How to get through pen turning withdrawal?

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Jontello

Jontello

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I am going to be moving to Italy in 9 days and in 5 days all of my turning tools and blanks are going on a boat container to be shipped to Italy. It will be 2 months or more before they arrive. I will not be able to turn anything for that time. Right now I spend at least 1 hour turning something in the evening. I am sure that I will go through turning withdrawal. Trying to figure out how to get through these next 2 months. Any of you know how to deal with this would love your advise.
 
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Collect a different kind of wood every day ! Research all of the wood species native to the area you are moving to . Ask your contacts or co-workers where they might be attainable . Some of them may have an in with a farmer or arborist or someone else with access to wood . Stress that you are most interested in dead wood , and have zero desire to cut down trees . If you will be lucky ?? enough to be in that earthquake zone there is probably quite a bit available .
 
1080Wayne said:
Collect a different kind of wood every day ! Research all of the wood species native to the area you are moving to . Ask your contacts or co-workers where they might be attainable . Some of them may have an in with a farmer or arborist or someone else with access to wood . Stress that you are most interested in dead wood , and have zero desire to cut down trees . If you will be lucky ?? enough to be in that earthquake zone there is probably quite a bit available .
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Wayne has just taken the words out of my mouth, it would be a great way to spend that spare time and at the same time, you would be finding woods and most importantly, SOURCES...!

Finding a person or group that does some wood turning, would also help...!

And if everything fails, a couple of months go by in no time...!:smile:

Best of luck.

Cheers
George
 
I agree. stay right here and read through some past threads. Plan some exciting NEW pen ideas. Do research on the area you are moving to. Learn supply sources. When I was out of my shop for almost 3 years I did just that and now have so many ideas built up I probably will never get to them all. I kept some notes as well because the memory is not what it used to be. Time does fly though. You will be back at it in no time.
 
you will survive just as the rest of us have from time to time. 1. Take a break. 2. Spend time on another activity (or RELATIONSHIP) you have ignored with your perceived pen turning addiction. 3. Dwell on your withdrawal and be miserable. 4. Do something different.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
 
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