Hi Everyone!

Welcome Geni. Grab a skew and dig in.

...With "Dig" being the operative phrase...

People don't always catch the humor in my posts.

Hello Geni,

Welcome to the world of woodturning. This group is not as active as it was a few years ago, but there are lots of archives to be searched. A few years ago, I wrote a book based on my many posting on this group. The book was published about two years ago by Linden Publishing in California. The Title is "The Woodturners FAQ" the FAQ is for frequently asked questions. It was designed for the person thinking of getting into woodturning and begins with the question, What do I need to turn wood? One review of this book said, "the book should be required reading for all new turners." I highly recommend the book. You can purchase it from Amazon.com or order from my web site.

Fred Holder

Geni,

What are you most interested in turning? Bowls, spindles, lamps, hollow forms, cowboy hats... :) This group has had lots of knowledgeable people over the years. If you know where you want to start I am use someone can give you specific advice.

Ted J thelatentlog.com

Welcome to a great place to learn! Although the activity level is low at times, the info that does come across more than makes up for it!

Bob Crawford

Welcome

Ask questions and learn. There are alot of great turners in this group...

Randy

Geni You came to the best site to feed your addiction for wood chips ! I started coming here for about a year and found allot of help and found tons of ideas from all these people. Jerry

Welcome. One of the best resources out there are the local wood turning groups. Where do you live? Perhaps one of the posters here can contact you with some pertinent local information. Tom Weber in Merritt Island, FL

Anyone find it strange that the OP never replied?

mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Maybe she's shy...... :-) Or overwhelmed?

Our local club has several women turners. Like the men, some are experienced, and some are beginners. I wonder if woodturning has more women involved than in, say ... furniture making.

And if Geni is male forgive my error.

As for the forum, Just "grab a hunk of wood and start chipping away."