Welcome !!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm am new to the group also but new to turning as well. I'm just starting out with a Jet 1041. ❤ Melissa CAS Richmond Area Coordinator ...
A friend of mine is considering opening what could be called a community workshop where one would pay an hourly fee to come, use the power tools and work on...
A place like that opened up here in Oregon. They had grand ideas and gave access to some very high end machines, including CNC machines. I have a friend that...
Folks, The membership model of a woodworking business opened Sunday a weekend ago. The business is in Philadelphia (actually Manayunk). The website is...
CREATIVE WORKBENCH ......................SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK This week I have a few more new pen blanks, segmented and solid wood , available for sale....
Hi Joe can you give me a total price for the black ash and red flame thanks. Allan ... From: Joe <jschneider1@...> Subject: [penturners] AD:WOOD PEN...
Leland - you have found the right combination. I cheat on all of my pen turnings and use my disk sander to take off some of the M3 blanks and then have been...
Joe - I received the blanks I ordered along with your thoughtful contribution to my projects. The blanks are beautiful and I expect will make beautiful pens...
One mistake people make is thinking that they should turn the speed up when a metal or material is hard to cut, such as when drilling a blank, when in fact...
Leland - one other thing that i do if i have a somewhat fragile pen blank that is still not round is to use my Easy Wood square carbide cutter tool to round...
... In my line of work-not woodworking, I absolutely have to agree. I have on occasion, the need to drill a hole in a piece of metal harder than a file- thats...
I used to do a lot of broken stud removal, and although the customer would to tell me that they didn't touch it, it was not unusual to find one or two broken...
This is very interesting to me. I have had my drill press on the slowest speed possible for years. I commonly drill hard steel plates with a 9/16 bit and...
CREATIVE WORKBENCH ......................SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK This week I have a few more new pen blanks, segmented and solid wood , available for sale. They...
I have an eight piece set of Bonnie Klein turning tools by Henry Taylor for sale. These tools are for making small scale turnings like her finger tops and...
I came across some Oregon Myrtlewood (scientific name Umbellularia) and am offering some of it for sale to the group. Myrtlewood only grows on the Oregon coast...
CREATIVE WORKBENCH ......................SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK This week I have a few more new pen blanks, segmented and solid wood , available for sale. They...
Hi Steve - I'll take 6 of them please! I need your PayPal info again and I'll send the $20 today. Thank you, Barry Ricketts 7 Green Lane Hilton, NY 14468...
Richard L. Greenwald, LLC caters toward the "kit-less" pen maker, but also has a few things that component pen makers can use. We are a direct importer of...
Hi Barry, My PayPal info is sbig333@.... But.... If you go to pnwblanks.com/myrtlewood.htm, I've created shopping cart links under the pictures so you...
This week I have some more of the curly western red cedar pen blanks for sale. Rather than offer these in lots, I am selling these pieces individually. As I...
I made up some Celtic Knot pieces from Katalox (Mexican Royal Ebony), and some locally grown cherry that was harvested in Fall 2008. Katalox is a very nice...
CREATIVE WORKBENCH ......................PEN BLANKS FOR THIS WEEK This week I have a few more new pen blanks, segmented and solid wood , available for sale....
ATIVE WORKBENCH ......................SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK This week I have a few more new pen blanks, segmented and solid wood , available for sale. They...
I have a special offer to celebrate the onset of warm weather. Order either a Better Pen Mandrel or a Better Mandrel Saver and receive 4 FREE hardwood pen...