It's taken a little effort to get here (thanks to Jeff for helping!), but now that I'm here, it's time to introduce myself, eh?
Hello, I'm Daniel, and I'm a penturner.
I got hooked a little over 3 years ago after signing up for a class at a local Woodcraft, where I made my first pen especially for my then-fiancée. Although hooked, I immediately started travelling heavily for business and didn't get a chance to do anything else for another year, when I bought a bunch of gear with good intentions, but...enter business travel (again). So over 3 years, I turned a grand total of 2 pens.
We've finally "settled" in Fresno, where we are in an apartment until we sell our house back in MO; however, the apartment comes with a 2-car gar..er, workshop! So about 2 weeks ago I set up all the gear and got to work, and I've now turned another 10 pens! Most were gifts for family, but I made a pen/pencil set to use myself, figuring they could double as advertising. It's worked, I've already got a commission for 2 pen/pencil sets! So to sum up:
daniel
Hello, I'm Daniel, and I'm a penturner.
I got hooked a little over 3 years ago after signing up for a class at a local Woodcraft, where I made my first pen especially for my then-fiancée. Although hooked, I immediately started travelling heavily for business and didn't get a chance to do anything else for another year, when I bought a bunch of gear with good intentions, but...enter business travel (again). So over 3 years, I turned a grand total of 2 pens.
We've finally "settled" in Fresno, where we are in an apartment until we sell our house back in MO; however, the apartment comes with a 2-car gar..er, workshop! So about 2 weeks ago I set up all the gear and got to work, and I've now turned another 10 pens! Most were gifts for family, but I made a pen/pencil set to use myself, figuring they could double as advertising. It's worked, I've already got a commission for 2 pen/pencil sets! So to sum up:
- Sorta new to this, but not really;
- Hooked;
- Turned a dozen pens total, so far; and
- Spent a bunch of money on more stuff.
daniel