Hi all I have just joined the forum and have been pen turning for about 1 year now. I am situated in England and have recently been trying out new designs for my pens to include the latest stamp pen.
Welcome! Looking forward to seeing some of your work. 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
Your location reminded me that there is a gold plating company in Bath that I've been meaning to visit for ages. I've got a job coming up in Cardiff soon, so might just hop over the bridge.