Woodturning is an experience that has little or no equal in the area of woodworking.
Why is it that way, you might ask? It is because woodturning is able to churn out unmatched types of designs that have very high quality and workmanship.
It also helps that the material used is wood, which has a very high rate of workability.
Through the process of woodturning, many different kinds of objects and items are beautifully produced.
Probably the biggest reason that I fell in love with wood as a material and in woodturning is because my father and uncle has always been involved in woodworking and has used woodturning in many of their projects before.
The thing was that our family was really into working on wood.
There were always different types of wood projects being done in and around the house all the time.
As I was growing up, I saw how they meticulously worked each and every piece of wood that was in front of them.
They did almost every kind of wooden furniture you could imagine, large beds, cabinets, wooden closets, chairs, and the little details that came with each and every one was usually done through woodturning.
It is the process that definitely helped in making the projects that they did even more special.
A key point in making sure that woodturning turns out beautiful finished products is in selecting the wood lathe.
How to pick a wood lathe is such an important part of it that everyone who works wood that way should keep that in mind.
There are many different sizes of lathes available, and these vary according to the size of the wood that would actually be turned.
The swing over bed, where the wood would be turned, also helps in determining the largest diameter that could be turned and worked.
Another important thing to note is the other type of measurement, which is the center to center measurement of the material, which ultimately decides the longest length of the material that could be mounted and worked on the lathe.
How to pick the best lathe to be used for a specific project is also affected by other factors such as the size of the work space where the work is to be done.
Every finished product is somehow affected by all of the factors that were considered and as I venture into woodworking myself, I would be wise to always remember the important lessons that I have learned over the years.