Don,
I did get in the shop today for about a half hour and I was thinking of you the whole time.
You inspired me to practice with a skew. I cut some 2x4 scrap and strated making splinters.
I used a skew almost exclusively in high school. Then it took me 25 years before I had the means and space to get a lathe again. I grabbed a skew right off the bat and just about ripped my arm of with a catch in the first few seconds. I guess it aint like riding a bike [
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Well I can do tapers and roll beads from right to left. When I try going from left to right, I might as well be holding the skew with my feet [:I]. I cannot get the hang of doing a cove without catching on the uphill side.
Anyway, I intend to keep practicing and maybe even grinding that darn top point off my skew[
] Just thought you would like to know that you challenged me to master this sucker.