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Hello, I am Greg Copeland, I am a USAF veteran, will turn 50 next year and I am located in the Waco, TX area. I currently work as a business consultant but my background is in aerospace and defense. I am new to wood turning as of September of last year I purchased a Laguna1216. Since then I have...

Hello, I'm happy to call myself a new member of this forum. I've got a keen interest in learning and sharing techniques. I'm living in North Western Spain at the moment and have a small shop and store where I sell my work. Here there is a somewhat important wood turning culture and I'm very...

Been turning about 15 years, making furniture about 30. Started because I needed table legs. First lathe I bought for $5 at an auction and paid way too much. I mostly turn bowls with green wood, found locally or sometimes purchased. Currently turning pieces with 100+ year old pine from old...

Hi, I'm retired now in Townsend, TN. I started turning pens about a month ago and have done about 30. I plan to attend the local club in Knoxville but was not able to make the meeting this month so hopefully next month. I'm taking a pen course at the Folk School in Brasstown, NC next week an a...

Hi, I am Bruno from a small country in Europe, called Belgium. Our capital is Brussels. I live and work in a small city called Genk. I am a furniture maker and have a part time job as a architectural draftsman. As you will notice, my native language isn't English, but Dutch (Flemish). I started...

Hello from the western states. Though I’ve been building up a tool collection and basic skills after building my little woodshop a couple years ago, I’m still just turning out cutting boards! I’ll be looking to this crew to help my break out and go beyond the basics. Turning has caught my eye...