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WillieD

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Hi everyone,

I lurked here a few times prior to joining. It seems like a great community and I look forward to learning and sharing.

I've been turning since the early 80's and truly love it. My first pens were made by cannibalizing cheap counterfeit Cross pen transmissions and going to a machinist friend to help with making the other parts. I don't even know if pen kits were available back then.

Rather than a penturner, I'm a woodturner who also turns pens. I can tell by looking through the forums that I'll be spending more time with pens than I previously have. Seeing the work that this group has done has really opened my mind and I already have at least a dozen PBIs (partly baked ideas) that I can't wait to try.
 
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Welcome Bill, from far west Kentucky, to the addiction, sometimes referred to as the vortex. You mention that you have read some of the site, be sure to give the library a good bit of time. The link is at the top of the page. You will find an article called Library Index. This covers tutorials on about anything pen making you can think of. You will also notice that there are articles listed by year. Much good info there as well. When these fail to answer your questions, by all means post it here. I have never seen one go unanswered very long. You might also want to give this thread a good look. It has some very good info for the beginning pen turner; http://content.penturners.org/library/general_reference/Getting_started_in_pen_turning.pdf. Grab some wood, make some shavings and have fun all the while being safe.
Have a look at the series of videos ed4copies has just posted showing how to complete a pen from drill to finish.

Charles
 
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