What are your Woodturning Dreams?

[Richard Jones]

I want to turn a bowl that does not need any sanding. I also want to win the lottery. Probably about equal chances....

robo hippy

Myself, myself.............

[Aaron James]

This powermatic lathe: http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/208...del-4224B.aspx

Right now im using a woodcraft lathe that is barely still running. About once a month is breaks and I spend a day fixing something on it. At the moment it has a ratchet strap holding the head steady...ish. A couple sand bags for weight. The tool rest is held on with an eyebolt, a square chunk of oak and a big ole nut. Every time I want to move the tool rest (which is quite often) i have to use a rench to tighten it and loosen it.

Now after all that complaining about my lathe I need to say that it is by far my favorite tool. I love that piece of junk.

[Jason Ritchie]

To be able to quit my day job and have woodturning support my family. I would love to be able to make a living at my two only passions in life: Photography and Woodturning. Would be nice to have a real shop as well instead of my 10x12 metal building.

[Lawrence Tarnoff]

As a relatively new turner, my dreams include:
-- Not mucking up my new Thompson bowl gouge while trying to sharpen it.
-- Keeping my bowls on the lathe while attached solely by the chuck via tenon or recess.
-- Making friends with my Turnmaster set
-- Advancing my skill set to include hollow forms

By the way, this forum is terrific and I learn something new every time I visit.

Larry

[Mike Peace]

My dream is that I can still do this when I'm 90

Why stop at 90? We are dreaming here right?

Actually I feel like I am living my woodturning dream.

I am healthy enough to turn as much as I want. I am still progressing and learning and making new woodturning friends. In the past six weeks I have attended a symposium, had an overnight visit by a dear woodturning friend, had an all day hands on with David Ellsworth and Jimmy Clewes, participated in a pyrography workshop with Cynthia Gibson, moderated a hands on workshop at one of my clubs and conducted two club demonstrations. I never dreamed of having a hobby that was this much fun and that I would be so passionate about when I retired.

[Leo Van Der Loo]

I hope to stay healthy, that’s one thing I can not buy or build, I have 3 good lathes en am able to build or make or change things.

A nice heated shop en a good family and friends I already have, I’ve been lucky en worked hard to get there, life is good, hope to keep it that way for a longer time than I could hope for

[George Overpeck]

I'd like to create works which will be the sole objects in large rooms, perhaps even an entire wing of the mansion, placed on pedestals in the center of the room. As someone enters the room, optionally, a motion sensor would trigger a symphonic soundtrack, smoke machine and laser light show.

Seriously - same think but on a realistic scale. I'd just like to make pieces that compel people to look both closely and from a distance, to handle them or look at them from different angles. Pieces which the owners will continue to have small moments of appreciation for through the years. It does feel great when someone tells me how much they like having my work in their home.

I was working a trade show with a scrimshander once and we both decided that a worst case scenario for our work would be to go into a house crammed with knick-knacks, only being picked up for dusting every few years. Truly not worth it at any price.

I also agree with Michelle Rich when she says that she'd like to continue to do the work on the lathe. There are lots of very beautiful off-shoots of turning which involve moving the piece off the lathe, but I would be happy if I could keep the act of turning primary to the work.

[John Terefenko]

Love to really learn the art of segmenting. People like Malcolm Tibbetts are amazing and what they can do has always intrigued me. Like most woodworkers in general, I would love to have a bigger dedicated shop.

[Brian Kent]

George, how about if you could turn such spectacular work that jewelry thieves could switch to stealing a "George Overpeck piece". Your work would instantly make the news internationally and they would make a movie called "Oceans 15" about getting it back.

[George Overpeck]

I'm going to have to revise my woodturning dreams to include the scenario you brought up, Brian. I'm glad someone out there understands me.

[John Grace]

While 'wishing' for a larger lathe, extra time, and good health are all wonderful and worthwhile quests but if we're truly wishing and dreaming...how about an endless supply of free cocobolo, bicote, rosewood, and any other exotic blanks that prompt your creativity. You did say wish for, right?

[Brian Kent]

That's right, Joh!

[Jim Underwood]

How about an endless supply of resistance to toxic woods? ;-)

[Tim Leiter]

I think I have all the tools, powered and non-powered that I need. But I don't have the room to move around easily in my shop. My shop is 16' X 20' and packed full. I would wish for a shop 3 times that big. That would make me very happy. (Then I could buy more tools even though I wouldn't need them. But I WANT them)
Tim.

[Brian Kent]

As I have turned chalices in the last few days, I think a dream is to be able to grow in creativity right now, as soon as I step into the garage. Then a bonus is that whatever I have or can do right now, I have something to look forward to. So I am glad that today I do not yet have my ultimate lathe, my ultimate techniques, and my ultimate hollowing systems.