Hi from Oklahoma

[Oidar]

My name is Gene and I live in Oklahoma City.

I've done a little turning here and there since I was a kid, but I still have much to learn.

My wife sent me to a pen turning class at my local Woodcraft Store for Christmas, and I think I'm hooked.

I've got a Shopsmith 520, and I just picked up a new Grizzly Mini Lathe.

Thanks to Paul in OKC for inviting me to join.

 

[Paul in OKC]

Good to see you here, Gene. Glad we got to meet the other evening. There is a wealth of info here, as you have seen already I'm sure.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Gene, a big welcome from your neighbor to the east, hope you join our Oklahoma Social group. I think we might plan a get together of all us Okies in March here at my place be great to have you join us.

 

[tim self]

Hey, another Okie!!! Welcome from SE OK.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Hey, Tim and Paul all we need now is an other hundred or two and we'll catch up to those pesky Texans.

 

[tim self]

Roy, those pesky Texans need all those folks to keep up with the quality of our work.. Remember, quality, not quantity.

Plus, if we had that many, we couldn't fit in your shed!

 

[rej19]

Welcome Gene, your at the place to learn for sure.

 

[leehljp]

Welcome! Hang on to Paul, He has a wealth of information himself!

Below is a link to PDF file in the Library Manager's folder - that gives a general overview of pen turning tools and methods. Hope it helps. There are a few minor misleadings in it :redface: (I wrote it) that will be cleared up later - after the Birthday Bash. But it is help for getting started and seeing the big picture.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42446

 

[JDenney]

Welcome Gene! You will have the opportunity to learn tons here. You really should make an effort to go to the next get together we have, I learned more in an afternoon than I had in a year by myself.

 

[Longfellow]

WELCOME

Welcome from Sunny St. Cloud, Fla. Home of beautiful Florida woods.

 

[les-smith]

Howdy Gene, Good to see another oklahoman come onboard. Soon we'll be out numbering these folks. jp_white (jeff) uses a shopsmith, so if you end up having any questions about turning pens with it he'd be a good guy to ask. He's really getting good. I live close by so if you every have any questions or need some help let me know, I'd be glad to help.

 

[rherrell]

Welcome Gene!

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Gene.

 

[Ligget]

Welcome into the IAP family!