shoelessjj
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Hello All ... Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. My name is John and I'm from Kentucky. I must say that the pen turning bug bit me about a month ago and I love it. I find myself sneaking out to the garage after midnight to squeeze in just one more thing - "Oh I'll just square up those two blanks so I can be ready tomorrow to work on it." A moment later, "Heck the blanks are squared. I'll just throw them on the lathe and get a start on them."
You all probably know what I'm talking about. I have always been interested in turning bowls and haven't done that yet, but one day I found myself in WoodCraft and it was nearing Valentines Day and I thought that it would be fun to go through building a pen. I could give the result to my fiance as a V-Day gift. It took off from there. I picked up a Delta Midi lathe 46-460 and before long I was in business.
Currently I'm running through turning several styles and working with different woods and learning how to adapt to a few issues that have presented themselves. I'm learning what accessories work well and what seem to be crap. I've had to curb my spending for a while and make due with some things I currently have but that builds character and adaptability.
I have to address the future and how I want to proceed tool wise. So much says stick with the traditional tool set: Roughing gouge, Skew chisel, Spindlemaster. I started out with the Easy Wood Finisher tool and I've had success. I don't want to limit myself so I will be exploring this issue in more depth as time moves on. I suppose since I have interest in bowl turning as well, that this will impact how I decide to move forward regarding tools.
Anyway ... that is who I am and kind of what I'm up to. Thanks for allowing me to join up. Now I'm off to find a place to ask a question about pitting in a Maple Burl blank and how to deal with that.
Catch up to some of you later
ShoelessJJ (John)
You all probably know what I'm talking about. I have always been interested in turning bowls and haven't done that yet, but one day I found myself in WoodCraft and it was nearing Valentines Day and I thought that it would be fun to go through building a pen. I could give the result to my fiance as a V-Day gift. It took off from there. I picked up a Delta Midi lathe 46-460 and before long I was in business.
Currently I'm running through turning several styles and working with different woods and learning how to adapt to a few issues that have presented themselves. I'm learning what accessories work well and what seem to be crap. I've had to curb my spending for a while and make due with some things I currently have but that builds character and adaptability.
I have to address the future and how I want to proceed tool wise. So much says stick with the traditional tool set: Roughing gouge, Skew chisel, Spindlemaster. I started out with the Easy Wood Finisher tool and I've had success. I don't want to limit myself so I will be exploring this issue in more depth as time moves on. I suppose since I have interest in bowl turning as well, that this will impact how I decide to move forward regarding tools.
Anyway ... that is who I am and kind of what I'm up to. Thanks for allowing me to join up. Now I'm off to find a place to ask a question about pitting in a Maple Burl blank and how to deal with that.
Catch up to some of you later
ShoelessJJ (John)
