Any wood turners in here ?

[GilpinGuy]

Yup, If I remember correctly the woodshop teachers name was Mr. H.- Harrington I think? Then there was the metal shop teacher- Mr. Ment.

Ha! I remember Ment in metal shop. I forget who was in wood shop.

[Bailey Guns]

Very nice work. I have a ShopSmith that can be used as a lathe and I've done a few minor things with it...nothing as cool or nice as that, though.

I really want to learn to use a metal lathe. Also, I signed up for a welding class at the local high school starting next month. Looking forward to that.

[Great-Kazoo]

Ha! I remember Ment in metal shop. I forget who was in wood shop.

Feldman was printing, MacAniff-metal, McCann- Wood, Ziff- Photography and Parisi - electrical

[Irving]

Yup, If I remember correctly the woodshop teachers name was Mr. H.- Harrington I think? Then there was the metal shop teacher- Mr. Ment.

Ha! I remember Ment in metal shop. I forget who was in wood shop.

Did you guys go to the same high school?

[zteknik]

Did you guys go to the same high school?

Yes. Move all the way out here just to find someone I went to high school with and their on the same forum, go figure.

[Irving]

My very first job was at Beau Jo's in Idaho Springs about 18 years ago. There were a bunch of guys from Maine that all moved out here independently, and then all ended up working at Beau Jo's together. Bunch of East coast weirdos...





Mercula, have you made more than just the two pens? I have a feeling the time put into making them is far beyond what you'd be able to sell them for. That said, let us know if you decide to sell any.

[Ah Pook]

I haven't adone any of this since wood shop in high school. Yet another skill I'd love to get into. Do they even have wood shop any more?

I might know a guy that will be getting a wood lathe in the near future.

My favorite tool in wood shop.

[newracer]

Spinning tops are also pretty easy and fun to make. Start with a hardwood dowel glued into a small piece of hardwood.


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[bradbn4]

There is a local wood turners group in Colorado Springs area....I use to do some wood turning a few years back; mostly the same Pens, and stuff most folks do.
YoYoSpin has some free videos on YouTube that shows what he can do. He use to be the Prez of the wood turners group.

[Mercula]

Awesome , I'll check that out. Yea I've lost count of how many pens I've done , I had a Etsy shop for a bit but there are just soooo many people doing pens , once you start cranking them out they don't take terribly long but it's still hard to make it worth it selling them. Seems to be a bit more money in game calls , but I just can't compete with retired folks and such that have more time than me.