Hello all. I only started woodturning fairly recently and have started making some pens. Finding them good for building confidence and consistency as they are achievable in fairly short windows of time.
I do a lot of youth / young adult care and support work based on the family farm. I am finding them useful for that too. Helping with the preparation and assembly of pens and key rings is a great focus point for a number of the lads I work with. Especially when they get to take one home or know someone wanted one they helped make ! Mainly using wood we've cut or coppiced on the farm so they get to see an added outcome from hard work they did, in some cases nearly two years ago. :-)
What I am also finding is something that started as an asset for my work is now becoming personally rather fascinating and involved. Hence looking up a forum and seeking to go a bit further myself.
I may not get time to post much or have a lot to say but I look forward to picking up some pointers and keeping an interest growing.
I do a lot of youth / young adult care and support work based on the family farm. I am finding them useful for that too. Helping with the preparation and assembly of pens and key rings is a great focus point for a number of the lads I work with. Especially when they get to take one home or know someone wanted one they helped make ! Mainly using wood we've cut or coppiced on the farm so they get to see an added outcome from hard work they did, in some cases nearly two years ago. :-)
What I am also finding is something that started as an asset for my work is now becoming personally rather fascinating and involved. Hence looking up a forum and seeking to go a bit further myself.
I may not get time to post much or have a lot to say but I look forward to picking up some pointers and keeping an interest growing.
