"Manzanita burl greenhorn here"

[manzanitaburlwood]

:biggrin: Hello, I'm new and would like to introduce myself. My name is Jack Dickson owner of Manzanita Burlwood. I supply quality Manzanita burls, blanks and wood online to woodturners and crafters. I offer Manzanita burl pen blanks through my website at: http://manzanitaburl.com I look forward to learning more about pen turning and getting to know some of you. Lets talk about Manzanita burl!
Jack ​

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Jack.

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[wdcav1952]

Jack,

Welcome to the IAP. We have a tradition here that whoever is the third person to welcome you aboard is given a manzanita burl. :biggrin::biggrin:

 

[johncrane]

Welcome Jack! can't wait to see your pens blanks and pens.

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to the IAP Jack, heading to your website for a look!

 

[leehljp]

Welcome Jack. Glad to have you here and and also have more selections of wood. If I were back home (USA), I would certainly be checking the burls out more closely. In 14 months, I will be!

You didn't mention if you turned pens or not but just in case I do have some information for our site and pen turning:

The first link below is a PDF file of a basic overview of the many aspects of getting into turning pens.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42446

The second link has postings by different pen turners and what they wish they had known earlier:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46654


Here is another link - a PDF on the acronyms used here. While confusing to new turners, it sure helps abbreviate a lot of repetitive typing.

http://content.penturners.org/articles/2009/Acronyms.pdf
Above Link Corrected!

 

[dalemcginnis]

Welcome Jack. There are several Clear Creeks in Ca, which one is yours? I'm guessing the one in Humboldt county since you sell Manznita wood.

 

[NewLondon88]

No Cav .. your eyes are getting bad.

It's not the 3rd person. It's the 8th!

Welcome, Jack

 

[Phunky_2003]

Welcome Jack.

And yes Cav you were right, the tradition was the 3rd post but your ineligible since your management. However the bylaw then states that posts 4-9 get sample pen blanks. If your nice tho, I might share.

James

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Welcome!

Robin

 

[Great Googly Moogly]

Hi Jack.

I couldn't resist...although it's much more amusing on an airplane...:biggrin:

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Jack,

Welcome to the IAP. We have a tradition here that whoever is the third person to welcome you aboard is given a manzanita burl. :biggrin::biggrin:

And, he in turn sends up to his friend in Canada (me:biggrin. Great tradition to follow. Thanks as always, Cav.

A hardy welcome to Jack.

 

[broitblat]

Welcome, Jack.

-Barry

 

[CSue]

Welcome Jack. Someone gave me a small manzanita burl. I got a few beautiful pens out of it. It wasn't easy, though. But well worth it. Glad to have you here.