Hello everyone. I have had woodworking equipment for a while now, but never a lathe. This past Christmas holiday while we were visiting my in-laws, my father-in-law taught my daughter how to turn pens. i figured if she was going to be in the shop I needed to know what she was doing so I had him show me also. Once my wife saw that my daughter was interested in something besides a computer that was it. As soon as we got home we purchased a lathe and some turning tools. A friend of mine who also turns pens hooked us up with some different kinds of kits and wood blanks and it has been crazy since then.
Below is my first pen. It is from a plane oak blank that my father-in-law had cut. It is just finished with bee's wax and the kit is a gunmetal slimline.
If I can keep my daughter off the lathe long enough I hope to make and post other pens and welcome advice on how to improve.
Below is my first pen. It is from a plane oak blank that my father-in-law had cut. It is just finished with bee's wax and the kit is a gunmetal slimline.
If I can keep my daughter off the lathe long enough I hope to make and post other pens and welcome advice on how to improve.
