New here from St Pete FL

[Jake Respondek]

Hey guys and gals. I'm rather new to woodturning. I have a whopping 3 pens under my belt. I look forward to learning as much as I can from this great resource.

 

[roddesigner]

Jake welcome a few of us are from around here

 

[cnirenberg]

Jake, Welcome, this is the place to be. 3 pens isn't bad at all. In no time you will be doing a segmented-feather casted-kitless-non postable baron....or something like it.

 

[mredburn]

Yeah what Cris said. At least the welcome part anyway. Mike

 

[Mark]

Hi Jake. Welcome to the IAP. Enjoy your stay..

 

[Rfturner]

welcome from California, Before you know it it will consume you, just like it has for all of us

 

[Longfellow]

Welcome

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

 

[mbroberg]

Welcome from Ohio

 

[wood128]

Welcome

Welcome from Florida. I was raised on Sunset Beach, FLorida. Graduated from St. Pete High. and the Jr. College. Happy penturning. Need any wood, let me know.
Joe

 

[jbostian]

Welcome from Indiana.

Jamie

 

[Glenn McCullough]

welcome from the mitten.

 

[CSue]

Welcome from southern California!

Below are links to two threads/articles that have lots of information on pen turning. The first one is a very basic overview of the many aspects of getting into turning pens.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42446

The second link has postings by different pen turners and what they wish they had known earlier:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=46654


Here is another link - a PDF on the acronyms used here. I am sure you know many but this will help with those you don't.

http://content.penturners.org/articl...9/Acronyms.pdf

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Jake.

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[Ligget]

Jake welcome to the IAP!

 

[Jake Respondek]

Wow, thanks for the warm welcome y'all!

Longfellow: that is some beautiful wood! What is it?

Wood128: I surf Sunset beach when it's not too crowded, I met my wife when she lived on the island, and I proposed to her on the beach there. I also often wish I lived in Cocoa instead of this side of the state.

 

[Longfellow]

Wow, thanks for the warm welcome y'all!

Longfellow: that is some beautiful wood! What is it?

Wood128: I surf Sunset beach when it's not too crowded, I met my wife when she lived on the island, and I proposed to her on the beach there. I also often wish I lived in Cocoa instead of this side of the state.

That is spalted grapefruit wood.

 

[Jake Respondek]

That is spalted grapefruit wood.

Nice! I've been collecting and drying all kinds of citrus wood for BBQ'ing...Might just have to toss a couple chunks in the old compost pile.

 

[broitblat]

Welcome, Jake.

-Barry

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Welcome!

Robin