Howdy from Australia

[PenAffair]

Hi All,

Just a quick hello. I'm afraid I'll be lurking a bit. I'm a newbie pen turner from sunny Queensland, Australia. Only just got my Lathe yesterday, so I've got some practice to do before getting into the pens.

Just thought I should say Hi, in case I jump in suddenly with a bunch of questions, and everyone says "Who's this Bozo??" :wink:

Russell.

 

[JayDevin]

Gday Russell!
and Welcome from up over!

 

[jrc]

Good luck with your soon to be addiction. I started out by buying 100 extra 7mm pen tubes and jumped in feet first and started turning. After turning all 50 sets and getting everything figured out. The turnings after that I sold.

 

[Fred]

How do you do! Glad to have you join the Forum? You got any great Australian woods on your property that you need to get rid of? :wink:

 

[rjwolfe3]

Welcome to the addiction from Ohio!

 

[Ligget]

Welcome from Scotland Russell!

 

[PenAffair]

How do you do! Glad to have you join the Forum? You got any great Australian woods on your property that you need to get rid of? :wink:

Thanks All.

I wish. We moved from the city to the country, on 8 acres of grass - not a tree in sight Lots around on other people's properties, but I don't think they'd appreciate me chopping their trees down

We're planting new trees as fast as we can, so ask me again in 10 years & I might have something useable.

Russell.

 

[PenAffair]

Welcome from Scotland Russell!

Scotland - wow! What sort of wood do you have over there?

Russell.

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Russell.

 

[fountainbel]

Welcome from Flanders on Belgium Russell!
Francis

 

[rherrell]

Welcome Russell!

 

[dkarcher]

Welcome Russell!

 

[PenPal]

Russell

Welcome from the Capital City of Australia.
Trust you can handle the addiction.
Check around Australia near where you live and seek out a Woodturning Group, there are several Queenslanders I know on this forum who could be a great source of info when looking for timber and supplies.

All the best. Peter.

 

[LostintheWoods]

Welcome to the group!

 

[JimB]

Welcome Russell.

 

[DenverPenMan]

Greetings from the Mile High city.

 

[BigShed]

Welcome from sunny Bendigo Russell. I think us Ockers are slowly tacking over here

 

[markgum]

welcome to the addiction...

 

[ronhampton]

welcome from w. central georgia!:biggrin::biggrin: ron.

 

[wm460]

G'Day Russel,

Welcome from the N.T.
Good to see another Aussie here.

Cheers
Bob

 

[shull]

Welcome Russel,
I know that you are in good hands here. I recently traveled down under with my loml on holiday. Met many wonderful folks in Queensland and saw some fantastic turnings from stunning woods.

I agree with the advice given, find and join a group nearby and dont be afraid to jump in, the water is great.

 

[PenAffair]

Thanks all for the Hello's.

Finding a wood group close by is on the To-Do list, just at the bottom with a million other things the guy in Toowoomba said to stop by, but hopefully I'll find one a little closer.

Russell.

 

[NewLondon88]

Hey, Russell .. saw your pens in the 'other place' .. looking good!
I still don't understand how you throw them and they come back to you, though.. :tongue:

 

[PenAffair]

Hey, Russell .. saw your pens in the 'other place' .. looking good!
I still don't understand how you throw them and they come back to you, though.. :tongue:

Haha, very funny. I wonder, a boomerang pen? Hmmm.....

Russell.

 

[woodtreker]

Great to have you!!! Looking forward to seeing some of your work...

 

[baker4456]

Welcome from Garland, Tx