{"id":1136,"date":"2020-12-21T12:39:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2020-12-21T12:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T12:39:35","slug":"it-turned-out-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/?p=1136","title":{"rendered":"It turned out well."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been a busy time in Docs Den, and I have at last completed the Navy Sword display case for a friend.   It&#8217;s not perfect but, as one of my boatbuilding tutors Bob Forsyth says, &#8220;We seek perfection, but accept what God gives us.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certainly, varnishing is not my strongest suit, but I am improving, which is the most important thing &#8211; well that&#8217;s what I tell myself!  The aim is to get it looking &#8211; to quote another tutor &#8211; Barnaby Sheppard, &#8220;like a sucked lozenge.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.png?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1137\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Gavin&#8217;s display case, completed just in time for Christmas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just over a week ago, I did a two day woodturning course at the Wood Turning Shop, learning from Les Thorne how to do spindle work and bowls.  Going back to basics, I learnt a lot about basic tool handling techniques, and now understand why the gouges kept digging in &#8211; not that I am never going to get &#8221; catch&#8221; again &#8230; I just hope they&#8217;ll be a lot less frequent!  Over the two days, we made a bud vase, a bowl and a lidded box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1-768x1024.png?resize=720%2C960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1138\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-2-768x1024.png?resize=720%2C960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1139\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Woodturning, like so many crafts, requires practice, practice, and then some more &#8230; practice.  So, I have been working away at my dad&#8217;s old lathe, turning out (pun intended) some pieces, and trying to embed the learning.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few pieces from the last week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-4.png?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1141\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-5.png?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1142\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-7.png?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1144\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the other thing required &#8211; in addition to lots of practice &#8211; is some more tools!  Today is my birthday, and I have been given a new spindle gouge by Siobhan and David, which I look forward to using.  Darryl and Libby gave me a super picture of our dayboat, and Sylvia continued the Gin theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-8.png?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1145\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First prize, for the stand-out birthday card of the year, goes to my brother, Darryl, who always excels at lowering the tone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.talesfromtheboatshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-9.png?w=720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1146\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I hope that made you smile as well as groan! And, I hope that, in these sad and difficult times, you can find things to smile and laugh about, and that things turn out well for all of us in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a busy time in Docs Den, and I have at last completed the Navy Sword display case for a friend. 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