Blind_Squirrel
Member
I was turning a pen today and got to thinking about how many tips I have gotten from here. I also thought it would be nice for a new pen turner to be able to see a consensus of the top three tips. My suggestion is for any person interested to post what they feel the top three tips they have gotten off of this site. We can then tally them up and define a top three tips to help new pen turners.
Here are my three:
1 â€" Slow down. This has to be the best single piece of advice I have gotten so far. Slow down when drilling, slow down when sanding, slow down when applying the finish.
2 â€" Use sharp tools. Sharp tools make drilling, turning and finishing a pleasure instead of a choir.
3 â€" Use calipers. My fit/finish has vastly improved since I started using calipers to match the blank to the kit.
Here are my three:
1 â€" Slow down. This has to be the best single piece of advice I have gotten so far. Slow down when drilling, slow down when sanding, slow down when applying the finish.
2 â€" Use sharp tools. Sharp tools make drilling, turning and finishing a pleasure instead of a choir.
3 â€" Use calipers. My fit/finish has vastly improved since I started using calipers to match the blank to the kit.