Comments on: Snippets & bits… http://woodturningblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/snippets-bits/ A Blog about woodturning Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:35:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cobweb http://woodturningblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/snippets-bits/#comment-75 cobweb Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:08:12 +0000 http://woodturningblog.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-75 Your comments echo some of my own thoughts, Robin, which I admit surprises me. I often feel that demos I've watched have been showcases of the presenter's talent rather than a sharing of techniques and ideas, and would rather watch the process than see the finished article and understand nothing of its conception and production. Maybe that's my problem...I want to do what people don't want to see! Your comments echo some of my own thoughts, Robin, which I admit surprises me. I often feel that demos I’ve watched have been showcases of the presenter’s talent rather than a sharing of techniques and ideas, and would rather watch the process than see the finished article and understand nothing of its conception and production.

Maybe that’s my problem…I want to do what people don’t want to see!

]]> By: robin wood http://woodturningblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/09/snippets-bits/#comment-74 robin wood Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:48:22 +0000 http://woodturningblog.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-74 Hi Andy, I am sure your demo would have been great. It is always interesting seeing other folk work no 2 turners do it the same way. I love to see folk just doing what they do in the workshop, talking about the decisions they are making as they go along, making mistakes and recovering from them. Pieces made on demos never turn out as well as those made at home because the piece is not the main product the demo is, we have to compromise the quality of the piece a little to make a fun demo. I did one for Sheffield woodturning club last week and there were times when if at home I would have taken just one more pass of the tool but chose not too in order to keep things moving along. I once watched a Japanese turner demo in Germany and after finishing turning he spent half an hour sanding the piece, whether it made it a better piece or not is open to debate but there is no question it was a dull demo. Hi Andy,

I am sure your demo would have been great. It is always interesting seeing other folk work no 2 turners do it the same way. I love to see folk just doing what they do in the workshop, talking about the decisions they are making as they go along, making mistakes and recovering from them.

Pieces made on demos never turn out as well as those made at home because the piece is not the main product the demo is, we have to compromise the quality of the piece a little to make a fun demo. I did one for Sheffield woodturning club last week and there were times when if at home I would have taken just one more pass of the tool but chose not too in order to keep things moving along.

I once watched a Japanese turner demo in Germany and after finishing turning he spent half an hour sanding the piece, whether it made it a better piece or not is open to debate but there is no question it was a dull demo.

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