Pen turning question

Re: Pen turning question *LINK*

Russ Fairfield

>You can go to my Website and the instructions are free.


Making A Pen

Re: Pen turning question

clint godin

>hi dave,

only about 6 wks into this myself. flat boarder too.did your turning kit come with a book .i just took the bull by the horns and

found sites asked ?????'s one site gave me a heads up on this one i like this one! it's

helped me out.i probably was not much help but i

wanted to extend a welcome clint

Re: Pen turning question

Scott Greaves, Blackfoot Idaho

>Hi Dave!

The Freedom Pen Project is a worthy choice of reasons to get into penturning! Good for you!

Bill's video is great! It is worth the money! I watch it over and over, and get something new out of it each time!

Although he's shy, Russ also has some penturning videos out. I don't have his first one, but I do have his second one, and it is great! And like Russ suggested, check out his website - it has a great set of instructions on it!

About the best book I've seen is the one by Kip Christensen and Rex Burningham. I have heard they are working on a video as well, but it will be later this year!

If you have any specific penturning questions, just post them here, and we'll be glad to answer them. But be aware there are penturning sites on the Internet that may be of interest. Here's the two I like best:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/

http://www.penturners.org/forum/portal.asp

The nice thing about these two sites is the pictures. There is nothing like pictures of nice pens to get you fired up!

Have fun!

Scott.

Dave, Scott will not...

BubbaBob

>...brag on himself, so I will.

The web site penturners.org is a great site, with a wealth of information. It also, in large part, is a result of Scott Greaves' efforts.

My only complaint about the site (pay attention here Scott) is the fact that it refuses to remember me. I mostly lurk, but every time I try to post it asks who I am (password, etc), and since I have no memory, I can never remember the info...so I read, learn, but don't post.

It's a great site and Scott and his compatriots deserve kudos for good pen turning info.

BubbaBob

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glh of Nashville, TN

>Dave,

I'm new to penturning also and just received Bill Baumbeck's DVD a couple of weeks ago. It is extremely useful. He covers the details of how to make three different styles (slim, father Sing, and European) in detail-from bandsawing blanks to finishing.

Since I got into woodworking about 4 years ago, I have acquired a large selection of instructional videos. This is one of the best because of the detail.