http://blog.duanemcguire.com/2009/08/16/wood-turning-101/ Occasional observations of Duane McGuire Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:31:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.duanemcguire.com/2009/08/16/wood-turning-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Becky Guinn Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:55:32 +0000 http://blog.duanemcguire.com/2009/08/16/wood-turning-101/#comment-1146 When I was little, there was a man near where I lived who had converted the steam engine from a train locomotive into a lathe--don't ask me how he did it, I just know he did. He turned out cane back and cane bottom chairs, rockers, bar-stools, foot stools, porch swings and the like. Mama bought a rocking chair for $25 and foot stools for $5 each. It was incredible what his prices were and what those items are worth now. She paid three times the original cost of the chair to have it recained a few years ago. The Smithsonian had a traveling exhibit and asked Mr Bump to demonstrate how he made his furniture. He had a foot-powered lathe he took with him to these demos. People would come by and surreptitiously pick up the curls of wood he shaved off as if they were stealing something of great value. His was the only exhibit that they didn't have to clean up after. His son now has the family place but doesn't make furniture any more--he's only 88 or so. But your pictures just brought back a bit of nostalgia. When I was little, there was a man near where I lived who had converted the steam engine from a train locomotive into a lathe–don’t ask me how he did it, I just know he did. He turned out cane back and cane bottom chairs, rockers, bar-stools, foot stools, porch swings and the like. Mama bought a rocking chair for $25 and foot stools for $5 each. It was incredible what his prices were and what those items are worth now. She paid three times the original cost of the chair to have it recained a few years ago. The Smithsonian had a traveling exhibit and asked Mr Bump to demonstrate how he made his furniture. He had a foot-powered lathe he took with him to these demos. People would come by and surreptitiously pick up the curls of wood he shaved off as if they were stealing something of great value. His was the only exhibit that they didn’t have to clean up after. His son now has the family place but doesn’t make furniture any more–he’s only 88 or so. But your pictures just brought back a bit of nostalgia.

]]> http://blog.duanemcguire.com/2009/08/16/wood-turning-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Goyuix Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:49:02 +0000 http://blog.duanemcguire.com/2009/08/16/wood-turning-101/#comment-1145 Very nice work! I was excited to see the flickr stream show up for these two fine items. Very nice work! I was excited to see the flickr stream show up for these two fine items.

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