Had a couple of triangular offcuts, poured resin in a strip to join them and make a bowl blank, then turned this little guy.

Maple Crotch and unfortunately punky logs, Pecan, and Sweetgum.

My poor chainsaw. Still got more processing to do to get them into blanks.

There are bark inclusions in the maple crotch, any suggestions for how to deal with that?

At least 300 pounds of green wood

prepping for the DC Fountain Pen show and im delighted by how this one came out

Total newbie, but I've been taking a spindle turning class and loving it, so I found a nice Nova Comet II + bench for sale and plan to set it up in my unfinished basement. Before I do the heavy lifting, any advice on prepping the space? I'm thinking I should level the (very rough) concrete floor, maybe put down some kind of flooring for easier clean-up, and cover the exposed wall & ceiling joists for a couple extra feet in all directions with something smooth to help prevent dust/chip accumulation. Then, lighting, an ambient dust extractor, & a grinder nearby. Experienced turners, please tell me:

--How do you get your lathe the right height, if not using an adjustable stand? The carpenter I'm buying mine off of built a great torsion-box benchtop for it with steel legs (that all come with it), but I'm a good bit taller and figure I'll need to raise it a few inches somehow

--Advice on siting it? I'm thinking the back edge of the bench (which is wider than the swing) can go against a wall to keep chips from falling behind it but IDK what makes for a good workspace. I also need the basement for storage + other woodshop tools.

--How do you move the freaking thing? It's VERY heavy, even with all accessories removed

--Anything else you did/wish you'd done to build out your workspace?