Our neighbors across the street, Lowell and Hania, full time in a new 5th wheel. They are both very active hobbyists. Lowell showed me an array of turnings he had created - pens, bottle stoppers, seam rippers - in a huge variety of beautiful and exotic woods. What I found to be even more amazing was that he traveled with the entire wood turning operation. Behind his rig was a complete outdoor workshop!
Lowell donned his Woodcraft apron and walked me through the entire process. I had heard of pen turning before, but I never thought about how it would all work. There are a number of steps and each has specialized tools.
Within a few minutes, I was turning wood on the lathe! There was just something very satisfying about watching those chips fly as a rough block of wood turned into a finished project.
Don't tell Joani she's getting a custom-made Zebrawood seam ripper!
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