Hi, I'm Roger and I've been a member for a few months. I have to confess to being a typical male in at least one way-I didn't read the directions. Sooo-only after seeing so many folks introduce themselves as new members today, did I realize that I should have done so.
Anyway, here goes. My adult son got me back into turning about a year ago, when he was given a small Chinese lathe that is popular now. I pulled my old, old lathe out, realized it had seen better days, and then bought a decent used one on Craig's list. Since then, we have each done around 150 pens, and I've done a ton of other stuff, mostly wine stoppers, key chains, kitchen utensils, and lots and lots of bowls, candlesticks and vases. I love wood, and turning is about as much fun as this 56 year old has had in the last 10 years !!
We recently were vendors at a large fair, and did nicely. Surprisingly to us, our high end Majestic Jrs, Jr Gent II's etc. sold very well and we also sold a ton of bullet type pens, and lots of slimlines. We were thrilled, especially because we got compliments.
Anyway, I'm blown away at the quality of the work displayed here, and the knowledge of the "older hands". Especially the kitless pens are WAY, WAY beyond what I can do. So, I learn every time on come on the site, and the members are not only funny, but often very kind. It is a pleasure to be here; hope to get to know lots of you.
Thanks,
Roger
Anyway, here goes. My adult son got me back into turning about a year ago, when he was given a small Chinese lathe that is popular now. I pulled my old, old lathe out, realized it had seen better days, and then bought a decent used one on Craig's list. Since then, we have each done around 150 pens, and I've done a ton of other stuff, mostly wine stoppers, key chains, kitchen utensils, and lots and lots of bowls, candlesticks and vases. I love wood, and turning is about as much fun as this 56 year old has had in the last 10 years !!
We recently were vendors at a large fair, and did nicely. Surprisingly to us, our high end Majestic Jrs, Jr Gent II's etc. sold very well and we also sold a ton of bullet type pens, and lots of slimlines. We were thrilled, especially because we got compliments.
Anyway, I'm blown away at the quality of the work displayed here, and the knowledge of the "older hands". Especially the kitless pens are WAY, WAY beyond what I can do. So, I learn every time on come on the site, and the members are not only funny, but often very kind. It is a pleasure to be here; hope to get to know lots of you.
Thanks,
Roger
