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I wanted to post an update after our last day of school regarding a very special project that many of you helped me out with. In this post I asked for donations of pen blanks, kits, and other items to help out with a special ten day class that our school calls "STEMmersion". During STEMmersion...

Hello Everyone! I had the wild idea of making my brother a cool wood pen for a Christmas present. Turned my first pen at Woodcraft in a Turn for Troops event and loved it! So I did a little digging into it and before I knew what had happened I had bought a lathe and over a dozen pen kits and...

Hello All, Happy New Years! Thanks, Jeff for the add. I look forward to learning a lot from all the seasoned vets here! I own a small woodshed specializing in custom carvings, shadowboxes, chests and plaques for military. I generate a lot of scrap, so I invest in a lathe to start turning...