talked to spike & hes letting me keep some of the logs

[Dragonkort]

well i am nothing if not persestent. lol it took a lot of talking but i finally got spike to agree to let me keep 6 of the logs..... i have several ideas of what i want to make out of them but the one thing i needed to figure out was how to hollow out the logs....then it hit me the lath!! so i got out the lath book i got before i got sick and started reading through it....of course i know nothing is ever as easy as it looks or sounds but at least if i ruin the wood its free.  iv used it once or twice just to see how it works and on much smaller pices but im going to put the vido in and watch it before i try to hollow out the logs.  and of course i will work on it when spike is home in case of any kind of accident....i want to get a better look at the chisle thing for hollowing out bowl so im sure i have the right tool....and yes i am going to be very careful  i have a strong respect for power tools know to many people with missing fingers and limbs....iv still got all mine and i intend to keep it that way...but as i have discovered over the years the only way to learn something is to first research it, read instructions and how to books and then as carefully as you can just up and do it!! but always with someone else in the house as theres more risk of accidents when your not really sure of what your doing.    either i'll get it right or i wont and if i dont i guess i'll have to try to figure out some other way to hollow out the logs or just not make some of the things i want to make. i want to make planters out of some of them  i figure i'll have to hollow out the log first and then cut it in half and sand and clean up the insides.  i also want to make knobe houses...and knob house birdhouse s  even if i cant get the logs hollowed our i can still make knob house decorations...well these are the plans and yes i have asked the master to be with me at all times as i try to do this....i NEVER do anything with out asking God to help and guide me....so wish me luck!!!  i'll let you know how things turn out..and now off to vies the vido

 

[amazingkevin]

Perseverance always wins!!! You will amaze your self and add another notch on your belt with accomplishments!!! Pictures ,videos will enlighten us to your endeavors with the infamous lathe!! I miss getting one with all attachments because of my lazy friend. Cheap too! Oh well it just wasn't,t ment to be I guess! Post your works in works in progress and add to it as you go!!! You,LL haven't us all on our toes antisapating the outcome!!!

[Dragonkort]

well first I have to get a good piece of wood I don't mine messing  up lol my lath I in hearted from my ex and its not an expensive one I think he got it at harbor fret...but im looking and relooking at the picts of the tools to see which ones I have... I have several so I think I have all the ones I need to get started...one thing I have to figure out is how to hollow out some of the logs after I cut them in half to make planters out of them.....iv been reading my router book to lol I have a big router in a router stand and then we have the small router spike uses to router things for me lol my router skills leave much to be desired!! lol hes never taken the big router and table out of the gragrage because I scared him half to death a few times in the  apartment trying to router things when wood would go a flying out of my hands and hit the wall lol  you simply MUST go in the proper direction!! lol which I cannever remember I put an arrorw pointing the right direction but it would fade away lol if I ever get him to put my big roter and table in the wood shop i'll tape an arrow showing the right direction. lol its a shame though I have a nice big box of routers in there own wooden case just sitting there waiting to be used lol pictures I can do but I cant do vido until we figure out how to get the vidos that are on the camcorder off it and on to a disk or something and spike dosnt seem to be in any hurry for that. ahh well i'll just keep talking  to him about it lol