408 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Decisions, decisions!
Lots of great stuff to choose from in Round 2. I have to admit, I made out pretty good on this! ;-)
For blanks I took some spalted oak ~ apple ~ pear ~ bamboo ~ sassafrass ~ English yew ~ spalted holly ~ red cedar ~ camphor ~ quilted maple ~ maple and cherry together ~ composite deck material
From what I saw these great blanks came from ryno101, Karson, scottb and rb765. I’m looking forward to trying them all but have to admit I’m very curious how ...
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409 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Hi Lumberjocks,
Well, it’s about that time – Round 3 will be starting very soon! I’m getting the list together and trying to verify some info. We’ve got a BIG group this time so we’ll need everyone’s help to make sure this goes well and as quickly as possible. As of right now I’ve got 19 confirmed for Round 3. Even if we hold the box 2 days and it takes 3 to ship it we’re looking at a minimum of a couple of months to get this completed. ...
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413 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Hi there Lumberjocks,
We did it, again! The 2nd Pen Turners’ Swap is complete, I received the box yesterday. What a box it is – lots of really great stuff in here….
The map…
Here’s the box, literally overflowing with pen turning goodness.
Now feast your eyes on THIS…
What an awesome assortment of blanks! Now check out these finished pens and kits.
WOW! There’s tons of great stuff in here, the camera do...
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423 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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The box made it to rb765 today! Unfortuanately Ron (bigguy) had to ship it off a little quicker than expected – his job has kept him running the last few weeks. He did manage to get a bullet pen and add a few blanks to the box before sending it along.
The map:
Soooo… we’re about to wrap this round up! Once it gets back to me I’ll go through everything and get us a fresh box, then we’ll get Round 3 going. If you’re interested please PM me and l...
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431 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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WHEW! For those following the series you know there was some concern the box was lost. Well I received a PM from Bigguy (Ron) that the box was at his house on Friday. Figures it would show up just as I voice my concern – well, whatever it takes!
Ron said he’ll get it moving along to rb765 shortly. They’re not too far from each other so it shouldn’t take too long to make the jump.
That’s the last stop before coming back to me in Atlanta so… we̵...
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449 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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First, let me apologize for the corny titles on these posts as well as the maps… those responsible have just been sacked. ;-)
Rikkor is done with the box o’ blanks and has put them in the mail on their journey to California and bigguy’s shop. Only a couple more stops and we’ll be all wrapped up on Round 2! Thanks again everyone – I hope you’ve all enjoyed this!
And… as always… the much anticipated map!
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450 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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I received a note from Rikkor that he has the pen box, he tells me it is VERY impressive. Sounds like it gets better at every stop! He’ll post us some pics soon and then it’s off to the West Coast for 2 stops in CA (that’s California for all you pen turners thinking about glue…) and then we’ll wrap Round 2. bigguy is next on the list – I hope he’s ready for the awesomeness that’s coming his way. At least Rikkor knew partially what to expect ...
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457 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Hi Everyone,
A quick and easy trip for the pen box this time. It made the short jump over to Ryno101’s in no time at all. He sounds extremely excited to dig into this! Funny how all of us (supposed) grown folks get so childish over a box full of sticks. Remember Lincoln Logs??? Those were awesome…
Annny-how… the box is in great hands now and I know from the past posts that he’ll enjoy what awaits him when he opens this up. I’m actually starting to get...
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464 days ago
by PurpLev |
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So I am building a box frame using box-joints.
I have my Incra 1000SE miter gauge setup with the stop block to cut the side pieces to length, and I’m all done with that.
Time to cut the box joints.
So I swap the blade on the table saw with my new (only used once before) Dado blade, I attach my homemade high fence for making box joints onto the Incra 1000 fence, and I’m ready to start cutting.
If you’ve followed the details up to this point – you might have ...
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466 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Hey LJ’s,
ScottB sends word to us pen traders that he has the box in his possession! Sounds like he’s enjoying what he has to choose from and interested to see the stock changing as it moves along – Scott commented that only a couple items from Trade #1 are still in the box now.
Down here (Atlanta) most of the kids are back in school, I thought that was the case for most of the kids in the US but I overheard a conversation where some schools are not going back until a...
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