Getting my son into turning

[endacoz]

I have not posted in a few. This is his second "Harry Potter" wand he has turned. Now to start casting a few wand blanks for him. Proud dad!

 

[Woodchipper]

Good to share time together. They grow up too fast. Mine are both in their 40s.

 

[hallelujahal]

I love to see this! Lads and dads should spend as much time together as possible!

 

[bugradx2]

that's great! It's fun to do projects with the kids. I've been lucky that mine enjoy coming into the shop to work on projects with me too.

 

[TDahl]

Another great father and son bonding story. I can't help but think that wand is going to be a treasured possession for years to come. Thanks for sharing.

 

[randyrls]

That is great experience and I'm sure he will treasure that! One thing I will mention is always be safe and wear a safety shield. Resin isn't that strong in long lengths, breaks into sharp shards when it breaks.

 

[Woodchipper]

Dads, lads and ladies all make for good quality time together.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Good to share time together. They grow up too fast. Mine are both in their 40s.

My son is 50.... in about 2000 or 2001, my wife told him I wanted a lathe for Christmas, he bought me one and we played with it all afternoon in the garage... he decided it was so much fun, he went out and bought himself one... he gave it to me a few years ago, so I now have 3 lathes, one big one and two smaller ones.... he bought a friends that was retiring and now has a bigger and better lathe than me.

And while he was laid off last year, my stepson thought he would give turning a try... in pretty short order he did about 50 pens.... he's a truck driver and back working now, so no time to turn..... he's 57.

 

[penicillin]

The best thing about those photos are the smiles on your son's face.

 

[gimpy]

That's awesome