Hello from Norfolk VA

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hard hat

hard hat

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Norfolk, VA
Hey everyone. My name is Brett and I've been turning for about a year now. (That really sounds like an AA introduction)
I started out buying a Ridgid lathe off of craigslist for just over a hundred bucks. No tools with it, but it looked to be in new condition even though the previous owner said he had several hundred hours of turning on it (by the look of his shop, it's true). So I bought some tools and got to making square sticks round and lots of high grade dust. The quality at first was pretty high, I like to think, I spend a lot of time on the finish. Then for some reason things got sloppy and the finishes took the brunt of it. Now I'm back with more precision, better tools, and a bit more patience.
I now turn on a Rikon 70-100 and Sorby tools are infiltrating the shop one at a time.

here are a few pictures of things I've turned. I have only turned one pen in the last 4 or 5 months as I was away for three of them. I better get busy, there are 20+ kits waiting.

spalted holly burl taken from a bush next to my house. Stabilized in minwax wood hardener.
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tap handle out of hard maple
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bottle stoppers
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ctubbs

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Murray, Kentucky
Welcome Brett, from far west Kentucky, to the addiction, sometimes referred to as the vortex. Be sure to give the library a good bit of time. The link is at the top of the page. You will find an article called Library Index. This covers tutorials on about anything pen making you can think of. You will also notice that there are articles listed by year. Much good info there as well. When these fail to answer your questions, by all means post it here. I have never seen one go unanswered very long. You might also want to give this thread a good look. It has some very good info for the beginning pen turner; http://content.penturners.org/librar...en_turning.pdf. Grab some wood, make some shavings and have fun all the while being safe.
Have a look at the series of videos ed4copies has just posted showing how to complete a pen from drill to finish.

Charles
 
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