Quote Originally Posted by Richard Coers View Post
Little training and thought will get you a file handle all right. But you may want to reevaluate that for the rest of our craft. It takes decades to perfect any skill if you have the desire to do it really well. Not just what you tell yourself is good, but what someone with an eye for design tells you is good. There's an old saying, "no artist is a good judge of their own work." I've been at it since 1985, still learning.
Excellent observation Richard! Our new turner does not know what he does not know! Many years of applying acquired knowledge will take one on to being a good turner, but as we both know, the learning curve is fairly steep in the turning world! My first bowl was turned with a spindle gouge, as that was all I had at the time. Geez, now I have probably a dozen bowl gouges with differing grinds for different cuts! The vortex will reveal much as he goes along!
Good to see you post here!