Thread: 3 new pens for charity auction

All of them are nice and I think should invoke some good bids for the cause.

God bless you for your efforts in this!

Nice work Rick and best wishes for contributing
to such a worthy cause. I hope it all goes well
for you and the organisers.

Allan

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Very nice group there Rick and a very worthy cause of contribution

Have to say the pen crafting is better than the photography Rick You let Gina do the photos mate. You have a good transition for parts to barrels and the finish is fine as well. They will command a good price at the auction. Very nice mate.
Darren

Well done Rick , hope they go well at Auction, Am os

Thank you all for the compliments. I also appreciate the well wishes, and will pass them on. It was a treat for me not only for being able to help somebody out, but it gave me an excuse to dip into the good blanks and play.
I have to shamefully admit, I get a kick out of showing off the pens I make out of the Aussie wood. Nobody here has ever seen anything like it. I also never cease to be amazed by the character of the wood.

Darren,
I know, I know....I suck at photography, and I really did want to get quality pics of these pens, however, it was getting late last night when I got them finished, and decided that the price for waking Gina up to get good pics was probably not worth it .


Cheers,

Rick

Very nice pens there mate! also good luck with your Charity Auction

So what you are saying is that you afraid of the bruises that you will get from Gina Come on if I can get some from Natasha . Try for a light grey for a back ground, set the camera to macro and use a tripod mate. Halh press the shutter button let it focus and press all the way. I use Picasa 2 it is free to use, will find it through Google. It is quick and simple to use, just the way I like it.

All the best to the family and to all things good, happy thoughts, I know mate, thanks. Will reply a little later.
Darren

The pens are very impressive. they will definitely sell at a good price.
send a getwell from me to your friends aunt.
i hope she makes a good recovery.
best off luck to you and her.

Nice job on the pens and a really nice thought I hope you (they) get a great price for a great cause

I just wanted to thank all of you for your compliments and kind wishes. I was told this morning that the auction went extremely well. He said that everybody was infatuated with the Aussie wood, and those that won the pens were thrilled.
If it weren't for you all, and what you do, I would have never thought of donating pens to charity, so I thank you.

Cheers,

Rick