F6maniac
Member
I've been lurking on your forum for a few weeks trying to build my knowledge base. I recently took an early retirement and have enjoyed working in my shop ever since. I've been doing woodworking off and on for about 35 years since taking wood-shop in high school. I never did much with a lathe though.
On an impulse, I bought a small lathe and some pen kits about 8 years ago at a Woodworks Show. I turned a few items over the years but never tried to make a pen. A few weeks ago I watched some you-tube videos on pen turning and tried it out. Wow, much easier then I expected and quite enjoyable!
I've made about 20 pens now and turned my first acrylic pen last night. That was a challenge even though I used a brand new carbide cutter. It came out very nice, but it took me 3 times longer than a wood pen.
Well that's my wood and pen turning experience. I live in the high desert of So. California just outside Los Angeles. Some of my other hobbies include motorcycles, smoking BBQ, and traveling.
I look forward to participating in your forum.
On an impulse, I bought a small lathe and some pen kits about 8 years ago at a Woodworks Show. I turned a few items over the years but never tried to make a pen. A few weeks ago I watched some you-tube videos on pen turning and tried it out. Wow, much easier then I expected and quite enjoyable!
I've made about 20 pens now and turned my first acrylic pen last night. That was a challenge even though I used a brand new carbide cutter. It came out very nice, but it took me 3 times longer than a wood pen.
Well that's my wood and pen turning experience. I live in the high desert of So. California just outside Los Angeles. Some of my other hobbies include motorcycles, smoking BBQ, and traveling.
I look forward to participating in your forum.
