Len Beck

[Len Beck]

Hi all. Newly retired. Have always been fascinated by wood turning and an uncle recently piqued my interest. Been acquiring tools and parts and my lathe will be delivered next week. Been binging hard on turning videos and any info I can find on the web and came across this site. Doesn’t look like there are any local groups within about 150 miles or so so will have to gather whatever knowledge I can get here and through on line classes and videos. Not in any hurry, plenty of time to take it slow and try to do it right. Looking forward to a new adventure. My biggest question right now is where to source wood in the northwest. Lots of pine and fir around here but not much hardwood that I’m aware of. Guess just about anything will work to learn on but have to figure out where to get quality stuff at some point. Like I said, have a lot to learn. Looking forward to getting to know everyone.

 

[Gerald Lawrence]

Welcome to the forums. There are some clubs with Zoom meetings you might enjoy.
This list is old but is worth a try.

Note this was during covid and some clubs such as mine Magnolia Woodturners are no longer doing Zoom.

 

[Kent Reisdorph]

Welcome, Len. You probably found www.turnawoodbowl.com. He has a ton of great videos and articles for beginners and intermediate turners alike.

 

[Mark Hepburn]

Len, welcome to the forum. I hope your interest is just the beginning of a great time turning!