Pens for Breast Cancer

[Ben Gastfriend]

Got an order a couple weeks ago from someone who wanted to buy a bunch of pens to sell and donate the profits to breast cancer research. I told her it would be cool to dye the wood pink, and she agreed. So she decided on pink dyed maple with a gold click pen. She also wondered if I could put the ACS logo on the pens, and I told her I could, but I also said that she wouldn't be able to "sell" the pens with their logo on them; since they're a non-profit organization, she'd have to accept "donations". So that idea was thrown out. Would have been cool.

Slimline Pro Click Pen with Pink-Dyed Maple, coat of HUT Crystal Coat, buffed.

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[Tom Sherman]

I'ld say you did good Ben. Looks like a winner.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Looks like you did a great job Ben.

[Brian McInturff]

Looks great Ben, my wife is already asking if I can do one. She loves Pink!

[Kevin Cole]

Good Pen, Good cause but the color isn't my cup of tea. Next time you might try pink acrylic they've got some crazy pink blanks in that.

[Steve Campbell]

Great looking pen there Ben. I'm not crazy about pink but I LOVE the reason. I sure hope you can keep up with it. Something like that can soon catch on to the point of not being able to keep up.
Thanks for sharing.

Steve

[Greg Cuetara]

Ben,
Great job there. As with Steve I am not crazy about pink but love the idea. I think I may steal your idea for a few pens for my LOML and mothers. What product did you use to dye the wood pink?
Greg

[Ben Gastfriend]

I used red Belen Solar-Lux diluted with reducer, with a drop of yellow. Took me a couple tries to get the pink she wanted.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Looks like you are turning into quite the businessman Ben! Great idea dyeing the blanks pink! Hope this turns into a big money maker for such a great cause! Impressive work Ben - keep it up!!

[Walt Nollan]

Impressive! good job!

Walt