how do you turners find pleasure at the lathe?

Barbara Gill said:

Simple answer, most of us turn what we want to not what we have to.

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I'll second or third this... I turn because it's fun and I enjoy seeing what comes out of the wood... I don't like to and usually will decline most custom orders simply because I don't want to HAVE to make some like a particular form... I think the wood will dictate it's own form and we just remove what isn't in the plan. My turning is my retirement activity... I'll sell a few pieces, but don't really want to turn it into a business... that's working again.

Toni Ciuraneta said:

Without wanting to offend anybodybody I think it has something to do with getting almost inmediate reward also.


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Oh darn Toni you saw through all the smoke & mirrors.

when I saw this thread title, I said, wow, Tod's going to a gunfight with a stick.

allen levine said:

when I saw this thread title, I said, wow, Tod's going to a gunfight with a stick.

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nope........just pokin` sticks

tod evans said:

bill,
i`m not great..............i`m cheating.
i have a manual duplicator....

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Okay, but my heart is broken now....

I had faith that you excelled through them. At least it was a Manual duplicator (requires some skill)

I too would use one for that many.