my first pen

[drumpriest]

I turned my first pen this evening. I picked up a mini lathe and turning set, great deal actually.

Anyway, this is my first attempt, going to turn a bunch as Christmas presents, it's Wenge finished with crystal coat.

[JTimmons]

Very nice, reminds me of one my wife bought me years ago, same shape.

[Pappy]

Nice pen. How was the Wenge to turn? I have a piece of scrap someone gave me that I was thinking of cutting into blanks for the Boss.

[GeekMom]

Nice pen - sure can't tell it's a first!

[lrogers]

That's too pretty to write with.

[drumpriest]

Thanks all, Pappy, the Wenge turned pretty nicely, though I got a small amount of chatter at one spot near the end of the blank. I think it had to do with grain orientation at that point. Overall not bad at all though.

I have enough curly maple to turn 500 pens or so, I'm hoping that turns well.

[mater]

Very nice especially for a first one.

[Popeye]

Pretty spiffy. Nice to be able to just whip out a project on the fly isn't it? Pat

[Whaler]

Looks great Keith.

[boblon]

Nice work. I made a bunch of pens for Christmas a couple of years ago, they went over great.

People will love those gifts.

BobL.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[ChrisD]

Nice job there, Keith!

[Ken Massingale]

Nice turning, Keith.
k

[Wood_workur]

looks really nice.

and if you ever can get some hickory, turn some drumsticks. It is a lot funner to play on your own custom sticks.

[Ed62]

That looks good. I'd like to try something like that, but I already have several tools I don't know what to do with.

Ed