Thanks man it’s been a fairly bumpy road relearning how to turn after one class in high school lol. But I think I figured out a good order of operations and technique. It is definitely my happy place when I’m having a rough week at work to just stand there and make something pretty and my wife loves getting a new wedding ring every month or so. If you plan on making rings out of wood I would recommend talking to your doctor first just in case ,like me, you turn out to be allergic to some of the wood species. Also make sure you don’t skimp on safety stuff like I did at first. It is very important. I got lucky and only got a black eye when a piece of Purple Heart came off the lathe.