New member here...

[vallealbert]

Hello turners! I have been visiting this site for a while and finally joined. My name is Alexander Valle-Albert and I live in Puerto Rico. I'm a professional woodworker and cabinetmaker, but pen turning is my real wood passion. I feel very fortunate to have access to beautiful woods...I love to trade wood, so if you have something interesting, and do not have plans to use it, let me know...I have West Indian Satinwood, Cuban Mahogany, Blue Mahoe, Fustic, Lignum Vitae, just to mention a few woods. I hope to learn more from these forums. Best wishes to all of you.

Alex

 

[Atherton Pens]

Alex,
Welcome to IAP. We look forward to seeing some of your work! Thanks for the offers to trade wood, I'm sure you will have many opportunities to share wood AND ideas.
Welcome from Georgia, USA.

 

[Padre]

Welcome to the IAP from Connecticut.

 

[Fred]

Greetings to you Alex, and Welcome to the Forum!

 

[ctubbs]

Welcome to the IAP, Alexander. Be sure to check out the library link at the top of the page. In the library you will find a treasure of pen turning info. There are also articles under the year they were published listed as well. Once you gain enough knowledge to search, there is a bunch of info there as well.
Be sure to take photos and post them. You will hear more than once, "No picts, didn't happen." Have jun, make shavings and ask questions.
Charles

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[Glenn McCullough]

welcome from the mitten

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Alex.

 

[hilltopper46]

Welcome, from Wisconsin, USA.

 

[Lenny]

Welcome from Maine!
Look forward to seeing your work.
There is a section in the Forum "Other things We Do" .... maybe you will show some of your "flatwork" (Cabinetwork) there sometime.
This is not only a great place for information and inspiration, but also for buying selling and TRADING.

 

[broitblat]

Welcome, Alex.

I look forward to seeing pictures of your work.

-Barry

 

[markgum]

welcome to the fun.

 

[CaptG]

Welcome from Michigan.

 

[bobjackson]

Welcome from northern Ohio.

 

[Longfellow]

Welcome

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

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to the IAP!

 

[65GTMustang]

Welcome
From
South Carolina!

 

[rkimery]

Welcome!

You will be surprised at all the woods you can make up into a pen! Good luck in your pen turnings!

 

[vallealbert]

Thank you guys...

 

[G1Pens]

Welcome from GA

 

[el_d]

Welcome

 

[bensoelberg]

Welcome! I lived in Puerto Rico for a couple of months during the summer of 2003. I loved it there. If you don't mind me asking, where in PR do you live? I lived in Trujillo Alto for about a month, worked in Caguas, and then spent another month in Ponce.

 

[vallealbert]

Welcome! I lived in Puerto Rico for a couple of months during the summer of 2003. I loved it there. If you don't mind me asking, where in PR do you live? I lived in Trujillo Alto for about a month, worked in Caguas, and then spent another month in Ponce.

Hello Ben and nice to meet you. I live in San Germán...south-west of the island and 35 minutes from Ponce. My real living is cabinet-making and some high-end woodworking (click the link in my signature), but pen making is my real addiction. I have been in some artisan shows in San Juan with my pens and thanks God I have had excellent sales...let see what will happen next...take care!!!!

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Welcome!

Robin