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I have been turning wood for "a score, and more". Doing business as "The Lathe-meister", I market my work in various Art & Craft Shows throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and in local specialty shops. My work has been displayed in several galleries. I also dabble in many other interests, but we can delve into those later another time.

A Little Background

Several years ago I’d never have dreamed being busy with an income-producing craft/art hobby. That was when I was adding ‘lathe’ to the end of my Christmas list (our family traditionally makes lists for each other – it saves the aggravation of shopping, of which many men suffer). One year I wasn’t predisposed towards making such a list. So, I just put down ‘lathe’. Of all things, my wife bought me one! At the time I viewed it as a ‘fun’ machine, on which to make some whimsical things. Had I known my future involvement with this fascinating tool, I’d have bought myself one years earlier.

For the under-initiated, a lathe is an instrument to which you can attach a piece of wood and give it a whirl. Belt driven by a motor, it causes the wood to spin wildly. In fact, that’s part of the initiation process. In short order, one learns to appreciate rapid spinning, much more than wild spinning. By applying a sharp tool to the wood, while it is rapidly spinning, usually anywhere from a couple hundred rpm to 3-4,000 rpm, the wood can be shaped into myriad designs.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 




 



 

 















The shows that haven't been cancelled due to pandemic, are cancelled by me pending recovery of my ability to walk and stand. (See the latest news.)






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