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I second Rich on this. Buy at least 2 of several different pen types. This will allow you to mess the first one up of each type and hopefully have a good one after you figure it out.

Cigar's...

"If you want Berea kits, call Berea directly - Larry usually answers the phone, at 877-736-5487. In fact, not half an hour ago I called him and ordered 125 kits of the American flat-top double twist,...

I really like that atlas!

If you take the comfort pen (the one that has the rubber grip) and throw away the rubber grip it gives you a slightly larger diameter pen but with the same basic dimensions as the slimline. The...

Does anyone know of a woodturning club in the greater Huntsville/Madison/Decatur area?

Looking on the AAW website it seems this area seems to be right out of commuting range of most of the...

I typically use my drill press to drill my blanks but unless it is an expensive or rare blank, I just drill all the way through. If I want to limit my chances of messing up, then I do as others have...

Easy solution:
Step 1: Buy the new monster band saw.
Step 2: Put monster band saw in kitchen or living room.
Step 3: Act like you don't see it when questioned about it.


Ok, really I...

I have to second the harbor freight set. I picked one up when I started turning a few years ago and have made quite a few pens with it.

I have ruined the grind on a few of them and would feel...

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See link above, it covers what I was gonna say just better organized and more in depth. :)

I am going to be following this thread. I have been sanding to 400, applying CA, then sanding to 12000 with micromesh. I have kind of gotten tired of using so much CA so I may swap to something...

What qualifies as the best mini will depend largely on what you plan to do.
If you are wanting to teach classes or turn proffessionally(8 hours a day, every day), then the Vicmarc will probably be...

Heard a story on the radio this morning. A group of New England Craftsmen and Artists are sueing a store called Christmas Tree Shops, which is owed by Bed Bath and Beyond if I remember correctly. ...

Well, on the 4th we had a pretty got some pretty bad rain and straight line wind. SWMBO and I got home from her grandparent's to find about a 1 foot diameter section of a tree broken off. I think...

I agree on the VS not really being that important. Back when I was looking to get my Jet mini, I compared the base one with the one with variable speed. I just couldn't see the variable speed as...

Thats funny. The article in woodturning design said to use 5 grooves because it "had" to be an odd number, and 3 wasn't enough. I don't know why or where this standard came from but when I started...

The best place to look (exluding the internet) is your local library. Any small-medium sized city should have a woodworking section that contains some turning information. Huntsville Public Library...

I have been making pens for over a year now, and my wife(until May, my fiance) has never been overly impressed. Granted she always made the habbit of stealing her favorites, but she has never been...

About a year and a half ago I was in your boat.

I dont think I would go with the pen lathe. I cant comment on the durability of them since I dont have one and haven't done that much research on...

We used to use something like that on one of my dads old trucks when I was a kid. Me and my brothers would ride in the back all the time (shouldn't do that, I know). It was supposed to allow you to...

The irony is that while you were driving through my hometown of Fayetteville, I was heading to Madison for an event out there. Didn't go well, only sold one pen :( . Should have stayed home and cut...

I just recently found my way here. I turn mostly pens but have decided to start making other stuff and found my way here from the pen dedicated site I normally go to.

I am married, live in...