Thanks. Last year, I was talking with my dad about getting tools because he sells large CNC machines and comes across people selling off shops and misc tools. I told him to keep an eye out for some stuff for me like a table saw, band saw, etc. He decided to just buy me some new nice stuff, on the condition that I make him a pen. Of course, he didn't buy me a lathe, which I would need to make one. But I knew a guy that made them, so I had him help me out, show me how, and let me use his tools. I gave my dad his pen for Christmas. But after doing that, I realized that it was pretty fun, so I bought myself a Harbor Freight lathe and some tools. I got a pretty good primer from my friend, but since then I've been learning more techniques on my own from forums, videos and trial & error.