Scott Lux
12-17-2011, 9:22 PM
I opened up the garage to the guys in our men's bible study to come out and make pens for Christmas. Four have (or are about to) taken me up on it. One guy made seven Sierras in assorted woods, another two Euros (thuya burl and zebra wood), a third asked me to make a Euro Pen and Pencil set (pear) and a slimline pen and a euro letter opener (birdseye maple). The pear should be great, I left a groove around the top sections, and he's going to set beads in the grooves. I'll ask him to snap a pick before he ships them.
No pics, didn't happen. But all of these have been leaving the shop as they get done. I did mange to snag the Thuya Burl. There was a mis-measure on the bushing used for the nib end.:o So I had to build up layers of CA to get it flush. Seems a crime to put any finish on Thuya, but necessity is a mother. So after finishing it and buffing, I got a quick pick before delivery.
Along with it is a cross-grain curly maple Sierra. I made it for fun, but a friend of the mrs likes it and is buying it.
Between all these pens, I've had requests for several wine stoppers. I've sold eight of them recently too. The beer store has asked for another batch of "buckeyes" (walnut & poplar), so I have 27 of them getting ready for turning.
No pics, didn't happen. But all of these have been leaving the shop as they get done. I did mange to snag the Thuya Burl. There was a mis-measure on the bushing used for the nib end.:o So I had to build up layers of CA to get it flush. Seems a crime to put any finish on Thuya, but necessity is a mother. So after finishing it and buffing, I got a quick pick before delivery.
Along with it is a cross-grain curly maple Sierra. I made it for fun, but a friend of the mrs likes it and is buying it.
Between all these pens, I've had requests for several wine stoppers. I've sold eight of them recently too. The beer store has asked for another batch of "buckeyes" (walnut & poplar), so I have 27 of them getting ready for turning.