Penn State is great and wish they had more large lathe tools
Site Experience FeedbackSep 15, 2025
I like buying items from Penn State though I wish they had more items unrelated to pen turning. I buy mainly items for my lathe and turning larger pieces. I would buy more from Penn State if their selection of products helped with turning bowls, hollowing, pyrography, embellishing turned pieces, and the like. I occasionally turn pens and bottle stoppers, but buy them in packs of 10 so I usually have enough to last a year at a time. The Penn State website is an easy to use, professional looking website. The only issue is that the site should be providing club members they sponsor a 10% discount. The only way to get the discount is to call in even though Penn State knows I am a club member based on the fact that it has a number for me that relates to Beaver State Woodturners.
Penn State is a great resource for pen makers, but I would like to have them expand their selection. If they did I would buy more from them. When I do need pen making supplies I would purchase them from Penn State. I may do more small items in the future and when I do I will be checking with Penn State.
I would also like to thank Penn State for supporting woodturning clubs and especially our club, Beaver State Woodturners.