Wood turning is awesome!
Its a unique combination of craft, art and a “sport”.
The hand – eye coordination and split second control it commands, takes all available attention.

For me, the only things i can compare to wood turning are surfing ocean waves and riding a mountain bike down a winding single track through a forest. All three have a common circles of turning energy – the wave, the bike wheels and the turning lathe. Surfing the critical part of the wave, controlling the bike and making a perfect final cut for the bottom of a bowl, they are all a swirl of adrenaline in my head.
Wood turning is very different from any other kind of wood work, i can be turning bowls for days without even once using my measuring tape once.

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