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markspens

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Good afternoon folks, I figured I should at least make an introduction as I have been lurking on the forum for a while now. My name is Mark and I have been turning pens for about 5 years (woodworking for 30 years). I am located in the Northern Virginia area and work as a locksmith to pay the mortgage. I am very impressed with some of the craftsmanship shown here and hopefully aspire to turn as beautiful pens as I have seen posted. I'm sure I'll have some questions as we go along but I'll search the forum for answers first. Enough for now---Time to research casting-LOL.
 
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markspens said:
Good afternoon folks, I figured I should at least make an introduction as I have been lurking on the forum for a while now. My name is Mark and I have been turning pens for about 5 years (woodworking for 30 years). I am located in the Northern Virginia area and work as a locksmith to pay the mortgage. I am very impressed with some of the craftsmanship shown here and hopefully aspire to turn as beautiful pens as I have seen posted. I'm sure I'll have some questions as we go along but I'll search the forum for answers first. Enough for now---Time to research casting-LOL.
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I may have to draw inspiration from you. I never made an introduction on IAP either.

Welcome!
 
Good to see that you came out of the shadows. There are a lot of fine folk in VA on the IAP and you might be able to get some local help on casting.
 
Thank you for all the warm welcomes. I'll try to be somewhat active on the forum but due to the job and the hobby I may not be able to post as much as I'd like. That being said, I just placed an order so that I can start casting my own blanks thanks to the wisdom I have found here already! Thanks again.
 
Welcome Mark, 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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