webby962
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There was a time when I was in the army we used to produce a document after an exercise/operation called 'Lessons Learned' or L2. We later changed it to 'Lessons Identified' because no bugger learned anything!
Well, I'm now 4 pens into my initial 5 pen starter batch, and this is what I have 'Identified' so far:
1) You can turn the whole pen using only a gouge chisel :-)
2) Using wet emery cloth/paper pushes dirty water into the thin ends of the wood :-(
3) I think I need to hone my skew chisel, not just sharpen it on the wheel! :-(
4) I might need to work out how to sharpen my bore mill bit :-/
5) Don't put your cup of tea down next to the lathe, and then think i'll do one more cut. It soon fills with shavings :-o
6) Drilling the bore on the lathe is easy at 500rpm
7) Roughing down the blank is easier at >1000rpm and not 500rpm! :-/
8) This is a very rewarding hobby, and I am pleased with my first pens despite being a bit like Jon Snow (I know nothing) :-)
Well, I'm now 4 pens into my initial 5 pen starter batch, and this is what I have 'Identified' so far:
1) You can turn the whole pen using only a gouge chisel :-)
2) Using wet emery cloth/paper pushes dirty water into the thin ends of the wood :-(
3) I think I need to hone my skew chisel, not just sharpen it on the wheel! :-(
4) I might need to work out how to sharpen my bore mill bit :-/
5) Don't put your cup of tea down next to the lathe, and then think i'll do one more cut. It soon fills with shavings :-o
6) Drilling the bore on the lathe is easy at 500rpm
7) Roughing down the blank is easier at >1000rpm and not 500rpm! :-/
8) This is a very rewarding hobby, and I am pleased with my first pens despite being a bit like Jon Snow (I know nothing) :-)
