Pen swap 2008 International photographs

**bdar** · 21st March 2008, 10:58 PM

Well got a pm from Al, Ciscokid, that he has recieved my package and he will be posting photos of the pens that I sent him. Al sent me a Gold Churchill Rollerball made from Pink Ivory and a Black TI Sierra made out of Curly Maple. Both of these pens have been put through the riggers of paperwork at my work place. They are a joy to use both of them. Thank you Al for both of the pens I have received.

**Big Shed** · 22nd March 2008, 08:32 AM

Beautiful pens both, that curly maple is something else.

Well done Ciscokid, I can understand you're happy with them Bdar.

**Simomatra** · 22nd March 2008, 09:25 AM

Wow! Cisco nice work. They are both really nice.

You have to be happy with them Darren?

**ciscokid** · 22nd March 2008, 09:48 PM

And, here are the two I received from Bdar (Darren). The sterling silver Churchill is Tiger Myrtle from Tasmania and the Sierra is from a lovely piece of Brown Mallee Burl. The finish on these two pens is exceptional. The grain on the Sierra is extremely complex and it has been finished so that it looks to have great depth. No matter how hard I try, I have yet to master this finishing technique.
Along with the pens, Darren was nice enough to provide me with a very generous pile of turning blanks of some nice exotic timbers. I will try some of them this very weekend.
Thank you so much Darren for the pens and the timbers.

Receiving the package was like Christmas in March.

**bdar** · 22nd March 2008, 11:22 PM

Sam, yes I am very happy with the pens I have received from Al. They are great to use and I have been doing so at my work place. Al, thank you again for the pens and timber in an earlier package. My first Sedona is from some of your Bocote that you sent me.

Al don't be too harsh on yourself about finishing, it takes time to learn. My finish took a couple of years to master to get me to where I am now. You should be proud of the work you have done Al, because I know I am proud to use these as my daily pens and show people how lucky I was not only to receive one but two pens from you.

Enjoy the timber that I sent you and keep up the good work. You are an exceptional craftsman.
Darren

**Simomatra** · 23rd March 2008, 09:18 AM

Very nice Al. Two Christmases in three months what a bonus.

Both lovely pens Darren I am sure Al will put them to good use.

The big bonus here is all the new Friends everyone has made

Darren I need to come up and take some lessons on this CA finish bit get one good one out of ten. I am doing something wrong.

**PenTurner** · 30th March 2008, 12:08 PM

Terry(Schaff) I was looking at the beautiful pens made in this swap and saw your "bad news", This happened to me when a Churchill fell out of my pocket, I used CA to put it together again and it held very well. Sam, I seem to have similiar problems with CA finishes, some are ok but others are only mediocre, guess need more practice!! Amos

**DJ’s Timber** · 30th March 2008, 02:34 PM

Got the word today that my swap partner has received their pen so without further ado, here is the pen I received, a Baron clad in dyed Box Elder Burl

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And the the one I did, a Sterling Silver Churchill clad in Ringed Gidgee.

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**Fireman sam** · 31st March 2008, 08:36 PM

Hi every one
just letting you know that my pens have arrived at Jeff's place but i can not post any pictures as i stuffed the pictures up i did not check the pictures before i sent the pens sorry about that
thanks Andrew

**ss_11000** · 1st April 2008, 12:12 AM

lutefisk and I are sending ours off this week.

**Simomatra** · 1st April 2008, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Fireman sam

Hi every one
just letting you know that my pens have arrived at Jeff's place but i can not post any pictures as i stuffed the pictures up i did not check the pictures before i sent the pens sorry about that
thanks Andrew

I am sure if you let Jeff know he will post some pictures for you. I forgot to take pictures of mine and Tom sent me some.

**Jeff in Indiana** · 4th April 2008, 03:37 AM

Originally Posted by Fireman sam

Hi every one
just letting you know that my pens have arrived at Jeff's place but i can not post any pictures as i stuffed the pictures up i did not check the pictures before i sent the pens sorry about that
thanks Andrew

Spectacular work! The curl in these blanks is amazing .. and the finish is top-notch!

Wood types and styles :
cigar : black titanium with black wood timber
sierra : black titanium & platinum with beef wood timber

Andrew, thanks very much! And thanks to Sam for organizing and co-ordinating the swaps.

**Big Shed** · 5th April 2008, 10:11 PM

My swap partner, Austin, has just advised me that the pens I sent him (on 14/3/08, so they took a while!) have arrived.

As Austin is not a member here, I have posted some pics of the pens, and the blanks I included with the parcel.

The kits are Perfect Fit, one is a ball point (parker refill) the other a pencil (Schmidt pencil insert 0.7mm). The advantage of the Perfect Fit is that they take both a Parker refill and a pencil in the same pen.

The Jarrah blanks were kindly sent to me, together with quite a few others, by Simomatra.

Thank you Sam for organising this pen swap, for motivating me to take part (even though I am still very much a novice), it has been a really enjoyable experience.

**Simomatra** · 6th April 2008, 08:44 AM

Nice work Fred the Jarrah has come up a treat, Austin will be happy.

**David Mitchell** · 9th April 2008, 09:53 PM

Today I recieved the pen Handryn made for me

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