Hello from Arkansas!

[Wolfeman46]

Hey all from AR! I have always had the desire to make my own pens because every time I went to a local market or trade show I would buy pens... Well, this week is my 5th wedding anniversary and my wife bought me an Excelsior mini-lathe from Rockler as the 'wood' part and I am getting the carbide pen kit from them this week also (I have a cheap set for the moment). I can't believe how much fun it is. I've been missing out! I made two pens this past week (one bubinga and one purpleheart) and I'm hooked. I've been messing with woodwork for awhile now, but this is a WHOLE new world. I can see how you can spend a ton of money and fast...


I'm excited about being a part of the forums. I've seen a lot of great pens on the site (before I was a member) and hope to get to that point some day!

 

[joe004]

Welcome! I also live in Arkansas and am new to turning. This place has a ton of information and people willing to help you learn the ins and outs of pen turning.

 

[Edgar]

Welcome from Texas
I also have an Excelsior lathe & have been quite satisfied with it.

 

[wwneko]

Cabot is becoming a popular place for penturners!

 

[wob50]

Welcome from Louisiana

 

[Ligget]

Welcome from Scotland!

 

[Imaginethat]

Dennis from AZ, welcome. Great knowledge base and insight here mixed with a little humor. Time spent turning will give a lot of fun.

 

[Simsonicole]

Welcome from Perth, Australia

 

[Le Monde Du Bois]

Welcome from Merville, France.

 

[asyler]

welcome, i'm in bryant, ar..check out the central arkansas chapter page in the forums section under 'local chapters'

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Matt.

 

[rholiday]

Welcome from South Carolina.

 

[BSea]

Welcome from Little Rock!

Cabot is becoming a popular place for penturners!

Well, it's ok. :biggrin:

 

[BJohn]

Another welcome from Cabot

 

[JimB]

Welcome from upstate New York. There's nothing wrong with a cheap set of tools. I still use my Harbor Freight set of tools that I purchased 8 years ago. I use the set to turn almost all my pens and other small items even though I have other individual tools that cost double what that entire set cost.

 

[SDB777]

Welcome aboard!!!!



Scott B

 

[edman2]

Welcome Matt. Our next Arkansas local chapter meeting is set for June 13. Maybe you can join us!

 

[DLGunn]

Welcome from northeast AR. Where in Arkansas are you from?

 

[Phillip Kelley]

Welcome!

Welcome from lower Arkansas, the southeast corner, way down @ Crossett! The Central Arkansas Chapter is supposed to have its quarterly meeting on June 15th...(somewhere) no one seems ot know! lol We have started a wood turning club donw here. We meet on the 1st Thursday of each month & usually have a demo, a show & tell of previous month's turned projects, and a pen swap! If you are close, send me a message & I can give you more details....:hammer: We turn everything form pens, to bowls, to bottle stoppers &:bananen_smilies051: duck calls!

 

[mark james]

Welcome from Ohio.

Have FUN!

 

[Rink]

Welcome from Northwest Arkansas!