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I wish this was me (Original Post)
ashling
Jul 2012
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Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Mmmmmmm, tools. Yeah, the lathe looks fun...
watch your fingers.
ashling
(25,771 posts)2. My fingers have been on this keyboard more
than gently guiding a chisel against a bowl turning at 900 RPM.
Imagine that each one of those bowls is a paper to be graded ... before 10AM Tomorrow.
liberal N proud
(60,347 posts)3. A real wood shop would be nice
Imagine the projects I could do.
Betsy Ross
(3,147 posts)4. I love to watch the woodturning show on PBS Sunday mornings
at the salon getting a mani/pedi. That's what's on.
JBoy
(8,021 posts)5. My proudest accomplishment in Jr High shop
was my "zebra bowl".
Laminated wood, then turned on the lathe, and sanded/varnished (similar to the photo).
My mom happily uses it to this day.
This is beautiful. Your mom is right to be proud of it.
Nice work
you should be proud.