My 12 year old son's first turning ... A goblet made of Box Elder burl.
My son, Kolton, was watching me turn a small hollow form and asked if he could turn something for Mothers day, so I chucked up a piece of wood and let him have at it. He loves playing on the lathes but has really never made anything other than wood shavings, but it looks like it was good practice for this piece.
He turned 90% of this and I must say he did a fantastic job! He roughed it out and shaped it using a couple different gouges, drilled out the center and hollowed it out with a scrapper, and did all the sanding and finish. The only thing I did was show him the correct way to use the tools and I made the final pass on the inside just to smooth it up a little.
The wood is from the Box Elder burl I picked up this weekend.
He is very proud of himself, and rightly so, and would love to read your comments.
Thanks everyone,
Shane and Kolton