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Hello.

Duncan

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Joined
Aug 7, 2019
Posts
4
Location
Bucks
First Name
Duncan
Hello all. I only started woodturning fairly recently and have started making some pens. Finding them good for building confidence and consistency as they are achievable in fairly short windows of time.
I do a lot of youth / young adult care and support work based on the family farm. I am finding them useful for that too. Helping with the preparation and assembly of pens and key rings is a great focus point for a number of the lads I work with. Especially when they get to take one home or know someone wanted one they helped make ! Mainly using wood we've cut or coppiced on the farm so they get to see an added outcome from hard work they did, in some cases nearly two years ago. :-)
What I am also finding is something that started as an asset for my work is now becoming personally rather fascinating and involved. Hence looking up a forum and seeking to go a bit further myself.
I may not get time to post much or have a lot to say but I look forward to picking up some pointers and keeping an interest growing.
 

Morse

Graduate Member
Joined
Dec 20, 2016
Posts
679
Location
Cheshire. UK
First Name
Dave
Welcome Duncan.
You've reached a very friendly forum.
Ask away if you have any questions. There's lots of knowable people on here.

Dave
 

Pierre

Graduate Member
Joined
Sep 2, 2015
Posts
996
Location
Southern Central France
First Name
Pierre
Hi Duncan and welcome, and what a good project, I salute your patience

If you are using coppiced wood then I recommend that you set some aside for the pen making and in the thickest sections you can , then spit it in half and let it air dry with a space in between each piece, count on 1 year for each 1" of thickness for drying. This will avoid your pens splitting off the tube later on.

PG
 

Duncan

Apprentice Member
Joined
Aug 7, 2019
Posts
4
Location
Bucks
First Name
Duncan
Hello Pierre, I currently have a mix of wild cherry, spalted beech, hazel and a small amount of blackthorn cut, split and tucked away in various nooks and crannies around the farm barns and outbuildings. It is definitely a lesson in patience !
Hello Paul, likewise. Thanks for the welcome.
 

flexi

Executive Member
Joined
Sep 12, 2014
Posts
6,159
Location
Maidstone
First Name
mark
Hello Duncan, Welcome to the funny farm, what a great way to start and a good thing to be doing.....
Long may you continue!:thumbs::thumbs:
 
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