The Hands of a Mastercraftsman...

..or how to make a pile of sawdust!

We intended to go for a walk or to the local RSPB reserve this morning, but it was raining quite heavily, so I asked Dad whether he would show me how to turn a bit of wood on his wood lathe. So Dad and I adjourned to his 'man cave' and he gave me some tuition on how to turn a piece of wood from a square block into a pile of sawdust small goblet.

First of all I roughed up a piece of wood to get rid of the sharp edges and turn it into a cylinder, then using a different type of chisel I then practiced making different shapes in the wood. Once I had mastered these basics Dad let me loose on a piece of ash wood and we created a small goblet.

Here is a picture of my Dad demonstrating the art of wood turning. Some other shots of the morning activities including the finished product can be seen in my Flickr feed