Daddy's girl.....

[Barry Stratton]

I believe these pictures speak for themselves ......what a great end to a great weekend......:cool:
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[Mark Cothren]

Hey Barry, that is super! Looks like you're gonna be limited on lathe time now...:D

[Raymond Overman]

That's cool Barry. Looks like she's well on the way.

Do you think that a 2 1/2 year old could handle that? I can't wait to get my daughter out in the shop with daddy. :)

[Keith Burns]

Barry, that is just "WAY COOL".:) :)

[Corey Hallagan]

Allright Barry. Great photo. Man that is a huge pen blank!!

Corey

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Gee Barry!.......Your nephew and now your daughter! You old Abysserator you! Congrats! You'll both cherish these times together in the future!

[Andy Hoyt]

Just Too Cool!

[Dennis Peacock]

Most excellent Barry!!!!!! Kids do surprisingly well on the lathe. I hope she'll start posting some of her work. :) Now, how many lathes are you gonna need around your house? :confused: :D

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

That's just too great, Barry. I do want to see pics of her finished work!

BTW: Over on AAW there was a gentleman who had his 5YO daughter on the lathe. She turned a breakfast bowl, and uses it exclusively. This kind of connection is priceless, and lasts a lifetime.

[George Conklin]

That's awsome, Dad! I hope she's turning a bonker!;)

[Bernie Weishapl]

Barry old buddy. I can see it now. You can give that lathe to her and get yourself a big Jet or PM or Oneway. :eek: :p

Barry that is cool my friend. How sweet it is.

[George Conklin]

Barry old buddy. I can see it now. You can give that lathe to her and get yourself a big Jet or PM or Oneway. :eek: :p

You and I think alike, Bernie;)

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Dude, you rock!!

Train them young!!

I bet she was having a great time!

[Lars Thomas]

great picture. I've had my boys on the lathe already - and the youngest is four.

You might want to push that front sleeve up a bit.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Way to go Barry. Very cool.

[Barry Stratton]

Thanks folks! priceless doesn't begin to describe it. She already turned a bonker type spindle a few months back as well as some other spindle type thingies.

And Raymond - your call on when your girl can handle it. In my limited experience, its the attention span thing that determines when they are ready, not necessarily age.

And good point LARS, I rolled both sleeves up farther right after taking the pictures...

[Tom Sherman]

That's just tooo cool.

[Jim Becker]

Very kewel...I'm hoping I can get my 11 year old daughter to take an interest in turning at some point. It's great for kids to do things like this as it's so easy these days to forget that people can acutually make things.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Just LOVE the overhand grip. You'll BOTH remember these days all your life. Cherish the moments. Too soon, they fly away!

Bruce

[Travis Stinson]

Awesome job Barry! That's a beautiful sight to see.:cool:

[Dennis Peacock]

Hey Barry....don't forget the airport tomorrow night. :D :rolleyes: