400 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Hi Everyone,
We’ve made stops and Karson’s and SteveN’s place and got some great stuff added to the box. We’ve got a couple of challenges going on now – let’s see what we can do. The box is on it’s way to Florida now to spend some time with brewtang. Here’s the latest map…
Now here’s another challenge for those that participated in Round 2… let’s see some pens! We had some great materials come around in that...
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409 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Here we go – Round 3 is underway!
First, here’s the map.
I’ve go the stops numbered but it might be hard to see on here. The trip will start in Georgia and go 1st to Karson in Delaware, drop south throw Virginia and Florida then bounce back up to Georgia as we cruise through Kentucky and Illinois. After that we jump back east for stops in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and New York. From New York we head north into Canada with a stop in Ontario. On our d...
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409 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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410 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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414 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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450 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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451 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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458 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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536 days ago
by itsme_timd |
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Well, a little bit of a delay on my end getting this one started due to some personal matters but we are on the road again now! The box is headed to freedom75 in NC now and he should get it within a few days.
Here’s a map of our travels this time around:
Our total traders grew to 13 this time, from 9 total in Round 1. We had a few from Round 1 step out and quite a few come into the trade.
If anyone has questions let me know, but it’s pretty simple and there are some...
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655 days ago
by Chessnut |
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Hi there welcome back for another installment of the chess corner. Today’s topic is turning bishops for a chess set. It’s very satisfying to be able to be in a position when creating your own chess set to put your own style on the pieces. For instance let’s look at a few bishops I cooked up in the chess corner. These look very close to a standard bishop except for the very top. Instead of the tiny little tip on most I flared it to give it a little bit of a different look bu...
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