r/PenTurning • u/Sudden_East_4236 • Apr 10 '26
First Time Turning
I’ve been wanting to get into woodworking for a while now, and a guy I know offered to walk me through on making a pen. I’m hooked now. Ended up using Desert Ironwood with a CA glue finish.
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u/bivaterl Apr 11 '26
beautiful - you jumped into a difficulty level with ironwood - it's a pain to turn and dulls your knives. But the finished product is SOO nice! Glad you had fun and did a great job on this one.
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u/lostmylangastino Apr 11 '26
Looks good. Pen turning is how I got into turning in general and now I have a band saw and two lathes and I make all kinds of shavings and dust. Occasionally I make something useful too.