Hi all,
Just received a lathe from swimbo for my 40th birthday pressie........ what a woman :-)
I have been practicing on pine as its the cheapest wood here in the UK. A couple of questions for you experienced turners out there. Have started to turn a bowl from a 12 x 4 blank.
Across grain the finish from the chisels seems very rough. Is this because the new chisels need honing out of the box or is pine with its open grain difficult to turn?
Thanks,
Aidan.