Hi all, I'm new here and thought I would say hi. I love woodworking and it is my "safe place" when I am starting to get overwhelmed by the world. I was wounded in iraq in 2004 and struggled with life for a long time until I bought a 30$ central machinery wood lathe. I could never hold down a job and could never sleep due to nightmares and pain. Someone suggested i get a hobby so, i bought a cheap lathe off ebay and fell in love with turning ever since. I'm no expert and i have minimal tools but, i create things and it gives me a sense of peace that i hadn't had in a long time. I look forward to learning from you all and hope to grow into a good woodworker through tips and tricks from you all. Like i said i have minimal tools but hope to acquire more as time goes on. God bless. 

Jerry Hawkins

Jerry,

 

Welcome to TPW.  You have come to the right place.  We appreciate your service tom our country.  Good to hear you have found a hobby, and a good one at that.  Dealing with what happened in Iraq, you will find many of us have dealt with the same thing.  If you need help, ASK!!

 

Take some pictures of your work, post a project and get some feedback.  Nobody is going to tell you it is worthless, anything you make is better than most who only talk about it.  

 

Drop in on the turners forum here:   https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/forums/forum/28-wood-turners/

 

Lots of good tips, @lew post weekly a good tips / reviews / member work column that always has good stuff to look through and videos to watch.

 

 

 

Gunny

Edited April 6, 20206 yr by Woodbutcherbynight

Hi Jerry and Welcome!  Really glad to have another turner here and can't wait to see some of your turnings! We really LOVE pictures!

 

Watch for our Wednesday’s Wisdom For Woodturners. We are always looking for projects, ideas and suggestions. Please jump in and tell us what you think!

 

 

Welcome, Jerry.  You are not insane or weak.  You are here among veterans and yes, woodworking is therapy.  My wife has MS and Lupus, wheelchair bound and has CRS disease.  It drives me crazy.  Actually, you don't have to drive, just rattle the keys.  As others have said, we love pictures and we saved a seat for you.  Grab a cup of your favorite brew, there may be a donut or two around.  Thank you for your service to our country from a Vietnam Navy veteran.  

Welcome, Jerry. And, THANK YOU, my brother.

Jerry, so glad you are here my friend, welcome to The Patriot Woodworker, and welcome to your new home

No egos are attitudes here, so feel free to open about anything, we are here for ya.

Welcome to the forum, and as mentioned above: 1) Thanks for your service; 2) pictures!

Welcome aboard Jerry, glad to have you here.

Welcome to our site Jerry! Glad you are here. Jump in and share pictures of your work, we’re all visual kind of people. We love to share information and glad to signed in and took the first step. 

 

Jerry, glad you're here.  You picked the right hobby.  Turning is a wonderful way to spend your time.  Enjoy.

Welcome aboard Jerry. Thanks for your service . You are among lots of vets here . Always good to see another turner , and yes we can answer most of your questions.

See already made some good friends.

Welcome aboard Jerry. As John Morris said, "no egos or attitudes here", just a group of woodworkers getting together to help each other, and enjoy the forums. Great group here, some with the highest level of woodworking talent and others like myself, learning from the best  

Hi Jerry, and welcome. I am still a question asker, but there are plenty of question answerer here.

Welcome aboard sir, I look forward to future posts of woodwork that you do.

Take care and see you around the site!

Hey, welcome aboard. Many of us are veterans and we all enjoy seeing what others are doing. If you would like to turn something simple, but fun, take a look at my fan pulls on the turners forum.

Again, welcome and this place is blessed to have some real woodworking masters for any question you may have.