John4337
Member
Thanks for allowing me to join. I've just started with pens. I made this little jig to drill blanks on my ShopSmith and made the first one with a piece of scrap oak. This should be fun.
John
John
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Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Welcome! That's a cool jig there. You're well on your way. You'll find friendly people and lots of information here.
Jim15
Member
Welcome John. Good looking pen.
Mike
Member
Pen looks great, welcome from Albuquerque NM.
Mike
Mike
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
SAVE your first pen for yourself!!! The jig is great (jigs are sometimes as fun to make as pens 
). Welcome to IAP from Ohio. Have FUN! I love plain Oak. I would sometimes tint with any available stain, let it soak in the deep grains, then do a final turning. It really brings out the grain. Oak is dismissed as a plain timber... I disagree! If the photo gets attached, this was a 2" thick branch from an English Oak tree, 105 yrs old, at my FIL's house. I brushed a stain, wiped it off and turned as usual.
https://www.penturners.org/media/img_1838-jpg.35487/
). Welcome to IAP from Ohio. Have FUN! I love plain Oak. I would sometimes tint with any available stain, let it soak in the deep grains, then do a final turning. It really brings out the grain. Oak is dismissed as a plain timber... I disagree! If the photo gets attached, this was a 2" thick branch from an English Oak tree, 105 yrs old, at my FIL's house. I brushed a stain, wiped it off and turned as usual.https://www.penturners.org/media/img_1838-jpg.35487/
leehljp
Member Liaison
Welcome! Enjoys this madness and join in the fray.
I guess you heard that ShopSmith is closing their doors unless they can find a buyer.
https://www.shopsmith.com/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANFSWBjbGNrA0VJNmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe 5DnTlH45u5FFEu3KcSrdsgT5yIEtB-7V7aURIaJRoecCKsQqsx0pBnuO3k0_aem_t5_xae-wY001i7NnbrnrVQ
ShopSmith has been the tool for many people. Get parts while you can.
I guess you heard that ShopSmith is closing their doors unless they can find a buyer.
https://www.shopsmith.com/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANFSWBjbGNrA0VJNmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe 5DnTlH45u5FFEu3KcSrdsgT5yIEtB-7V7aURIaJRoecCKsQqsx0pBnuO3k0_aem_t5_xae-wY001i7NnbrnrVQ
ShopSmith has been the tool for many people. Get parts while you can.
gimpy
Member
Welcome John
It is very addicting hobby
It is very addicting hobby
John4337
Member
Yeah, sad news for sure. This was my father's machine that he bought in the early 80's. Sadly he had a stroke a few years later and it sat for many years until I retired. Restoring it was my first retirement project. A couple of months ago, I found a box of old sandpaper from back then and was preparing to toss it, and found several pen kits in the bottom, started me thinking about making pens for fun. Couldn't figure those kits out, no instructions, etc. I may start a thread with some photos of them, someone here may know.
NJturner
Member
Welcome! A great way to share good memories of your father - using his machine to make new things!
Kevin
Kevin
KMCloonan
Member
Hi John,
Welcome from Northern Illinois! Looking forward to seeing pictures of your pens.
Welcome from Northern Illinois! Looking forward to seeing pictures of your pens.
sorcerertd
Member
Welcome from NC! I see you are well on your way in the pen making journey.
nightrider75
Member
Welcome John from the North Shore of Minnesota. Nice job on your first pen.
Alan Morrison
Member
Hello and welcome. Good advice above re. your first pen.
wolf creek knives
Member
Welcome from Montana. Lots of info on this site.
Woodchipper
Member
Welcome for SE TN. There are number of members who started by sharpening goose quills and moved to turning pens later. Look at the library and ask lots of questions.
BarryE
Member
Welcome, one of my earliest memories of woodworking was a shopsmith