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  1. 22nd April 2013, 05:28 PM #1
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    Hi everyone

    Pleased to report that I have just been interviewed by the local press in regards to or Pens for the Troops. Will post the article when it is published A big thanks goes out to all of you for making this possible I am only the co-ordinator






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    I am only the co-ordinator
    mmmm a bit more than that I think ... also a foundation pen maker for the Troops, a very kind soul who makes additional pens for special requests and an UNREAL coordinator spending his own time and money helping to make this happen. Hope they got a great pic of you for the report!!

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    [QUOTE="Simomatra; I am only the co-ordinator[/QUOTE]

    Yeah, right. And I am the tooth fairy.
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    Yeah, sure, and I am a monkeys' uncle!!!, thanks for the great work Sam. Amos
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    Well here is the article, they have put it in their words so things are not as what I told them but they got the story across, which is the main thing. Once again many thanks to you all to make this all possible. I hope the troops have received their pens in time for today

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    Good on you all.
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    Sam, that is absolutely wonderful, please put it on the FaceBook page also.Amos
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    Sam, that is absolutely wonderful, please put it on the FaceBook page also.Amos

    Amos I have ut the link to this thread there is that enough?






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    Sam, I will see what I can do to post it on FaceBook also, sometimes people do not follow through on links, Amos
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    Sam, I will see what I can do to post it on FaceBook also, sometimes people do not follow through on links, Amos
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    My son (an Army Captain) is currently in Afghanistan. I just like the idea of your pens - I would be happy to cut the blanks (size???) from yellow box that is grown on our property (and is dry). The other timber I have dried is e.punchata (grey gum) - I would be happy to thickness a number of blanks from each species and send them to you if they are suitable. I just feel that for my son to receive a pen which had "sourced from Muldurie" (his home) would give him a real touch of home.

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    Pens with a history are that much more. Look at Maplemans Crowe Ash donation. That bit of history adds so much to what otherwise could be a technical exercise in penmaking.
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    Sorry grommet - I'm not good at cryptic crosswords - you need to spell out what you mean

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    Mapleman has donated some Crowes Ash pen blanks to the cause. He milled these from a tree planted in 1921 to honor a WW1 vet. Check out his post for the history, as far as is known, of this digger.
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