turning

I turned my first acrylic pen yesterday. I had ready about the unusual odor, which although strong, wasn't objectionable, especially since it produces such a great result. But, I was using the pen this morning (it's my first acrylic, so I'm going to keep it), and I noticed the pen still gave...

Hi all, I'm a fairly new turner, I've been turning for a couple months. Mainly bottle stoppers, tops, and ring holders. I think I am now ready to venture into the world of pens. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks JJ

My name is Brian Goulet, I'm 24 and I've been turning for just over a year. I would write my whole story, but I've already done so on my blog at http://blog.gouletpens.com. I was led to pen turning purely by divine orchestration and I've since been blessed with having sold over 400 pens and 40+...