Master craftsman, Jim Degan, of the Brookfield Craft Center, demonstrates basic wood turning techniques and shows off some of his beautiful handy work. Don't you just love the feel of turning wood, the crisp firm buzz as the tool touches wood. The smell of the wood dust and flutter of falling chips. Just magic.

After watching this video I raced down to the bottom shed and retrieved some blanks that my grandfather in law had turned. I'd forgotten they where there and now I'm all excited about giving them a spin. Just as Jim mentioned they all still had wax cover. The old method has preserved them pretty well. One or two had split but out of the dozens in the shed I should find a few gems to finish. Thirty years in the making, lets hope they spin up OK .

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