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Fifth is the availability of the wood itself. Some woods will be Ultimate
Small Shop Review prohibitively expensive in some area and others will be free for the asking. Many woods find themselves destined for the fireplace or the landfill and can be great assets for the woodturner. Still others are in danger of overuse and should be avoided for the sake of the environment.
A sixth consideration is the use of dry or green wood for the project. In general green wood cuts faster, cooler and cleaner than dry wood. For learning purposes it is almost ideal. On the other hand it distorts and splits as it drys. To get wood for faceplate turning in reasonable sizes, it is almost mandatory to use green wood and dry the turned piece either before of after finish turning, depending on desired result.
Seventh is of course to use whatever wood happens to be in the shop and will likely be reasonable for the project. Two sayings of woodturners are of help here. One is that life is too short to turn ugly wood and second is that the best wood to turn is free wood. One of the things which surprises many woodturners is the expression of wonder on the faces of those who see the objects that even a novice turner can make. This, coupled with the need for the beginner to develop new skills allows for a secondary but wonderful joy in woodturning, the building of the woodturner's gift box.
Beginners have a couple of choices in methods of developing woodturning skills, exercises and projects. Of course this is neither an exhaustive nor a definitive list, but for all intents and purposes works well. Exercises encourage the learning of cuts, stances and results through repetitive work on wood that ends up as shavings and kindling. While it has its place in the education of all woodturners it can be a boring process after a short time.
A sixth consideration is the use of dry or green wood for the project. In general green wood cuts faster, cooler and cleaner than dry wood. For learning purposes it is almost ideal. On the other hand it distorts and splits as it drys. To get wood for faceplate turning in reasonable sizes, it is almost mandatory to use green wood and dry the turned piece either before of after finish turning, depending on desired result.
Seventh is of course to use whatever wood happens to be in the shop and will likely be reasonable for the project. Two sayings of woodturners are of help here. One is that life is too short to turn ugly wood and second is that the best wood to turn is free wood. One of the things which surprises many woodturners is the expression of wonder on the faces of those who see the objects that even a novice turner can make. This, coupled with the need for the beginner to develop new skills allows for a secondary but wonderful joy in woodturning, the building of the woodturner's gift box.
Beginners have a couple of choices in methods of developing woodturning skills, exercises and projects. Of course this is neither an exhaustive nor a definitive list, but for all intents and purposes works well. Exercises encourage the learning of cuts, stances and results through repetitive work on wood that ends up as shavings and kindling. While it has its place in the education of all woodturners it can be a boring process after a short time.
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