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Rick P

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Howdy My name is Rick and I live in palmer Alaska. I have been turning pens, as well as other stuff, for about a year and recently started selling my pens. So far the response from my costomers has been wonderful! I work mostly in "Alaskan" materials, antler, bone (Mammoth and whale) walrus ivory and if someone orders it Mammoth ivory. I also work with burled and spalted native Alaskan trees.....there is only 6 of them, 5 if alder is considered a bush.
 
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Welcome from Southeast (Alaska) --

(P.S I think there are more than 6 trees on the list for Alaska. I get some respectible bowls from the Red Alder, but Sitka Alder us usually limited to bottle stoppers. )

Ken in Juneau
 
welcome aboard! my brother worked on a mission trip in Palmer about 25 years ago, built a firehouse I believe...still standing?
 
Welcome Rick! This is a great site with very talented folks. I was stationed in Kodiak for 13 years. I really miss Alaska. I really like turning antler and bone, I'd like to see some of your work so please post some pics.
 
KenV said:
Welcome from Southeast (Alaska) --

(P.S I think there are more than 6 trees on the list for Alaska. I get some respectible bowls from the Red Alder, but Sitka Alder us usually limited to bottle stoppers. )

Ken in Juneau
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Howdy Ken! Lets see birch, alder, cotton wood, black spruce and blue spruce, willow......thats it around here my friend. Southeast has a LOT more diversity than mainland Alsaka, woulda been more accurate to say 6 in my neck of the woods. ;>)
 
AKPenTurner said:
Welcome to the IAP also from Alaska!
I work with many of the same materials you do.
Mammoth bone is one of my all time favorites.
-Silas
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Mammoth bone is nice to work with, I love the sence of history and the "oooooo golly" effect of working with it. I do a fair amount of fishing near you! Lots of very good and creative people down your way.
 
Aways interested in turning new materials Frank, I am also a bowyer and frequently get 6-8 foot long logs mailed to me from Hawaii.........my mail man hates me! Where in California is Paso Robles? I was lead guide at Monterrey Bay Kayaks for a season, neat area with some awesome surf!
 
Rick P said:
GoodTurns said:
welcome aboard! my brother worked on a mission trip in Palmer about 25 years ago, built a firehouse I believe...still standing?
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Hmmm not sure, I'll do some checking though. Was it in the city of Palmer itself?
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not sure... it was a church mission and I know they based in Palmer...think it was in the city, the pics had other buildings around. would have been round 1983-85.
 
Mountian veiw is downtown now Ben the state is growing way to fast!

Goodturns

I'll do a bit of checking for ya. I didnt come north till 1999, origonally form the upper peninsula of Michigan. Moved to Alaska cause the weather is better and were a few jobs left. I currently am a stay at home dad, what an awesome place to raise a kid! I have got to be one of the luckiest men I know! I hunt and fish when I want and my son is my favorite hunting pard.
 
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