cortijero
Member
I'm semi-retired and spend my time between the UK and Spain. We own a little bit of property there - mainly an old farmhouse (cortijo) with a couple of acres of land which is mainly olive.
I've always had an interest in working with wood and for around 10 years used to do quite a lot of turning - mainly spindlework. Then for the past 20 years other aspects of life took over. Just recently I got in touch with a local wood turning group and was bowled over by the pen making. I'm now rekindling that love of turning - I've spent a little bit on a good second-hand lathe and looked out all my old tools and useful items. I've also bought a few of the basic kits and raided my workshop for offcuts to make into blanks. Six pens made so far and I'm pleased with the results and another 10 sets of blanks made up to use in the next week.
It's good to know this group exists with such a wealth of knowledge and expertise - I'm sure that I'll be calling on it from time to time. Thanks.
Tony
I've always had an interest in working with wood and for around 10 years used to do quite a lot of turning - mainly spindlework. Then for the past 20 years other aspects of life took over. Just recently I got in touch with a local wood turning group and was bowled over by the pen making. I'm now rekindling that love of turning - I've spent a little bit on a good second-hand lathe and looked out all my old tools and useful items. I've also bought a few of the basic kits and raided my workshop for offcuts to make into blanks. Six pens made so far and I'm pleased with the results and another 10 sets of blanks made up to use in the next week.
It's good to know this group exists with such a wealth of knowledge and expertise - I'm sure that I'll be calling on it from time to time. Thanks.
Tony
