Greetings from Virginia

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wortmanb

wortmanb

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Greetings, all.

I've been making sawdust since around 2006 and just discovered woodturning when my wife found a Delta midi lathe at a garage sale and insisted I give it a look. It's been just the ticket since my current home's garage space is at a premium compared to the garage/shop I left back in Colorado a couple years ago.

So far I've taken a pen turning class at Woodcraft and have successfully turned my first solo project, a seam ripper (first of two, for my wife and mother who are both quilters). I've always been a fan of pens, so I'm really looking forward to exploring pen turning.

Cheers!
 
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Welcome from Richmond. Keep an eye out for more info on the Mid Atlantic Penturners Gathering. See links below. Hope you can make it.
 
Well, I must be doing something right -- a neighbor just asked me to do 3 pens for her as Christmas gifts to her co-workers. So either she hates them, likes my price (cover the materials and the labor's free) or she's a real sucker. I've thus far completed less than 10 pens, though I've been practicing on a grab bag of blanks I picked up for $20 at Woodcraft.

Still trying to work out my technique and learning to slow down.

Thanks for the welcome, all!
 
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