Priusjames
Member
Hello-
I'm new to the pen turners forum, and am kind of overwhelmed by the main site...feeling shut out of the classifieds, for sure...but more on that in another post.
I'm also new to turning, pens/pencils seem like a great place to start. I figure my best bet for real, actual hands on contact might be in a more local source.
I own a Shopsmith (am waiting for my mandrel from Penn now) and some regular sized turning tools, have been working on wood-geared clocks recently and need a break, need to do something that happens more quickly for a while.
I can see there's not much activity here, but I know there are people in southern Ca on the main site. Thought I'd send a message to test the waters.
I'd be interested in meeting others nearby, to learn what I can from hands-on experience (watching others before I do something stupid). I'm in southern Orange County, Laguna Hills.
A group gathering might be nice, too, but I wouldn't have much to offer for a while!
I'm new to the pen turners forum, and am kind of overwhelmed by the main site...feeling shut out of the classifieds, for sure...but more on that in another post.
I'm also new to turning, pens/pencils seem like a great place to start. I figure my best bet for real, actual hands on contact might be in a more local source.
I own a Shopsmith (am waiting for my mandrel from Penn now) and some regular sized turning tools, have been working on wood-geared clocks recently and need a break, need to do something that happens more quickly for a while.
I can see there's not much activity here, but I know there are people in southern Ca on the main site. Thought I'd send a message to test the waters.
I'd be interested in meeting others nearby, to learn what I can from hands-on experience (watching others before I do something stupid). I'm in southern Orange County, Laguna Hills.
A group gathering might be nice, too, but I wouldn't have much to offer for a while!
