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Dalboy

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This year I did a talk at my woodturning club about decorating. Now they want one on pen turning for our hands on night this is where I will talk about pens and make one then members have a go themselves
 

Morse

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The best way is "Be prepared".
Our club did a pen night for some 30 young scouts.
They got hands on practice on wood turning, then went onto the lathe to finish prepared slimline blanks.
Some turning and sanding with different finishes, then assembley.
The club managed to send home happy scouts and their leaders with finished pens. All in 2 hours.
We were "cream crackered" but enjoyed the night.
Dave
 

KevinMc

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The best way is "Be prepared".
Our club did a pen night for some 30 young scouts.
They got hands on practice on wood turning, then went onto the lathe to finish prepared slimline blanks.
Some turning and sanding with different finishes, then assembley.
The club managed to send home happy scouts and their leaders with finished pens. All in 2 hours.
We were "cream crackered" but enjoyed the night.
Dave

I recall this debate at an AGM trying to get younger people to try Woodturning but there was a debate about what was required and it was turned down ...shame really it would be good to get younger involved I wish I had tried this at a much younger age.

Kevin :banana:
 

Dalboy

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The best way is "Be prepared".

I will be preparing a number of tubes by glueing them in blanks as I will not have time to do that part of the operation on the evening as well as those that wish to have a go
 

Woody

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Good luck m8 you will have fun nothing better than teaching a hobby you love m8 all my kids and grand kids have turned a pen or 2
 

Dalboy

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The demo does not worry me at all it was the fact that I don't turn many pens now but I always get asked questions as many in our club know my abilities in many forms of turning.

I think I should start a skills meeting and get some of the other members involved who have knowledge in certain field of turning.
 

Bill Mooney

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Enjoy your night mate & don’t forget to tell them that this is your method of making & finishing a pen & that there are various ways of making a pen or you’ll spend all night discussing all the alternative methods.
 
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