Pen Turners' Swap #6: The pen box is back in the USA!

Hi Tim,

I don’t know if we can get Rikkor away from his lathe long enough to comment on it or not. :)

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Well, the box arrived about two thirty Saturday afternoon. It was so heavy I had to assume that someone was using steel ball bearings for packing material. When I opened it up and had pulled out all the goodies…, well there are five pen kits, there are nine finished pens, and there are 47 blanks. Forty seven! That understates it, too. Several of the blanks are big enough to yield two, four or more each. I laid them all out, and took a picture. As soon as I sort through some computer issues I will post it. It certainly has been worth the wait.

-- Maplewood, MN

OK, sorted through that mess. Here’s the picture of the “Bounty of the Box.”

-- Maplewood, MN

The box is on the way to Nils.

-- Maplewood, MN

I keep watching this adventure and with each entry I tell myself I need to try this turning thing. Of course I don’t have a lot of time, nor do I have the right equipment, but looking at all this really neat stuff just calls me to come and play. This has been a most entertaining trip.

-- If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a darn fool about it.

OK, I’m ready and waiting. I hope I can lift the thing when it arrives!

I’ll be sure to take a few pics of the bounty when it gets here.

-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA

Russel, I believe the sensible thing to do would be to go get a lathe tomorrow and be ready for Round 2. That would give you a bit of practice time before the box made it to you!

We’ve almost completed the circle here, after Nils it’s back to me – feels like Christmas!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA