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thepenfriend

thepenfriend

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Joined
Jun 16, 2015
Messages
61
Location
Missouri, USA
51 years young... I am glad I discovered pen turning just wish a little bit younger because it just seems like I have so much more to learn and try but just trying to find time to really do it.
Joined up over a year ago now... June 2015
I haven't posted as much as I'd like to but boy do I try and suck up all the knowledge and information! 35 posts...
Thanks everyone for making this not only a hobby but it feels like I have another family reading all the posts and life events through pen turning!
 
Penultimate

Penultimate

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Joined
Aug 22, 2010
Messages
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Location
Bartlett, IL 60103
HI
I'm 57 I try to forget it
I've been turning on and since I was a kid using my Dad's South Bend lathe. He still turns at 88.
I don't get to spend a lot of time turning with work and a 14 year old.
Total Posts: 353, I visit almost every day. There is so much info to read and learn that I don't think there is much for me to add.
Posts Per Day: 0.16
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Liked 238 times in 76 posts, thanks for the likes.
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magpens

magpens

Member
Joined
Feb 2, 2011
Messages
15,911
Location
Canada
I am 72, post count is 3,275 before this one, and I joined 02-02-2011.

Seems, from the responses so far, that most of our members are over 50 !!!
 
edicehouse

edicehouse

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Joined
Jun 8, 2011
Messages
3,515
Location
Suffolk, VA
It looks like some of the other Ed's have not voted, and Jeff, and a few others heavy contributors. Buy as I stated it seems the more experienced in years on this planet are the ones that stay with the forum. Some post regularly and others are lurkers and have been for several years.
 
leehljp

leehljp

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Location
Tunica, Mississippi,
edicehouse said:
It looks like some of the other Ed's have not voted, and Jeff, and a few others heavy contributors. Buy as I stated it seems the more experienced in years on this planet are the ones that stay with the forum. Some post regularly and others are lurkers and have been for several years.
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I come on usually twice a day and the items I saw in the morning are so far down the list later on - that I don't see them unless I specifically look for them. POINT: this thread itself is not visible to probably 60% of those that read the Front Page or Quick Links or Active Topics. On the QL or AT lists, rarely do I go through all the pages, usually just the top page. IAP has so many posts that a thread moves out of sight rather quickly.
 
edicehouse

edicehouse

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leehljp said:
edicehouse said:
It looks like some of the other Ed's have not voted, and Jeff, and a few others heavy contributors. Buy as I stated it seems the more experienced in years on this planet are the ones that stay with the forum. Some post regularly and others are lurkers and have been for several years.
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I come on usually twice a day and the items I saw in the morning are so far down the list later on - that I don't see them unless I specifically look for them. POINT: this thread itself is not visible to probably 60% of those that read the Front Page or Quick Links or Active Topics. On the QL or AT lists, rarely do I go through all the pages, usually just the top page. IAP has so many posts that a thread moves out of sight rather quickly.
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There in lies the problem Hank, you need to friend me, Tweet me, follow me, instagram me, myspace me, and paypal me. LOL
 
Mack C.

Mack C.

Passed Away Sep 29, 2018
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Joined
May 4, 2008
Messages
2,019
Location
Brooklin, ON Canada
Turned 81 this past July, joined May 2008, 1988 posts.

Living with CHF, no stamina for turning anymore, but I pop in once or twice a day! Sure miss turning pens! Love seeing what others are turning out!
 
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Phillip Kelley

Phillip Kelley

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Apr 10, 2013
Messages
554
Location
Arkansas
Friend?

So you can "Friend" on here? How?

edicehouse said:
leehljp said:
edicehouse said:
It looks like some of the other Ed's have not voted, and Jeff, and a few others heavy contributors. Buy as I stated it seems the more experienced in years on this planet are the ones that stay with the forum. Some post regularly and others are lurkers and have been for several years.
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I come on usually twice a day and the items I saw in the morning are so far down the list later on - that I don't see them unless I specifically look for them. POINT: this thread itself is not visible to probably 60% of those that read the Front Page or Quick Links or Active Topics. On the QL or AT lists, rarely do I go through all the pages, usually just the top page. IAP has so many posts that a thread moves out of sight rather quickly.
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There in lies the problem Hank, you need to friend me, Tweet me, follow me, instagram me, myspace me, and paypal me. LOL
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KBs Pensnmore

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Location
Murray Bridge 5253 Australia
Kryn Buitendyk
Age is 64, Joined in Oct 2010 browse on here once a day on average, and have 777 posts.
Love this forum as I've learnt a lot about lifting my standards and finishes, thanks everyone.
Have a few weird and wacky (I think they are) pens I'm trying to complete.
Kryn (as in for cryin out loud)
 
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Argo13

Argo13

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Joined
Feb 17, 2013
Messages
713
Location
Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio
edicehouse said:
Argo13 said:
stonepecker said:
This NOT an old persons hobby. I personally wish I had found it a lot sooner then I did. For me, turning anything brings out the 'kid' in me. It is something I can do for hours or for a few minutes. It helps me put my mind in a happy place and the troubles fade away. Once I walk out of the shop, I have a fresh outlook on life. It gives me a break from the stress of everyday things and allows me to create something different and new.
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Couldn't agree more!

49 years old
2/17/13
448 post
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I am not meaning to offend anyone, by saying old person hobby, and I wish I had started in my teens or 20's; however that didn't happen.

This is just to see if my theories are right.
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Didn't mean to sound offended.I meant I agree I wish I had started earlier because it is a great stress reliever for me.
 
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dmetri93

Member
Joined
Jun 3, 2016
Messages
4
Location
Thomasville, North Carolina
23 years old
Join date 06-03-2016
3 total posts

I'm relatively new here. Just got into pen turning and turning/wood working in general. I'm only 23 and am disappointed I didn't get started sooner. I really enjoy turning, and this forum is a fantastic resource of information.
 
jsolie

jsolie

Member
Joined
Apr 25, 2013
Messages
2,100
Location
Sunny Murrieta, CA
Just turned 50 a little over a month ago
Joined April 25, 2013
over 1600 posts

My middle son and my son-in-law both make pens and they're in their 20's (one early, one mid)
 
DigBaddy72

DigBaddy72

Member
Joined
Jan 24, 2013
Messages
271
Location
New Holstein, Wisconsin
I'll be 44 in December
Joined 1/24/2013
247 posts.

Besides my day job, I am also a professional actor at a local haunted house, and I only turn between late March and late November (depending on the winter in Wisco).
 
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kentonjm

kentonjm

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Joined
Jul 12, 2016
Messages
149
Location
Phoenix, AZ
I was 56 in March and joined this past July. This is my 66th post. I have been a woodworker for many years but only started turning earlier this year.
 
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