Some pens for friends....

[drumpriest]

I have finally scored some shop time over the holidays, and I have just about finished my current "big" project. While waiting for glue to dry, I made some pens for my Mother, some friends, and one for me. (I'm so selfish) I have come to really like the cigar pen kit sold at Rockler, it makes a nice pen. The other is a streamline 7mm. The cigar pens are curly maple and the streamline is cherry.

[lrogers]

Nice work Keith. Is that top one Tiger stripe maple?

[nickg]

Nice pens!!! Nicely finished!!

I used to turn pens/pencils, but I was never too happy with the quality of the pen/pencil mechanisms or hardware so I eventually stopped making them. Pens would quickly stop working, lead would not feed, etc, etc. I had purchased pen/pencil kits from a number of suppliers in past. I wonder if the pen kits from Rockler are any better than others (?) I'll have to find my mandrels (no small feat), and try turning some new ones.

Nick

[mater]

Beautiful work. Looks like you are going to make some people happy.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[ragswl4]

Nice pens they look very professional. I have made a few out of curly maple as well and I like the way they turn and finish. I think the girls like them. I'll have to give the kit from Rockler a try. I just finished a Gentlemen's rollerball Pen from CSUSA and it was a very nice kit in Rhodium made with cocobola. Folks seem to like getting pens as gifts. Keep at it, I love making them.