re: #39 b_sharp

What equipment would I need?

Can start pretty basic. I do 90 percent of my turning with 1 carbide tool that uses replaceable blades. If you want to start doing it the ‘traditional; (easy) way, you’ll need a lathe with a minimum of about a 12 inch bed, a couple of turning tools (unless you’ve got a sharpining setup / grinder I recommend the carbide bit style), some sand papers, glue, drill press (or I drill on the lathe).

I’d send you some pics of my setup, but right now I’m still rebuilding the shop, but I can get some stuff done for you this week.

Best resource Penturners.org , the “PenTuning 101” library is a great start. Hardest part for most of us, learning how to get a great finish. It actually took me about a year or more to learn how to do it consistently and have it look great.

RBS