hello from Georgia

[brianp]

Been interested in pen turning for a couple of years then this past Christmas I got a lathe and got addicted to pen turning. Im 16 so I dont have a lot of experience but been working with wood since i was old enough to hold a hammer. Ive learned a lot from this site and finaly decided to join and introduce myself.

 

[djz9]

Welcome to the group, and enjoy yourself !
Dave
Spring Hill Fl.

 

[Constant Laubscher]

Welcome to the club!

 

[Wild Turkey]

Welcome Brian, hope you enjoy many wonderful years of penturning. Hope you have a good part ime job to afford this habit, or mom and dads credit card!!!!

 

[Fred]

Welcome to the Forum, Brian. Glad to have you with us all. Plan on joining the Southeast Forum (a local chapter of the IAP) and come see us all at Woodcraft one month. :biggrin:

 

[tim self]

Welcome to our world. There is a lot to be learned so don't be afraid to ask.

 

[PenTurnerfromMaine]

Welcome to a whole new world of addiction.

 

[skywizzard]

Welcome from a fellow Georgian.

 

[hughbie]

welcome brian......now you've gone and done it......

 

[CaptG]

Welcome Brian, from Michigan.

 

[ldb2000]

Welcome to the group Brian . Better to be addicted to turning pens then drugs or booze , the only problem is , there is no twelve step program for pens

 

[mitchm]

Brian, welcome from sunny South Africa!!

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Brian.

 

[Longfellow]

Welcome

Welcome from Sunny St. Cloud, Fla. Home of beautiful Florida wood.

 

[davinci27]

Another welcome from Georgia. I'll say it again the local chapter is great we've had a good turnout at the first to meetings and you always walk away with some new knowledge and a few nice pen blanks.

 

[markgum]

welcome to the group Brian. Hope to see some of your work soon.

 

[Charles]

Welcome Brian, Lots of talented people on this board, Look around at the library and ask questions, we were all new at one time.

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to a great group!

 

[leehljp]

Welcome Brian. Great to have you here. Lots of pen turners from GA on this forum.

I am including a link to a PDF file that goes over many aspects of pen turning from finish to pens to tools to methods etc. It is not in detail or comprehensive but a good overview of pen turning. Hope it helps.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42446

 

[Harold E. Payne]

Great looking pen. Keep up the good work. If you haven't trie deer antler, try some. Be sure you wear a mask.

 

[NascarBowl]

Hi Brian, welcome to the group. I live in Griffin and am new to the group here also. Have found a lot of good information here. Seems to be a great bunch of people here that are eager to help. I have been turning for a little over a year and really enjoy it.