Guys,

Wish me luck. Tomorrow I start a three-day course in bowl turning with none other than eminence grise David Ellsworth. I'm so excited, I can barely stand it.

He's going to have to work hard for his money, because I am one lousy bowl turner. I expect to come back Sunday night capable of nothing short of masterworks. When I return, I may be even more insufferable than I already am.

I'm taking my camera and will try to share the experience if anyone is interested.

BTW, if anyone is thinking of collecting, I read in a 1991 book that an Ellsworth piece sold for $6,500. In 1991. Before the bubble. I'm thinking that a signed shaving should be worth at least $100. I wonder how much work he has to do on my piece before it becomes HIS piece.

Jack