| Project by Grumpy | posted 131 days ago | 168 views | 0 times favorited | 9 comments | ![]() |
This is a pen & pencil desk set I made for a colleague and good friend for his 70th birthday. The pen & pencil are Australian myrtle burl & the desktop pen holder is also Australian myrtle burl with Australian cedar pen insert cups. The pens have a shellawax finish & the desktop holder has a hand brush poly finish.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
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9 comments so far
rikkor
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posted 131 days ago
I assume you turned the insert cups? That base is really fine. Good work Grumpy.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 131 days ago
Hi Grumpy,
This is nice work. Anyone would be proud to have this on their desk. I really am beginning to appreciate the live edge I have seen on a number of pieces. In the past I probably would have removed this “defect” but have seen the error of my ways.
As always this is a nice project.
Thanks for sharing.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 131 days ago
oh wow. I really like the pen holder … Nice design/project
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DAN
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posted 131 days ago
very nice … pens are great, so is the base…. creative
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Sir_Robert
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posted 131 days ago
Grumpy,
Exquisite artistry! You may want to consider submitting this one to The Turner’s magazine.
-- Sir Robert
SST
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posted 131 days ago
Nice Job! I note that the pens are a “full figured” design…very cool. I especially like the look of the holder. By the way…you don’t look all that Grumpy. -SST
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Blake
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posted 131 days ago
Great idea for that spare chunk of wood. The pens are really nice too.
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Grumpy
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posted 131 days ago
Thanks for all the nice words Jocks. Yes Rikkor the cups were turned.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
trifern
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posted 88 days ago
I absolutely love that pen holder. Beautiful work.
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