• The forum upgrades have been completed. These were moderate security fixes from our software vendor and it looks like everything is working well. If you see any problems please post in the Forum Technical Support forum or email us at forum_moderator (at) aawforum.org. Thank you
  • February 2026 Turning Challenge: Cookie Jar! (click here for details)
  • Congratulations to Chad Eames for "Red Tines" being selected as Turning of the Week for February 23, 2026 (click here for details)
  • AAW Symposium demonstrators announced - If the 2026 AAW International Woodturning Symposium is not on your calendar, now is the time to register. And there are discounts available if you sign up early, by Feb. 28. Early Bird pricing gives you the best rate for our 40th Anniversary Symposium in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 4–7, 2026. (There are discounts for AAW chapter members too) For more information vist the discussion thread here or the AAW registration page
  • Welcome new registering member. Your username must be your real First and Last name (for example: John Doe). "Screen names" and "handles" are not allowed and your registration will be deleted if you don't use your real name. Also, do not use all caps nor all lower case.

My first meeting of the Midland Woodturning Chapter.

Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Joined
Oct 23, 2018
Messages
252
Likes
159
Location
Omaha, TX
Well first off, bunch of friendly people. About 12 members. It was a little ironic as I've been turning about a couple dozen pens lately and was hoping to get to learn something different. They had a demonstration today and it turned out to be pen turning. Lol Anyway, after the demo, I met with a couple guys that gave me some pointers on returning back to my small candydish bowl that I'm wanting to finish. They also had a raffle and I won three 12" Box Elder pen blanks. That was a nice plus! So it looks like I'm going to join the chapter and have some fun.
Bobby
 
Last edited:
Good! Box elder is beautiful and is my wife's favorite. I'll take them if yo don't want them. lol You will find a lot of helpful members there. I joined AAW and a local chapter, never regretted the investment which is what I consider it to be.
In addition, allow me to suggest www.penturners.org as a website that specializes in penturning, as the name suggests.
 
John Torchick said:
Good! Box elder is beautiful and is my wife's favorite. I'll take them if yo don't want them. lol You will find a lot of helpful members there. I joined AAW and a local chapter, never regretted the investment which is what I consider it to be.
In addition, allow me to suggest www.penturners.org as a website that specializes in penturning, as the name suggests.
Click to expand...
Now I see why your wife loves this wood John. I couldn't wait to go ahead and turn a pen with one of the blanks.
IMG_2987 crop.jpg
IMG_2989 crop.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top