Beginning Pen Turner

[wizard]

I loved collecting pens until I learned to make one. I took a class at Woodcraft and then started turning. It is such a nice feeling to see a friend or family members face when you give them a pen that you made for them. Anyway, Hi from Houston. I've attached one of my recent pens that I placed in my Members Photo Albums. Wizard

 

[mbroberg]

Welcome Wizard! Your pen looks fantastic. I checked out your album and you do some mighty good work! I look forward to seeing more.

 

[jimm1]

Welcome friend. You photos don't show your a beginner. Great job.

 

[jbostian]

That is a great pen. Welcome from Indiana.

Jamie

 

[PenMan1]

Nice work, Wiz!

 

[johncrane]

Welcome Wizard to IAP your pens are excellent well done.:biggrin:

 

[markgum]

welcome to the fun. if that is your 'beginning' pen, I am light years behind you.

 

[JimB]

Welcome to the group.

 

[Jim15]

Welcome to the group, awesome pen .

 

[Padre]

Welcome!

 

[Ankrom Exotics]

Welcome aboard. Great looking pen, the Amboyna works well with that kit.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

welcome from the mitten and nice work, keep up the good work.

 

[NewLondon88]

um yeah.. ALL of our beginner pens look like that. :tongue:

Nice work!

 

[jocat54]

Welcome Wizard, nice looking pen.

 

[CaptG]

Welcome wizard, nice looking pen, keep up the good work.

 

[CSue]

Thats beautiful work! Welcome.

And for what its worth, below are links to two threads/articles that have lots of information on pen turning. The first one is a very basic overview of the many aspects of getting into turning pens.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42446

The second link has postings by different pen turners and what they wish they had known earlier:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46654


Here is another link - a PDF on the acronyms used here. I am sure you know many but this will help with those you don't.

http://content.penturners.org/articl...9/Acronyms.pdf

That's really beautiful work! I know my early pens didn't look like that!

Welcome . . . and for what its worth,

 

[Jgrden]

Hey Wizard. I took my class at Woodcraft on FM 1960. If this is where you attended maybe we could run into each other.
John, Conroe, Texas

 

[bitshird]

I looked at your album, and you have some very nice work in there, this pen isn't bad either in fact it's very nice.

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen!

 

[wizard]

Thank you all so much for all the encouraging comments. I noticed I got on the site more just to see the feedback. I have been putting my pens photos on the Members Photos for a while until I finally worked up the courage to write a thread with a photo. Thanks again!!:embarrassed:

 

[johnnycnc]

Welcome to the group, your work looks great!

 

[ROOKIETURNER]

I am also new to pen turning and IAP, WELCOME!!! Nice looking pen!!!

 

[lwalden]

Very nice work, Doc!! And welcome to the forums from another Texan (you may have noticed there are one or two of us on here....)!!

 

[Jgrden]

A big Howdy from a fellow Texan. Montgomery County, birthplace of the Texas Glag.