Pens 2 & 3 (391 Challenge)

Debbie: Suberb. Great , wonderful. Glad you are picking a bunch of new skills.

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

thanks Karson—really, thanks!
that was very kind of you to send me the wood and to “force” me to challenge myself (again) :)

It was a very rewarding afternoon.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I’m glad that I’m able to force you to stretch

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

Debbie, nice job on your first pens. You will find that pen turning is additive. By the time you have turned your 100th pen you will be a real pro!

-- Those that say it can't be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

Wow this pen is knock dead gorgeous

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Some great additional photos. Nice box Douglas.

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

Beautiful. How nice of Karson to do that for you. LJ’s is such an awesome site. Keep up the great work. Are you totally addicted yet?

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

You ready to get into pens Allison?

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

not addicted yet.

(chuckling at Karson’s innocent sounding question—- evil, I tell you, evil—hooking in another unsuspecting LumberJock…. )
haha

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Really a nice job MsDebbie. Those pens look very nice especially the 391 challenge pen. You’ll be a pro before long…..............lol

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

MsDebbie:
Fabulous!!! GREAT JOB!
DAVE

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

thanks everyone :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Well done, you put a smile on my face tonight. Allison had better watch out or she’ll be using all those little 5” scraps that she was getting rid of. Karson’s challenge was a lot ot of fun and a bit difficult, I guess that’s the idea.

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

Wow! Great looking pens. Although you say your not addicted, looks like your definitely hooked. Addiction to follow.
Keep up the great work,

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

nice pens debbie, and hats off to karson for helping you out,

its always great to see people helping each other,

hope all is well

-- James, Bluffton, IN

Next some well meaning Lumberjock will be attempting to lure you into furthering a box addiction. Be afraid, be very afraid. Mwahahahaha (Glad your box is still getting love and good use. I try and match my “children” to good homes).

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

thanks, again :)

no.. I’m not addicted – yet, anyway. I wanted to make pens for presents. I wonder how many pens my family will take before they say “enough is enough” lol

Karson is the best!! :)

Douglas—also the best. I do love my pen and box. .. pieces of art that I can use!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Not to worry MsDeb, the addiction sneaks up on you. Some day you’ll be lounging by the pool and yearning will begin. At first you will simply feel a bit unsettled and then it will grow. You’ll remember the pleasure of that first pen and lust for the taste of accomplishment. Then comes the anxiety because you don’t have a kit, or blank readily available.

Then comes munchies.

Very nice looking pens. The challenge blank turned out particularly nice.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

haha sounds like you have experienced the “pull” :)

thanks for the compliment on my pens

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Ms. Deb. making pens? WOW! You are my hero. Have you made a bowl yet? Great job, beautiful in fact. m

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

can’t believe you attempted the challenge wood before knocking off hundreds of practice pens. Great job!
I haven’t made hundreds yet, but I’ve spent hundreds at a time picking up kits. They are just so fun and quick to complete, you might as well make “just one more” while you’re in the shop…
and since my blanks outnumber kits several dozen to one, I know I have a lot more pens in my future.

I just drilled my #391 challenge blank yesterday and am working up the nerve to turn it.

-- 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/

Looks like fun, great looking pens. Wonderful gifts! The boxes really make them special.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Debbs they look soooo cool nice job…

to karson if you ever feel the need to send some birdseye over to me i’d be more than gratefull lol….......

-- cut it saw it scrap it

I wondered what happend to you Scott. I hadn’t seen your 391 Challenge

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

Mike.. yes, I’ve now made 3 pens, with more to come – lots of birthday gifts for the next year.
No, I haven’t turned a bowl yet but it’s in the near future, now that we have the new chuck for the lathe.

Scott: I didn’t know the challenge wood was going to be a challenge to use—ha! Lesson learned. But I did do it right after the second pen so that my skills would be “in the groove”. I didn’t want to wait too long, because Karson pointed out that there was a deadline to the challenge. Pressures!! Pressures!!

Mtn: ha.. you guys—the pen wasn’t good enough. Now I have to make a box… you are always pushing me to new skills :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Sorry, did not read last line. But, I think you will come up with something eventually. Fun stuff…...

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Excellent work Debbie.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

thank you; thank you!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)