Turning Mesquite Is a Pleasant Surprise!

Because mesquite is a hard, dense wood, I expected turning it to be difficult. To my surprise, it cuts easily and cleanly. Sanding can start at #240 grit.
A cousin in Texas sent me the wood several weeks ago. I finally got up enough nerve to try turning it. I'm eager to turn more.

If you have come over here from Oregon Old Timer
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you probably know the story. I made a couple of projects on a wood lathe in junior high school wood shop in the 1950s. I didn't touch a lathe again until July last year. I'd watched a few woodturning videos and got the bug. The prices of new lathes stopped me, but I found a lathe like the one I'd used in junior high at a sale and bought it for $200. That, and a few tools, got me started.
After I had enough experience to have a good idea of what I wanted to turn and what equipment I'd need to do that, I bought a Laguna Revo 12/16 with the bed extension that can also mount low on the left side to allow turning larger bowls. I expect this lathe to serve for the rest of my turning life.

Woodturning is an adventure in learning and creating. It's great fun, even for a beginner.

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Woodturning projects are available on my Etsy shop:
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