Bill Lantry
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Hey, folks,
Well, on thursday evening, I finally got a chance to meet Bill Grumbine, at the montgomery county woodturner's meeting. It was my first time at one of these meetings, and they're a mostly quiet group. Except for Bill, I was the youngest one there, and that's saying something...
The demo was excellent: I learned more just watching Bill than I'd learned in all my solo attempts. Never would of thought of leading with the short end, because I'm usually way too terrified to try something new. If I didn't have three remodeling projects breathing down my neck, I'd be turning spindles to beat the band.
Bill kept making jokes, but as I said, they were mostly quiet, so sometimes I was the only one laughing. One time, I started laughing when he hadn't made a joke. Bill looked up. I said "The reason I'm laughing is because I always do *that*, and I tell myself "If I were a real turner I'd be getting those marks out with the skew, instead of the 100 grit..." Seeing Bill do it made me feel a lot better about my "technique"...
Anyway, it was a good, laidback time. If you ever get a chance to see Bill turn, I highly recommend it...
Thanks,
Bill
Well, on thursday evening, I finally got a chance to meet Bill Grumbine, at the montgomery county woodturner's meeting. It was my first time at one of these meetings, and they're a mostly quiet group. Except for Bill, I was the youngest one there, and that's saying something...
The demo was excellent: I learned more just watching Bill than I'd learned in all my solo attempts. Never would of thought of leading with the short end, because I'm usually way too terrified to try something new. If I didn't have three remodeling projects breathing down my neck, I'd be turning spindles to beat the band.
Bill kept making jokes, but as I said, they were mostly quiet, so sometimes I was the only one laughing. One time, I started laughing when he hadn't made a joke. Bill looked up. I said "The reason I'm laughing is because I always do *that*, and I tell myself "If I were a real turner I'd be getting those marks out with the skew, instead of the 100 grit..." Seeing Bill do it made me feel a lot better about my "technique"...
Anyway, it was a good, laidback time. If you ever get a chance to see Bill turn, I highly recommend it...
Thanks,
Bill