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My boys said they'd like some if they're still available. Now that we've finished up school, they're looking for something to keep them busy.

Didn't see your post until today. We're finishing up our home school year, and the boys (14 & 12) said they'd love to make some pens for soldiers, so we'd be interested.

It's my husband's fault. He loves woodworking (when he has time) and wanted me out in the shop with him (and equally addicted), so he suggested son #1 and I take a pen turning class. We both loved it...

Please let Stacey know that many of us are praying for peace for all of her family.

That is SO cool! Guess I'll meekly get back to turning pens, now.

I think Ponderosa Pine smells like vanilla. Tell her that, and maybe she'll let you turn it inside. ;)

You will have a lot of pitch, so just to let you know, DeSolv It from WalMart takes it off anything, including clothing and hair -- oh, and tools. We just had 2 heavy spring snows that snapped...

Mark, I have no advice to offer, since I'm a rank beginner, but want to encourage you in this new hobby with your son. I also became addicted with my 14-year-old son. My husband encouraged us to...

I have the exact same problem, and we splurged on the expensive, sturdier "professional" (hah!) mandrel. I'm anxious to hear some answers.

I'm certainly no expert, but Richard Raffan seems to be, and he recommends the center be about at the turner's elbow height. I'm vertically challenged ;) (almost 5' tall), so I actually stand on...

You just make us sick! I read this post to my boys and we were all groaning, saying, "How can they BURN that kind of wood???" Here we're also blessed with an abundance of wood, but it's one...

The 14-year-old boy prefers the skew, too. He just went out and made a captive ring on a stick. (We home school -- that was shop class. Work with me, here.) I'm sure it's good for something --...

Bummer that my degree is in software engineering, not mechanical, and when I take things apart to check them, I always have parts left over after I put them back together.... I'm probably better off...

But if she had any idea what she was doing, she would have known the lathe wasn't working correctly. My wonderful husband gave me a Jet 1442 for Christmas, and I was thrilled, but I was having a...

I'm gonna have to get me some of that stuff!

Okay, I thought I was too new at turning to have a "don't do this" but got one yesterday: No matter how cold it is in the garage, never let teenage boys glue up pen blanks at your kitchen island! ...

Bill, do you have a link to this? It sounds like it would work for us.

George, thanks for that reference -- I will look at it as soon as I can.

Here is the set of tools I have:
http://www.pennstateind.com/store/lcsixw.html
Apparently the gouge I've been using is...

Thanks, all! I did take a pen class at Woodcraft with my teenage son, and we both got hooked. I know there is a turner's group that meets there once a month, but I couldn't make it to the last one....

Well, I think I'm using the skew as a skew. I cut with it at an angle and get lovely curly shavings. We also got the wolverine jig for sharpening, and I have to confess that turning is way more fun...

I am totally new at this, and could use some advice about tools. My husband got me a set of Benjamins' Best HSS tools, which seem to have a good variety. He also got me a book and videos by Richard...

Congratulations! You've saved youselves and your families much anguish. My dad finally quit after being diagnosed with emphysema -- it's way too late by then. I was at his side when he passed in...

I voted no, but I'm brand new to turning and I'm a chicken. I'm also trying to set a good example for my boys when they use the lathe -- I should probably follow the rules I insist they follow. And...

Tyler, thank you so much for asking what I've been afraid to ask! My very first creation on my new lathe was a pastry rolling pin (pretty simple, but I've been wanting one) -- my boys and I had...

But those are the perfect colors for the University of Wyoming, where I was in the marching band -- right up until my lips froze to my flute :eek: playing "Cowboy Joe" on a lovely Saturday afternoon...