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Nick Thompson

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Nick Thompson

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Hi All.

After "lurking" for a while I have now signed up to this excellent forum!

I am new to woodturning; I have had a very small lathe for a few months and just last week took delivery of a more powerful and capacious beast - A Stratos FU230 LV - which was bought from the exellent Simon Hope Woodturning in the UK.

Whilst I am new to woodturning I am not new to woodwork and my "retirement gig" is to run a small woodwork school in the north of (old) England. www.northernschoolofwoodwork.co.uk - based in Farsely, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. I have run the school since I retired from my "day job" 5 years ago - I am 59 now. I live a few miles north of my workshop on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. I travelled a lot when I was working and spent a lot of time in the US in particular New York City and Lincoln, Nebraska - two rather different places I know..... I really loved my time in the US.

I am looking forward to learning from your collective experience and maybe sharing some thoughts if I ever have anything of value to put out!

Cheers
Nick
 
Hi Nick. Welcome to the forum! Your retirement gig sounds like a dream job to me. I'm sure you'll have some valuable input to offer, and looking forward to seeing you more here. Happy turning!

Mark
 
Welcome Nick, from the Antipodes. There is a wealth of info here and the folks love to share it. Share what you do and you will gain positive feed back, its part of the culture here.
 
Hi Nick, Welcome to the forum, you will find a lot of helpful people here who are a mine of information. I've had a look at "Sunny Bank Mills" and may make a visit next time I'm in the area. The whole complex appears very interesting and well worth a trip. I'm in Lincolnshire UK so could easily do the return journey in a day!
 
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