My name is Ted (Obviously) from Fair Oaks, California (Near Sacramento) Iv'e been turning for about 2 months now. I enjoy turning pens, bowls, mushrooms, fruit, reel seats, cork grips and such. I use a Shopsmith Mark V so I also enjoy doing all the repairs and maintenance that come with the machine (It's a requirement for owning one.) Just doing slimlines now, throwing all the mony I can at it every paycheck, and still trying to master that CA finish. I'm happy with 2 pens out of 10 so far. Really impressed with alot of the pens shown here!