New Turner in North Carolina

[Tim Vanderlaan]

Hello, Ive been validated today so I can post now! Thanks for all the info many of you have posted, I Just bought a Jet 1220 lathe and love it, here are the first few pens! ( easier to make because of the info on this site!) My first and second pen are slimlines from Zebra and Bania. Last two are Cigar pens from Black Palm and Bocote. Made one from Cedar as well but the bushings were reversed. :redface: Think Im hooked!

All pens have a BLO and CA Finish, seemed like a popular finish and easy to apply!

 

[tim self]

Welcome, there is more info here than you will find anywhere. From bushing sizes to bearing replacement. Enjoy yourself and keep posting!

 

[creativewriting]

Tim,

Welcome from the big city of Greensboro, NC!

 

[Longfellow]

Welcome

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

 

[jimm1]

Welcome from Nashville. Happy to have ya.

 

[rstought]

Tim...

Welcome from the slightly bigger city of Charlotte...

 

[CSue]

Hi Tim. Welcome!
Those are nice looking pens. Yup. I'd say you're hooked.


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

 

[Nate Davey]

Welcome from Fayetteville.

 

[Sylvanite]

Welcome to the addiction Tim!

Regards,
Eric

 

[CaptG]

Welcome from Michigan.

 

[jbostian]

Welcome from Indiana.

Jamie

 

[leehljp]

Welcome Tim! You are off to a great start! Looks like you have been turning before! Keep up the good work and join in the fun here!

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Tim.

 

[rherrell]

Welcome!

 

[johncrane]

Welcome Tim! from Aussie, also a great start with your pens.

 

[Ligget]

Welcome to the IAP, your pens are looking good and we have all done the reversed bushings on the Cigar pen at one time! LOL

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Welcome!

Robin