newby penturner from the UK

[splinterinfinger]

Just to say hi to all fellow turners and the work within the gallery's is inspirational, you know about month ago I said to myself I would never get into pen turning I have always turned large fruit bowls and wooden fruit in natural timbers which I still do' I always had this thing in my mind that bigger is better "ha so wrong". A friend of mine wanted to use my workshop for a while and he said just give the pen turning a go' well now I am turning pens every day and yes it is addictive. Nice to meet you all happy tuning.
Mervyn

splintinfinger

 

[RonInSpringTX]

May I be the first to welcome you from Spring,TX... love the name!!! Looking forward to see some of your pens / bowls. We American blokes ain't so bad eh??? lol Led Zep rules!!!

Ronnie

 

[LostintheWoods]

Welcome to the group!

 

[R2]

G'day Mervyn and welcome to our gathering.

 

[CrazyBear]

Welcome from another citizen of the isles

 

[rherrell]

Welcome Mervyn!

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Mervyn.

 

[great12b4ever]

Welcome to the addiction!

 

[scotirish]

Welcome to the insanity. I used to call my workshop "Grandpa's Toy Factory". Now I call it "The Pen Turner's Loony Bin".

 

[txbatons]

Welcome, Mervyn! If your pens are anything like the fruit you've posted I can't wait to see 'em!

 

[doddman70]

Welcome Mervyn!!!![8D]

 

[splinterinfinger]

Wow just read all your messages and what a warm welcome many thanks to you all and cannot wait to chat anyway must fly got some pens to turn and yes will post them soon as I get some good quality photos which I'm still working on maybe that will be my second posting. My best regards Mervyn

splinterinfinger
www.turnedwod.co.uk

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to the group Mervyn, there are quite a few Brits on this forum now!

 

[NavyDiver]

Mervyn, welcome aboard!

 

[splinterinfinger]

Many thanks all fellow turners for the nice welcome just about to do few postings regarding taking quality photos of pens talk to all soon. Sorry for the typo in the last post.
Regards Mervyn
www.turnedwood.co.uk

ps see if I can get my gallery sorted out

 

[jwoodwright]

Welcome Mervyn.
Your fruit is beautiful. Looking forward to the pens.

 

[MarkHix]

Howdy!
Welcome to the group. I liked the fruit alot.

 

[Dalecamino]

Welcome Mervyn ! THOSE ARE MADE FROM WOOD ??? You should do well with pens . Nice work !

 

[johncrane]

Welcome Mervyn!!

 

[clement]

Welcome aboard, Mervyn

 

[skiprat]

Hi Mervyn Welcome to the IAP, you will love it here. I believe you are the 90th member from UK. Great work on the fruit bowls, looking forward to seeing some pens too.

Cheers

Edit in; I just saw some of your pens on your site. Very nice!!!!
I do think that you are giving them away though!!!

 

[splinterinfinger]

Hi skiprat thanks to all for the comments on the fruit and the very warm welcome and yes I do love it in here. I have not sold any pens as yet
still building a stock as I do plan to sell them through the website at the moment going to retake all the images again as I not happy with with the quality of the shots. The pens I have turned are the cigar pen, classic fountain pen in various African and Australian timbers the slimline and the European design oh and a pencil I think around 40 pens altogether so when I manage to take some quality shots I will post them.
Many thanks
Mervyn
splinteringfiner

 

[Celt40]

Welcome Mervyn.
Your in the right place. I am also a kind of newbie like you, and you will find that if you have any problems or fears this forum and its members are only to glad to help you

 

[UKpenmaker]

Welcome Mervyn, its always nice to see another member from the right side of the water[]

 

[drayman]

welcome mervyn, its nice to see another brit on the forum,

 

[Fred]

Welcome to the Forum, Mervyn. Glad to have you join up with the rest of us.

 

[wlk]

Mervyn,
It's great to start and finish a project in a day.

God bless you

Wade
John 3:16

 

[louisbry]

Welcome to the group!