Connor

[Cwalker935]

I was contacted by a father looking for someone to teach 12 year old son some penturning. Connor and his Dad, Mike, came over and turned some pens. Connor turned his on a pen mandrel and Mike turned his between centers since I did not have bushings for his pen kit. Connor has a twin brother that is into soccer while Connor is into video games. Connor loves penturning and is saving money to buy a lathe. Connor was a little aggressive with his first attempt and blew out the side wall. He did much better on his second attempt. He did the entire pen with only limited assistance.

 

[mark james]

Awesome story and a fantastic pen! Must have had a great teacher. Good for you Cody.

 

[Jim15]

Tell him, great looking pen.

 

[Dalecamino]

Love these stories. Conner did a nice job on this pen. Good on you Cody!

 

[WarEagle90]

Great job to both student and teacher.

 

[TellicoTurning]

That's definitely better than my first attempt and old enough to be Connor's grandpa or not possibly his great great grandpa.

 

[Woodchipper]

Great story and complements on the pen. I'm impressed he is working and saving for a lathe. Suggestion: if there any woodturners in the area, they might consider donating some tools to him.
Blowing out a blank shows two things about learning to turn: how to do it and how not to do it.