Made my first Pen! (with pic)

[bmyers]

And I don't even have a picture! LOML scapped it up as her own before the finish ever dried. It's gone now..

But man is that fun! At first she was all "what do you want to make pens for, thats like making paper-clips, you can buy paper-clips" ...

Then when she had a look at the finished product she said "it's nice, can I have it?", pretty funny stuff.

Anyway, I think I'm hooked. Gotta make a pen press now.

Bill

UPDATE:

Here it is. I used Red Cedar with brushed metal finish slimline hardware.

[BostonBullit]

it's all downhill from here! :-)

I made a pen press out of a jorgy cabinetmaster clamp I got one sale at home depot...it's nice because when I'm not using it as a pen press I can use it as a clamp :-p

[Ken Massingale]

Congrats, you're a goner, no hope and no way back. But, your scrap bin will be a lot emptier.
Now, go get that pen and get a picture of it! It's your first one!
ken

[kwgeorge]

You know, I can relate totally! As I turn things I have found that the wife attempts to pretty much has first claim to everything I make!

Congratulations and welcome to the world of round wood.

[Chuck C]

Congratulations, Bill but you still have to put it in a pic or scan so we can all see it.

[Whaler]

Congratulations and welcome to the addicted pen turners cult.
Get some pictures of the next one.

Thanks for the picture, looks good.

[kwgeorge]

Your added picture looks real nice. Good job for sure but I don’t think I will show my first one!

[mater]

Very nice for a 1st pen. Looks good.

[monte]

Very nice Bill!