Turning wood on a lathe has to be one of the most fulfilling things you can do when working with wood.
You can see the results quickly, you can easily turn different shapes, the sound and the feel of the chisels cutting through the wood have a rhythm unto themselves and you don’t have to worry about cutting straight lines!
That’s not to say that turning wood is easy. The wood can come off the lathe if it’s not mounted properly. The chisel can get caught on the wood if you press too hard — especially when first starting to shape the wood from a square or rectangular block — and turning wood makes a lot of mess.
Don’t laugh… This 300+ lb palatial retreat, featuring an oak toilet seat, oak toilet paper holder and iron hardware was impressive.
Built at the request of a good friend, it even survived being (unintentionally) launched out of the back of my pickup truck along the highway at over 120 km/hr. The only damage was some slight “road rash”.
There’s nothing quite like the pride of completing a woodwork project and having all the drawers fit or the doors line up. (One of these days I’ll get there!)
This was a hope chest I built for my oldest niece as a graduation present. Now there are six more nieces to build for, and then I have to come up with something for the nephews… Maybe a nice plywood toolbox? 
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