That is super Pauley, beautiful!

2 hours ago, Cal said:

That is super Pauley, beautiful!

Thank you very much.

Well I sure don't see anything bad anywhere. Very well don and congrads on the new lathe.

On 10/24/2019 at 7:29 AM, Cal said:

That is super Pauley, beautiful!

Thank you very much...

16 hours ago, Sid Matheny said:

Well I sure don't see anything bad anywhere. Very well don and congrads on the new lathe.

Thank you, Sid.  The lathe is absolutely incredible.

Nothing wrong with what you did. Sure it could be different and you have learned your tools and added to your skill set. It's a giant step forward.

 

Your avatar appears to be palatial construction by our military out in the arrid sections of Iraq. Am I close?

No not even close!

13 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

Nothing wrong with what you did. Sure it could be different and you have learned your tools and added to your skill set. It's a giant step forward.

 

Your avatar appears to be palatial construction by our military out in the arrid sections of Iraq. Am I close?

Thanks for the kind words.  The photo was taken in Vietnam...

12 hours ago, Sid Matheny said:

No not even close!

Thank you.

I served on board carriers and never saw anything that palatial in pictures of Vietnam.  What years did you serve?  And, thank you for being there.  

8 hours ago, FlGatorwood said:

I served on board carriers and never saw anything that palatial in pictures of Vietnam.  What years did you serve?  And, thank you for being there.  

I served in Vietnam from April 1968 through November 1969.  That photo was up in the central highlands outside a little village called Phu Tai.  Prior to that photo we had cleared that area to make our base.

1 hour ago, Pauley said:

I served in Vietnam from April 1968 through November 1969.

Thanks for your service.

2 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

Thanks for your service.

You also, brother...welcome home.

I love your choice in wood. They go very well together. I am the last one to criticize on a finial. I always make them what seems too big after I have it installed.

1 hour ago, RustyFN said:

I always make them what seems too big after I have it installed.

Somewhere I read that finials always look smaller on the lathe

24 minutes ago, lew said:

Somewhere I read that finials always look smaller on the lathe

Kinda like my paycheck when I cash it.

48 minutes ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

Kinda like my paycheck when I cash it.

9 hours ago, RustyFN said:

I love your choice in wood. They go very well together. I am the last one to criticize on a finial. I always make them what seems too big after I have it installed.

Thanks...and I think you may be onto something cause they do look thinner on the lathe.  Once installed, they seem to grow. Ha ha ha...