Tom Silva: A Lathe Guy | Ask This Old House

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In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva tells us about one of his favorite pastimes: woodturning on a lathe. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse. General contractor Tom Silva tells us about one of his favorite hobbies: wood turning. While he doesn’t consider himself an expert, Tom loves to work on the lathe and has tackled small projects nearly all his life. Now that he isn’t running a contracting firm anymore, he’s able to spend more time turning, trying new things, and honing his skills. He Plays on a Lathe a Little Bit Tom Silva loves turning wood projects on a lathe. While everyone else considers him a lathe guy, he bows his head in recognition of the folks he believes are true experts. But, he’s been turning wood on a lathe since childhood, helping his father replace column bases and other details on his construction projects. According to Tom, however, he just plays on a lathe a little bit. It’s Relaxing One of the aspects of woodturning that Tom appreciates so much is that it relaxes him. He says he turns his lathe on at 2 in the morning when he can’t sleep. He’ll also work on the lathe when he has things on his mind that he doesn’t want to think about. Focusing on the details of turning allows him to reach his zen. He’s Really Turned It Up in the Past Few Years While Tom did practice woodturning with his father and brother Dickey, it wasn’t until the past couple of years that he really started to focus on it. As a b

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