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First attempts.

Duncan

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Hello all. New to this forum and pretty much to turning in general.
Hopefully I've managed to attach some pictures of pens we've made recently. I say "we" as most were made with varying amounts of involvement from a number of young lads I work with on the family farm. All of them have struggled at school and in other settings for various reasons. They like the practical aspects of the farm and the wide range of tasks and jobs to be done. The wood work / turning is proving very engaging and constructive for them.
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flexi

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There are some very nice pens there, a couple of very interesting colour combinations, but on the whole every thing looks well turned, so you should be very happy:banana::banana:
 

alan morrison

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Great job, Duncan, especially in the light of them being first attempts, and harvesting your own timber as well.
You should be very pleased with them.
Pass on my congratulations to the lads.

Alan
 

Duncan

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Thanks for the comments. I'll pass them on. :-)
The multi coloured blanks were in a box of bits passed on to us so we had a bit of fun with them to see what they'd look like. We've enjoyed using the woods from the farm, especialy the spalted beech and cherry. We've also used some reclaimed wood from old furniture and barn build off cuts. Oak and walnut with some interesting pallet wood too.
I need to get more time in the workshop on my own and get my practice and projects in now. :-)
 
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