That's Portsmouth, VA for those who want to know. My name is Michael and I'm new to most forms of woodwork, though in a prior life I have done some machining. Here's a picture of my first pen.
Hey Michael, I am in Hampton. We had a meeting last sunday for us "local guys" to talk shop and share ideas. We will make a post of the next meeting on here when it comes around. Welcome to the forum. There is a wealth on information on here so sit back and expect to read alot. Oh yeah, Nice pen too....
Brian
Mike, Welcome to the forum. As mentioned before the "local" meeting was very interesting. Even though I am fairly new to pen turning also, I did not feel out of place amoungst the experts.
Here is the forum for the group: Hampton RDs VA Members
Nice first pen. Be sure to keep it for comparison purposes many months down the road. You will find that your skills definitely inprove over a span of time.