Turnings For My Sister

[Bernie Weishapl]

As I said in my other post my sister is coming for a month long visit up here in Kansas. We have 7 of us in the family so she will be making the rounds. I turned 3 pens. Two are acrylic and the 3rd is walnut from my dads farm. One for her, my neice and the walnut is for my BIL who has just retired from the NC highway patrol. The small apple shaped lidded boxes are for my sis and my neice. They are turned out of mahogany. Approx 3" tall and 1 1/2" across. Lacquer finish.

[John Keeton]

You guys are doing some neat work with these small turnings!! I really need to try one.

Nice pens, as always, Bernie, and the little mahogany boxes are beautiful.

[Cathy Schaewe]

Nice!! ;)

[David E Keller]

Nicely done, Bernie.

[Scott Hackler]

Bernie,

I really like the lidded boxes. Great lines. :)

[Roger Chandler]

Bernie,

Really nice boxes and pens! If they were getting a grade all would be A+ :)

I especially like the form and the fine detail on the boxes .... the lids fit so nicely that one hardly notices the seam between the body and the lids!

[James Combs]

Pens I see all the time kind of my B&B but those boxes, I am definitely going to have to copy them or something like them. They are neat.

[Karl Card]

all are nicely done...

but the two pens on the right looks good enough to eat...
do they have gum in the center....lol

[Steve Schlumpf]

Wow - you've been busy! Nice work on everything! Really like the lidded boxes!

[Michelle Rich]

great "seams" on the box/lid joint...

[Tom Sherman]

Great Job Bernie, when I first looked I thought the boxes were scoops. I was going to ask for an explaination on the process. I recon there's gonna be some happy recipients.

[Tony De Masi]

Very nice again Bernie. Just love the boxes/bowling pins.

Tony

[Roland Martin]

They are all gonna love those, really nice job on all. The lidded boxes are great. Have a great time with family!

[steven carter]

Nice job on the pens and the boxes. I'm sure they will become treasures for the recipients.

Steve

[bob svoboda]

I'm sure these will be treasured. Nice work Bernie.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks everyone. The boxes are from a DVD by Ray Key. Fairly easy to make but the key is to keep the body and lid seamless. I really like making these.

Karl the pen blanks do look good enough to eat. My neice likes yellow and sis like purple so lemon and grape works. Nice things about little sister is she likes anything big brother makes no matter how bad it is or looks.:D

[Alan Trout]

Those are really cool little boxes, Good work Bernie.

Alan

[Mark Hubl]

Great gifts Bernie. I love those little boxes. Very nice.

[Baxter Smith]

Nice gifts Bernie. Everytime I see one of these lidded boxes I think I've got to try that.:)

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks again.

[Jim Meyer]

Wow they sure look great. I'm sure they wiil like them Jim

[Donny Lawson]

Bernie, That is some nice work.On your pens did you have to paint the tube on the Acrylic ones?If so what kind of paint do you use?
Donny

[Bernie Weishapl]

Thanks again all. Donny I use painted tubes I get from woodcraft. If they don't have them for a particular pen tube I use sandpaper then paint with white krylon paint.