Pen and Letter Opener - Some of my first turning projects

These are nice pens. Getting a new tool is just like Christmas time and being 10 again. I don’t blame you for wanting to start turning something.

Thanks for the post.

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

Everyone starts somewhere. These look just fine for early efforts. Keep practicing.

My wife is getting her mini-lathe tomorrow morning so she can
start pen turnings. I see nothing wrong with these at all.

-- Still learning everything

Good start Itsme. Things can only get better now you know where the problem is.

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

Tim, they look good for the first ones. I hope to be gettingone of those in the not too distant future and start down that long path to pens as well.

Can’t wait to see more projects.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Looks good and keep up the nice work.

The problem is in the transmission. Cheaper pen kits usually have loose transmissions (even if you didn’t buy a cheaper kit, sometimes you get a bad transmission. I know I read somewhere on what to do to ‘stiffen’ up a lose transmission… but for the life of me I can’t think of what it is. If I remember or come across it… I’ll let you know.

-- http://inhisgrip1.blogspot.com/

Nice work.

-- Jiri

I’M where you WERE! Am just setting up a lathe and ordering pen kits and stuff. I hope they turn out half as good as your pens! Saw your olivewood and smokewood bush. Very cool!

-- Bill, S.E. Iowa

Thanks Bill, this pen making stuff is quite a journey – you’ll surely enjoy it!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA