Pen Turners' Swap - Round 3 #7: Pens for Kenn...

That was a quick hop. I still think I am after Christmas, but who knows…? Thanks Tim for organizing this event.

I can’t wait to see what’s in the box …. it’s getting so close :)

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

rikkor I’ll turn it around as quick as I can – maybe before Christmas.

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

wow, didn’t know if i’d see it before Santa… looks like I may… and what luck, I actually have pens to trade this time!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Thanks Tim for the update.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

It’s getting closer to me and I haven’t even had a chance to clean out the garage so I can make projects from the last exchange. Looks like I better get to turning.

-- Sure Dear, I can make that for you. Lemme just run out and get a tool I need for that.

I turned it around in one day so all of you that are anxiously awaiting the arrival of that box – it’s on the way to Scottb. That thing is jambed full of pen blanks but I managed to get a few interesting ones in there and kept a few. It was a little short on completed pens so I put in 5 to replace the one that I took. There are quite a few kits too but I left all of those for others. Anyway, I mailed it today, Sat. Dec 6, so you can guess when you’ll get it from there.

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

Thanks Kenn. And thanks for the private update.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Has anyone tried the Deer Antler yet? Wondering how that went/

-- Derrel Frankfort, KY

I haven’t tried the antler from this but just made my first antler pen last week from a rack that my cousing gave me. Made a really cool pen!

However, it smells… very… VERY… bad! Especially when drilling. ;-)

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

Here are Christmas Projects… most made from the Pen Swap materials…

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/11735
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/11736

-- Derrel Frankfort, KY

Great projects Derrel, thanks for sharing those. I really like the bloodwood and acrylic set – the contrast works very well.

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

On the Antler… I suggest a respirator NOT a mask… It stinks!!! It may not kill you but it sure smells like it would… The dust on sanding is also very fine… Use you dust to make a “slurry” with CA glue to fill the pores and it makes BEAUTIFUL pens… Slick and shiny… Even the pith of the antler looks good…

The Green acrylic and bloodwood did make beautiful pens… Both from the swap… I have some more pens to make for Christmas today… (12 as a Christmas sale…) the oak tobacco stick and deer antler banding… Both items in the swap…

-- Derrel Frankfort, KY

fired up the kero heater out in the shop today, in preparation of the box arriving in NY sometime later this winter…. need more pics folks, what went in, what got taken out… inquiring minds want to know…

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

I happened to have the day off, and heard the mail lady beeping at the driveway… went out and hauled in a Box! hmmmm I thought I had a few days… guess not… pics etc… to follow.

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

Glad to hear it made it to you. OK, OK, I know I’m slacking, I promise I’ll get the blog updated tomorrow!

Thanks for the update Ned!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

(box elder and lyptus)!

IF I can fit it all in, those, plus a couple of pen kits, are my contributions to the cause. I may have to dip in and take a few more blanks to get it all in…

and here’s the whole kit and kaboodle:

I’ve got a camera on my wrist every day at work, so thought I’d show where we are at the moment.

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

Lots of nice stuff there.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I posted on the last entry (somehow not aligned with this series?) that the hawaiian pen I put in was Robusta, not Mango (Just setting the record straight, you know, for posterity)

With all the snow and problems we’ve had here this past week, I think they set a land speed record getting the backlog of mail processed and on its way! I’m just as surprised as you are that it landed so quick!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Scott, duly noted! I hate to say it, but I didn’t get it all packed up last night, and so It won’t be leaving until tomorrow at the earliest. I’m off to work in a few minutes. I’ll try and ship it out asap.

Tim, life gets busy for all of us. no worries!

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

pen down!

my wife saw the pink ivory pen… I Don’t think I’ll be able to get it back in the box…

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

LOL… you gotta watch out for others around the pens! I took my ‘collection’ to one of my church group meetings and left with 5 fewer pens. :-)

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

She heard me say I was worried about weight (international flat rate has a weight limit…)

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com