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Bonjour from La Belle France

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bladerunner1948

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Mark
Hi All,

Marco to my friends. Born and bred in Scotland, working life in London, retirement in France. After a life in IT, finally came to realise what my dad (an excellent cabinet maker and all round craftsman) saw in wood (no pun intended), and took up woodturning.
Thoroughly enjoying it when not busy trying to restore the house here. Built in 1830 so poses a few challenges.

Waded into pen turning in the last year or so but am still up at the shallow end, so looking forward to learning a lot more from all you like minded turners.

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fortress

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Welcome to the group Marco, when I joined the forum I had nothing, and I've still got a lot left.
 
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Welcome on board Marco, hope to learn from you as well along the way..

:thinks:a Scotsman in exile in France. In my experience they are very similar teritory, apart from the weather.

Lingo is the same as far as I'm concerned, can't understand the Scott's nor the french.:face:
 
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bladerunner1948

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Mark
Hi all,

thanks for the warm welcome.

Pierre, I'm a bit farther north than you in the Maine-et-Loire.

Mark and Peter, The first pens I ever made were made with Australian wood. Coolibah burl and yellow box burl. You've got some nice timbers down under. I have a mate in Bellingen who has a lady friend in Tasmania so the odd bit of wood makes its way back here from both places.

Eamonn, you are right. A lot of affinity between the French and the Scots. Goes back to the Jacobite rebellion.

M
 
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