wudnhed
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Well guys, finally finished my gavel and sounding block, what a job[
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Here are a few lessens I learned while turning something I had never tried before.
1. DO NOT COMMISSION TO DO SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE!!!!!! You need to have a couple under belt before attempting this.
2. Do Not quote a price until you have done a couple and know about how long it will take and how much work is involved.
3. Remove your dust mask after you have been bawling and blubbering, you could suffocate.
4. Don't throw your tools while walking around in circles throwing a hissy fit because something didn't turn quite right. Please go ask your husband - partner for help.
5. DO NOT put a fairly large block of uneven ironwood on your lathe without making sure it is majorly secure. When you turn your lathe on it flies up in the air and while your ducking and running away you get hit in the hand anyway[B)]. I am lucky to only have a bruise & gash that covers the whole top of my hand.
6. DO NOT come in the house and look in the mirror after bawling. All you see is a red face with black ironwood dust all over you except where the tears have streamed down your face. Hmmmmm maybe I should use that look for a Halloween mask [:0]
I delivered the gavel and sounding block today. The Mason that asked me to do the job was ecstatic
. He had given me another gavel and block to "duplicate" in size and shape but didn't have to be "exactly" the same. I felt he gave me way too much credit for doing the job and I was soooooooooo nervous about our meeting when giving it to him. I hope these pictures turn out, I was in a hurry this a.m. All in all it was a great learning experience and I'm alive, LOML is alive and we're still married [:X]
][:0][]Here are a few lessens I learned while turning something I had never tried before.
1. DO NOT COMMISSION TO DO SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE!!!!!! You need to have a couple under belt before attempting this.
2. Do Not quote a price until you have done a couple and know about how long it will take and how much work is involved.
3. Remove your dust mask after you have been bawling and blubbering, you could suffocate.
4. Don't throw your tools while walking around in circles throwing a hissy fit because something didn't turn quite right. Please go ask your husband - partner for help.
5. DO NOT put a fairly large block of uneven ironwood on your lathe without making sure it is majorly secure. When you turn your lathe on it flies up in the air and while your ducking and running away you get hit in the hand anyway[B)]. I am lucky to only have a bruise & gash that covers the whole top of my hand.
6. DO NOT come in the house and look in the mirror after bawling. All you see is a red face with black ironwood dust all over you except where the tears have streamed down your face. Hmmmmm maybe I should use that look for a Halloween mask [:0]
I delivered the gavel and sounding block today. The Mason that asked me to do the job was ecstatic
. He had given me another gavel and block to "duplicate" in size and shape but didn't have to be "exactly" the same. I felt he gave me way too much credit for doing the job and I was soooooooooo nervous about our meeting when giving it to him. I hope these pictures turn out, I was in a hurry this a.m. All in all it was a great learning experience and I'm alive, LOML is alive and we're still married [:X]
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