Member Profile - WR Woodturning Gallery

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Birthday	1960-06-18
Homepage	http://www.xmission.com/~rharper
Location	Sandy, Utah, USA
Interests	Turning of all forms, boat building, sailing, cross country skiing, hiking, most important, watching my kids grow into adults.
Occupation	Programmer
About Me	I am self taught in almost everything I've done and continue to do. I got into turning by my family prodding me into taking up something that produces smaller objects than boats. One of my uncles was a turner and has passed it on to all of his children and many of his grand children. Unfortunately, I'd just taken up turning and was about a few weeks away from having something to show him when he died of a heart attack. He would make what they called burger flippers when he was given wood. I don't make flippers very often but I always give a few pieces back to people who give me free wood to keep up the tradition. I often think of him while I turn, thinking that I've become, in my small way, part of his legacy.

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Number of photos	89
Number of comments	278
Number of times photos viewed	63,992
Disk space used	3.0mb
Last Photo Uploaded	Birdh House Ornament #3
Last Comment Posted	Walnut & Maple V Lovely work as usual. Some day I'll figure out how to get my segments cut so they fit tight. For now, I'll be green with envy over your work.