Some Pens

[RayintheUK]

I acquired some pen-making materials (kits, blanks, mandrel, barrel trimmer), so I no longer had any excuses about not turning pens! Although there were some miniature tools also included, I didn't get on with them very well. I turned all but one of these using a very sharp 3/4" roughing gouge.



From the top, clockwise, they are:

5 African Blackwood
4 Pau Amerello
4 Bubinga
2 Zebrano
3 Padauk
3 Purpleheart

The outside six are acrylics - what a mess they made when being turned!

Thanks for looking.

Ray.

[Popeye]

Great looking pens Ray. When you get on to something you get on to it in a big way don't you? Pat

[gad5264]

Very nice collection Ray.

[RayintheUK]

Great looking pens Ray. When you get on to something you get on to it in a big way don't you? Pat

You could say that, Pat! The materials belonged to a former colleague who passed away well before his time. His widow asked me if I could make use of the materials, so I did. Once I got started, it was a bit difficult to stop and I had all these kits and blanks ....

Ray.

[bigsteel15]

Once I got started, it was a bit difficult to stop and I had all these kits and blanks ....

Ray.

Very addicting isn't it?.
Did you do those all in the last couple of days?...Oh yeah you're retired.

Very nice. Here I thought I did good making 3 pens and a pencil in the last week.

BTW, made a pencil from soapstone called "wonderstone". Turned out really nice.

[DUD]

Beautiful Pens Ray, I'm getting ready to make My first ones. I'm going to try to make some to give away for Christmas. Bill

[JR]

Very nice looking pens, Ray.

It looks like an extended therapy session, though! Like some sort of manic attempt to take Sussex back to the days of the hand-written thank-you note.

JR,
hiding behind an ocean and a continent...

[gerti]

Nice pens and nice presentation!

[Warren]

Ray: You do nice work. I'll e-mail you for some words of advice in the near future as I'm interested doing a little turning myself.

[ChrisD]

Nice work, Ray! Your presentation somehow evokes images of synchronized swimmers...

Add me to the list of people here who will be writing to you for advice when I finally put my lathe to use!

[Ken Massingale]

Those look excellent, Ray. Thanks for sharing.
And thanks for making me feel like a real slacker! ;-D
ken

[wardprobst]

Sir Ray,

You give us all a mark *snicker* to shoot for!

DP

[mater]

Very nice looking pens Ray and nice display also.

[GeekMom]

Beautiful pens and attractive presentation.

[Mrs. Wallnut]

Very nice looking pens. How hard is it to get started and how much do the pen kits cost. I have been thinking about starting something like this as we have a small lathe and think that it would be fun to do.