are bringing up. Maybe there's a future WR manager in one of them...
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Jeff Matter Senior Member Offline I got a new lathe for my wife!! Good trade eh? Posts: 475 Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #8 - Aug 26^th, 2005 at 4:59pm wait till you see this piece he turned!!!!! its ready for finish now.We worked on it about 3 hours tonight and finished it. The only thing I did was help scrape the in inside.......he did all the rest..........from design to sanding. Ill post pics shortly
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Ned A from South GA WR Addict Offline Formerly Nappen who said...Sleep is for wimps Posts: 1,584 Gender:	Re: I cant believe it!! Reply #9 - Aug 28^th, 2005 at 3:49am I am happy for you. I love when my daughter turns with me and hope my son will as well. Great fun for the family.
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