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If you have just discovered the distinct joys and charms of turning wood on a lathe to come up with all sorts of amazing arts and crafts, welcome to the club. We understand the thrill that you feel. We really do. We have been there. We’ve taken what looks like just slabs of wood and turned them into all sorts of amazing creations thanks to the turning power of a lathe. That’s how powerful wood can be. Because it is a soft medium, it’s also very easy and malleable to work with. You just have to have the right tools.

It’s also very easy to decorate. Wood turning, of course, is the art of taking a piece of wood, placing it on a lathe, spinning it at a very high rate of speed, and applying tools like a chisel, picks, and other shaping instruments against the wood to create a wide range of finished products. It really blows your mind that not only can you create nice-looking, tube-like items, you can also create rings, bows, and sculptures. You can also create kitchenware. The only limit really is your imagination. If you have a tremendously creative mind and are able to think in unusual ways, wood turning would be an amazing hobby for you.

A HOBBY

It’s important to know that at first, it should be a hobby. Okay, that’s our official philosophy. A lot of people think that once they have access to all sorts of tools that would enable them to do wood turning that it would be very easy for them to get into the business. The idea is to use their lathe skills to come up with all sorts of products that they can then sell on the internet or offline. The idea here is, of course, to either take custom orders or produce a lot of stuff beforehand to make a lot of money.

A CHANCE

While we agree that you should consider turning your time into cash, you should not do that prematurely. You have to understand that when it comes to making money on the internet and you are selling products, you really only have one bite at the apple. You really only have one chance to make the right impression with somebody. Otherwise, they are not going to keep coming back. They may have such a negative impression of what you’re about, the quality that you bring to the table, and the other intangibles that surround a purchasing decision that they won’t buy from you.

STANDARD

And if this isn’t bad enough, they might even spread the word that your skills are simply not up to the standards that anybody looking for this type of material would want. You don’t have to stop until all that unnecessary drama. We suggest that you read through all the resources we have made available here so you can rest assured that your wood turning skills will be as advanced as they could be. In fact, while a lot of people do hesitate to get professional instructions as well as assistance, you might want to look into those, seriously.

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Finding around the block

Experience Matters

You might want to get the attention and guidance from somebody who has been around the block as far as wood turning is concerned. A little bit of experience can definitely go a long way in making sure that your materials live up to their highest potential.

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Wood turning into something

No failed pieces

This is quite tricky because it’s not something that happens automatically. I am sure you have heard of people who have just gotten turned on to wood turning and in no time flat started cranking out the very best wood products as if overnight. Well, this type of situation does happen but they are few and far in between. What usually happens is that somebody puts in the time, and we’re talking about month after month, even year after year of intensive experience in producing a lot of failed pieces in the hopes that eventually, they will get it right.

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Unlike plastic modeling

Clockwork

You have to understand that wood turning is not like plastic molding. With plastic molding, you just need to get the right equipment, the right plastic, and the right molds. Once you have everything lined up, you just need to set up the molds properly and you can be assured that you will get high-quality products again and again. It happens like clockwork. There’s absolutely no guessing involved. There’s absolutely no variability involved as long as you set everything up properly. You can be assured with a very high level of certainty that you will get what you are looking for.

That's not the case with wood turning

It’s far from it. You may be an expert wood turner but this is no guarantee that the next time you create an item, it would live up to your highest expectations. It really doesn’t work that way because each and every time you try, it involves a new test of your skills. This is all manual. You’re not using machines to fully automate the process. There’s still a tremendous amount of your creative and imaginative DNA involved in the process.

CAREFUL & CALCULATED

This is why it’s really important to approach wood turning in a very calculated and careful way. If you just jump in with both feet and roll up your sleeves to crank out every kind of wood-turned product, there’s a likelihood that you’ll be turning out garbage. You would know it, and unfortunately, people around you would know it. In no time flat, word would come around that anything that comes out of your studio would be a piece of junk. So do yourself a favor and put in the time. Everybody has to pay their dues; that’s just the way things are. That was true in the past, it continues to be true today, and believe it or not, it will continue to be true long into the future.

Creating

A wonderful future

lay the groundwork in the here and now.

To create a wonderful future for you both as a hobbyist and a professional wood turner, you have to lay the groundwork in the here and now. Thankfully, you’ve come to the right place. We have all sorts of resources that would enable you to start this new hobby the right way. You no longer have to take chances. You no longer have to guess as to what the right path forward is. Everything has been spelled out for you. The only thing that’s missing is the effort and time. If you are willing to invest these two factors into your wood turning career, you would have a very successful career indeed. It really boils down to that. You get out what you put in.

But if you’re thinking that there’s some sort of automatic, slam dunk system for cranking out the very best wood-turned products, then you probably would be disappointed because it’s not that simple. It doesn’t work that way. You may have bought the very best machines out there, but no amount of machine wizardry would stand in for talent. I hope that message comes across loud and clear because a lot of people think that the right machinery is essentially a nice substitute for having the attention to detail and diligence needed to produce one amazing piece after another. Oftentimes, the high-quality products that people admire were only made possible because the people who created them burned through or wasted a tremendous amount of products before getting to that stage. If that was the case with them, what makes you think that your situation would be really different?

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E-juice, if you are really honest about it, is essentially a personal choice. Somebody might be tickled pink about caramel and vanilla e-juice flavors, but if you were to give that product formulation to another person, they might be sick to their stomachs. This highlights the fact that e-juice formulas are essentially personal in nature, the best ejuice flavours and vape juice are Eliquid Depot.

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So disabuse yourself of that idea. There is no such thing as some “hot formula” that you just have to get. Instead, focus on what makes sense to you. This is the secret.

If you’re looking for the holy grail when it comes to e-juice products, focus on this. It’s all about you. Whether you think something tastes nasty or smells like complete crap should matter only to you. That’s it. That is the standard. If it doesn’t seem right or if there’s some sort of aftertaste, then drop it. It really is that simple.

Just because everybody and their dog swears by a particular product, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to do the same. It boils down to your taste. If it doesn’t work for you, then it doesn’t work.

Stand up for your personal preferences. Stand up for your personal tastes and you will be surprised as to how much simpler your life is.

This is the problem with social proof. Just because everybody thinks that something is a great idea, it doesn’t necessarily make it a great idea as far as you are concerned. It doesn’t make it true in your particular situation.

Everybody’s entitled to march by the beat of their own drummer, and this doesn’t just apply to ideas. This doesn’t just apply to personalities. It also applies to the things that we put in our bodies. E-juice is one of those products.

And you better step up because if you are going to always let the crowd dictate your tastes, then you will never be happy. You will never find that magical formula because it doesn’t exist. It’s just a figment of your imagination. You’re just setting yourself up to become the latest victim of a hot marketing campaign.

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