kfieldho
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I live in upstate New York, near Saratoga. Father to two amazing women and husband to another. Late career computer scientist working in an AI research group.
I began gathering the bits 'n bobs needed to turn pens last fall. Turned my first pens (Slimlines) this past Christmas break. I'm primarily interested in using wood. I'm less interested in chasing beautiful grain or figure (I tend to think all well-finished wood has some appeal) than in sourcing materials that are meaningful in some way. For example, I am currently working on pens for my team, who worked with me over several years at field test sites throughout the eastern United States, using wood from the camera mounting brackets we used to deploy our systems.
Similarly, I just made myself this big 'ol carpenter's bench pencil using wood (ashe) from the lot we cleared to build the house we've lived in for the last 20 years
I began gathering the bits 'n bobs needed to turn pens last fall. Turned my first pens (Slimlines) this past Christmas break. I'm primarily interested in using wood. I'm less interested in chasing beautiful grain or figure (I tend to think all well-finished wood has some appeal) than in sourcing materials that are meaningful in some way. For example, I am currently working on pens for my team, who worked with me over several years at field test sites throughout the eastern United States, using wood from the camera mounting brackets we used to deploy our systems.
Similarly, I just made myself this big 'ol carpenter's bench pencil using wood (ashe) from the lot we cleared to build the house we've lived in for the last 20 years
