The Woodturning Forum - Woodturner's Resource

Ed Weber

WR Administrator
WR Patron

Offline

Posts: 8,997

Wilton
California
USA
Gender: male

Goodbye 2022.
Dec 28^th, 2022 at 7:50pm

Well, 2022 is almost gone.
Some things we wish would stick around, and some things we can't wait to get rid of.
Woodworking, like many other things, ebbs and flows. One year it's X and one year it's Y.
What are the woodworking trends you'd like to see gone for a while (or forever) and what would you like to see make a resurgence (at least for a while)?
IMHO
I would like to see all things cutting board leave for a good while (I don't get the attraction)

I would like to see wood turning have a bit of a resurgence.
Too many out there casting all sorts of things into a block of resin and turning it.

What do you guys/gals think?

Back to top

IP Logged

Register To Remove Ads

David Moeller

Senior Member

Offline

Old chiseler

Posts: 334

Linden
Michigan
USA
Gender: male

Re: Goodbye 2022.
Reply #1 - Dec 29^th, 2022 at 9:40pm

Ed I tend to agree about use of resins. I will not be investing as long as usable wood grows on trees. Would place in a specialty category such as done w/segmented work. I also feel a need to address newby issues. While bowls are very popular and alluring to beginners the techniques and tools needed are perhaps the most prone to discouragement and failure. perhaps the intro of more spindle projects and techniques would drawand retain viewership. In 50+yrs of turning I've made 18" platters and lots of bowls but have done way more work tween centers. Chess, spoons, spatulas, drumsticks, stools, one pc pens, ,,,,

Back to top

Everyone has 1 redeeming feature: they're biodegradable

IP Logged

Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,997 Wilton California USA Gender:	Re: Goodbye 2022. Reply #2 - Dec 30^th, 2022 at 10:05am You must be reading my mind, my next spindle project is to make a chess set for the boards I have made.
Back to top	IP Logged

Jeff Vanden Boogart WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 921 Rural Green Bay Wisconsin USA Gender:	Re: Goodbye 2022. Reply #3 - Dec 30^th, 2022 at 10:36pm Ed Weber wrote on Dec 30^th, 2022 at 10:05am: You must be reading my mind, my next spindle project is to make a chess set for the boards I have made. Check out this set! It is turning...at least some of it Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
Back to top	IP Logged

Glenn Jacobs

WR Addict

Offline

JC L&S

Posts: 2,077

North DFW, Texas
Texas
USA
Gender: male

Re: Goodbye 2022.
Reply #4 - Dec 31^st, 2022 at 9:32am

From my trip to Arizona, I brought back some Cholla cactus that I plan to make into pens using casting molds I got for Christmas. But, i agree no more large castings. Just enough to fill the cracks.

Also, Though they're pretty, I don't get turning something than carving it so that one can't tell it was turned. Could someone explain?

I'm not good enough to turn between centers, so chess pieces are out. I bought a nice scroll saw earlier this year, so might get into some scroll sawing as something different. Alos got a dinning table to build. I STILL like to turn.

Glenn J.

Back to top

« Last Edit: Dec 31^st, 2022 at 9:34am by Glenn Jacobs »

Woodworking all my life. Turning since ~93

IP Logged

Walt Nollan

WR Addict

Offline

WR Rocks!

Posts: 2,002

Hanford
California
USA
Gender: male

Re: Goodbye 2022.
Reply #5 - Dec 31^st, 2022 at 4:01pm

I can’t even plug my lathe in yet, no 220 plugs. I’m just starting on turning my garage into a shop. It’s much smaller than my last one by about 320 sq ft, but I’ll make it work. I’m not much for resin stuff but I’ve turned it. I’ve been working on some segmented designs and am looking forward to putting them on the lathe.

Back to top

IP Logged

Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,997 Wilton California USA Gender:	Re: Goodbye 2022. Reply #6 - Dec 31^st, 2022 at 7:01pm Walt, did you move?
Back to top	IP Logged

Tony Rozendaal WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 1,003 East Troy, WI Wisconsin USA Gender:	Re: Goodbye 2022. Reply #7 - Jan 1^st, 2023 at 9:13pm I don't ever have to see another "woodturning" made from colored pencils...
Back to top	Turnin' and learnin' Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or IP Logged

Register To Remove Ads

David Moeller

Senior Member

Offline

Old chiseler

Posts: 334

Linden
Michigan
USA
Gender: male

Re: Goodbye 2022.
Reply #8 - Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 12:01am

I have no objection to innovation as such. The first pencil bowls were clever and new. Steven Hogbin opened my mind to new ways of looking at shapes. I just can't justify throwing a bunch of scraps, too small to save, too rotten, and wormy, into a bucket with 40 bucks of resin just to save them. That's not clever or creative, just different. But then, I prefer practical (and attractive) turnings maybe with the occasional colorful fill. Angry

Back to top

Everyone has 1 redeeming feature: they're biodegradable

IP Logged

Ed Weber

WR Administrator
WR Patron

Offline

Posts: 8,997

Wilton
California
USA
Gender: male

Re: Goodbye 2022.
Reply #9 - Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 9:42am

Tony Rozendaal wrote on Jan 1^st, 2023 at 9:13pm:

I don't ever have to see another "woodturning" made from colored pencils...

David Moeller wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 12:01am:

I have no objection to innovation as such. The first pencil bowls were clever and new. Steven Hogbin opened my mind to new ways of looking at shapes. I just can't justify throwing a bunch of scraps, too small to save, too rotten, and wormy, into a bucket with 40 bucks of resin just to save them. That's not clever or creative, just different. But then, I prefer practical (and attractive) turnings maybe with the occasional colorful fill. Angry

With the amount of YT videos on these types of projects, I thought I was the only one who didn't like them.
I think it's pure nonsense.

Here's one thing I'll never understand.
Just about any woodworker you talk to about finishing says they want a good finish that enhances the grain but doesn't feel plasticy.
Next thing you know, people are making everything imaginable out of plastic resin and trying to meld it with wood. Huh

If someone can figure this out or has an answer that makes even a small amount of sense, please let me know, thanks.

Back to top

« Last Edit: Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 9:43am by Ed Weber »

IP Logged

Walt Nollan WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2,002 Hanford California USA Gender:	Re: Goodbye 2022. Reply #10 - Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 4:45pm Ed, I did move to the North Myrtle Beach area.
Back to top	IP Logged

Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,997 Wilton California USA Gender:	Re: Goodbye 2022. Reply #11 - Jan 3^rd, 2023 at 10:08am Oh, so not near me at all anymore
Back to top	IP Logged