Thread: Another challenge

Originally Posted by Euge

Pleased to provide the basis for what I hope will make nice pens and I look forward to seeing what comes from these.
Some will be difficult because of the grain and hardness and require considerable skills. But they will be worth it.

they certainly will ... the character is AWESOME!!!
a number of woods i have never even heard of !!!

Originally Posted by MAPLEMAN

Marvellous contribution Euge...i will hopefully get a bundle sent off tomorrow too...MM

Thanks Mate

Pens for the Troops donation from Peter Hay
WOW mate an amazing selection of burls
Thanks very much they will make some AWESOME pens

Hi MBUMIK,

Sorry for the delay but whilst lying around in hospital for a coupla days, I decided that the pens that I send you should be a bit different.

They are all done using blanks that I bought from Mapleman over the past few years - Blackwood, Hairy Oak and Camphor Laurel for now. So had to start from scratch when I got home.

I hope to photograph them tomorrow so I would appreciate if you can PM your address to me.

seeya
DonP

Originally Posted by DonP

Hi MBUMIK,

Sorry for the delay but whilst lying around in hospital for a coupla days, I decided that the pens that I send you should be a bit different.

They are all done using blanks that I bought from Mapleman over the past few years - Blackwood, Hairy Oak and Camphor Laurel for now. So had to start from scratch when I got home.

I hope to photograph them tomorrow so I would appreciate if you can PM your address to me.

seeya
DonP

Hiya Don ... there is no hurry mate, we don't need the pens until the middle of September
i have blanks i purchased from Mappleman as well, they make awesome pens
i will PM you my address but there is no super hurry at the moment to get the pens sent in
i look forward to seeing them all the same
Thanks for your donation
MIK

Hi MIK,

the pens in the attached files will be posted tomorrow.

DonP

Originally Posted by DonP

Hi MIK,

the pens in the attached files will be posted tomorrow.

DonP

WOW ... thanks Don
I think we are already getting close to 200 pens donated for Remembrance Day
I will post pickies on the different Facebook Pages when i receive them
MIK

The Gippsland Woodworkers Group held their annual open day last Saturday
i displayed making pens from 308 Cartridges, the tool rest was way to large so i concentrated on making the cartridge parts and didn't turn the wooden caps
On a table beside the lathe i was working on i had a group of the items that went into making the pens, an assortment of 308 Pens and a pile of the flyers which is in the attached file
a lot of people stopped to look and we chatted, they all read the flyer with many of them walking off in peoples hands
i received $40 in donations and i sold 2 Cartridge pens with all of the proceeds going to the club to buy kits for the members to make more pens for the troops
if anyone wishes to use the flyer to raise money to put into your pens for the troops fund please do so

MIK

It's been a bit quiet on this topic, so maybe a post or two might encourage a few more to send in pens for the troops. As they say, out of sight - out of mind, so any chance of an update on how it is going?

Cheers, and congratulations to MBUMIK and Simomatra for their great work in organising this project.