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So you date this girl, drag her into Woodcraft and her dad is going to send you a lathe (?) For the record I'm married, but need to ask, does she have a sister?;)

I would suggest you join a local wood turners club. I just joined one.
My local chapter has 12 lathes available, all the tools, chisels, chucks, etc one would need and lots of folks who are glad to...