HI!

[ablair]

My names Anthony, i live in Santa Barbara CA, 13 years old, Taking woodshop in eighth grade. Happy to be here!

 

[USAFVET98]

Hey Anthony, Lots of great information and people here. Just feel free to ask any questions you may have.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Welcome from Ohio!

 

[CaptG]

Hi Anthony, welcome from Michigan.

 

[NewLondon88]

Welcome from New England

 

[Frank Nemke sr]

Hi Anthony, Welcome from Paso Robles ca

 

[ablair]

Thanks everybody

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Welcome, Yes do ask questions, and don't be afraid to post your work we would love to see it.

 

[tim self]

Great to have a young one here. Again, don't be afraid to ask questions.

Trivia question for you Anthony, Who was Saint Barbara and what was she the patron saint of?

Has nothing to do with pen turning, well almost nothing!

 

[BoJo]

Welcome Anthony.

 

[Len Shreck]

Welcome Anthony I sure hope you enjoy the wealth of information that can be found here not only in the site Library but also within the people. I feel confident in saying that if you have questions that someone on here will have the answer or be able to point you in the right direction to find it. Jump on in and have some fun. I am a total newbie up until about a month ago I had never "really" made anything on a lathe besides saw dust. Thanks for introducing yourself. Len from Pennsylvania.

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Anthony.

 

[mredburn]

Welcome

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to the IAP Anthony!

 

[ablair]

Great to have a young one here. Again, don't be afraid to ask questions.

Trivia question for you Anthony, Who was Saint Barbara and what was she the patron saint of?

Has nothing to do with pen turning, well almost nothing!

saint of military? i believe

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Welcome young man. Enjoy your stay at IAP.

 

[ElMostro]

Welcome!

 

[KenBrasier]

Welcome Anthomy, from Missouri, nice to have you onboard.

 

[hunter-27]

Although I have already spoken to you, here is my official welcome post. :biggrin:

 

[TheRealSmith]

Welcome

Welcome to the best place to learn and discuss pen making and have fun too!

 

[ed4copies]

Welcome Anthony!!

Remember Safety glasses!!! Most everything else will heal, at your age.

Have fun, make cool stuff!!

 

[tim self]

Close

saint of military? i believe

She was the patron saint of ordnancemen and cannoneers.

 

[ablair]

She was the patron saint of ordnancemen and cannoneers.

Almost had it!

 

[johnnycnc]

Welcome to the group Anthony!
It is nice to see your interest in turning.

 

[Karin Voorhis]

Hi back atcha! great to have you and wow how cool to be hanging here at 13.

 

[CSue]

Welcome Anthony.

Below are links to two threads/articles that have lots of information on pen turning. The first one is a very 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. I am sure you know many but this will help with those you don't.

http://content.penturners.org/articl...9/Acronyms.pdf

 

[mbroberg]

Welcome Anthony! I can't wait to see your work!

 

[ablair]

Heres some of my work,

its a cutting board, i made for my mom its a christmas present.

Its made of alder, teak, and mahogany. Cut, glued, plained, chopped, and finished, all by hand

Hope you like it!

-Anthony

P.S. sorry for the huge images!

p.s.s yes it does have a lot of scratches

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Nice choice of colors. To help with the scratches do your last sanding by hand with the grain.

 

[j_b_fischer]

Welcome Anthony ... if you hang around this crowd we will not only help you get an "A" in shop ... but we'll help with history too (in reference to note #24 above).

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Welcome!

Robin

 

[wm460]

Welcome Anthony, from the centre of Australia.

 

[dalemcginnis]

Welcome. the So cal chapter is having a get together in Murrieta. I know its a ways from Santa Barbara but if you can make it we'd love to have you.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=53768

 

[leehljp]

Welcome Anthony! WOW you have a great following here! And you do great wood work! Keep posting picts and join in the discussions.