Thread: September Pen Swap

Mine arrived today.

Now comes the fun part... adding a cross! It almost seems a waste cutting up the Forest Oak, I wonder if anyone will notice if I replace it with a bit of stained pine?

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Now comes the fun part... adding a cross! It almost seems a waste cutting up the Forest Oak, I wonder if anyone will notice if I replace it with a bit of stained pine?

you have succeeded Skew just thinking about cutting up the forest oak made you cross
Pete ( slinks off to hide in the shed)

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Now comes the fun part... adding a cross! It almost seems a waste cutting up the Forest Oak, I wonder if anyone will notice if I replace it with a bit of stained pine?

I was debating on whether I could take a slice off 2 sides of each blank to get some more shims, say 1mm, or slicing the jacaranda in half. Worry about getting too small and losing the lot. Might have to sacrafice one blank for shims and produce just one pen.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

I was debating on whether I could take a slice off 2 sides of each blank to get some more shims, say 1mm, or slicing the jacaranda in half. Worry about getting too small and losing the lot. Might have to sacrafice one blank for shims and produce just one pen.

Yeah, that's exactly the situation I'm looking at right now. Took a couple of veneers off the rosewood, now I'm wondering how to salvage it for a second pen. I should've cut it to tube length first and sliced'n'diced only one half.

Isn't hindsight wonderful?

Originally Posted by Fireman sam

Hi every one
you will be pleased to know that the timber is on its way.
the pen blanks are rosewood and forest oak the inlay that i have sanded down to 2mm thick for you is jaccaranda.

Thanks Andrew, mine have arrived. Hope to have a better month this time - did learn a lot last month, including not biting off too much!!!!

Originally Posted by dai sensei

I was debating on whether I could take a slice off 2 sides of each blank to get some more shims, say 1mm, or slicing the jacaranda in half. Worry about getting too small and losing the lot. Might have to sacrafice one blank for shims and produce just one pen.

One thing I did learn last month is not making my components too small and numerous! Simplicity (and luck!) is the order for me this month.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Yeah, that's exactly the situation I'm looking at right now. Took a couple of veneers off the rosewood, now I'm wondering how to salvage it for a second pen. I should've cut it to tube length first and sliced'n'diced only one half.

Isn't hindsight wonderful?

Thanks for the hindsight

So whats the story with this pen swap???

I might like to jump in.

cheers

Basically, each month someone sends out similar pairs of blanks to all participating members. I believe we've got donor volunteers up to November, :confused: but I don't think we've arranged for past then yet. So far, the donors have also nominated some sort of theme to keep it interesting.

So, we all make two pens using these blanks; one we can keep and the other is destined for charity. As yet we haven't discussed what charity nor the mechanism to convert the pens into donations. Instead, we've been enjoying ourselves turning pens.

If you wish to join, PM Fireman Sam as he's this months' blank donor.

Originally Posted by soundman

So whats the story with this pen swap???

I might like to jump in.

cheers

Come on and join in... it great fun. There some top blokes and gals.. you learn lots. More the merrier
Toni

My blanks turned up this afternoon. This is quite strange, because the carrier pigeons around here, don't deliver on Sundays. Apparently, it must have got lost somewhere (I don't know where...it was lost remember). Seems like the penblank fairey took pity on me, and got them into my postbox.

Big sigh of relief!!

count me in from the next round and count me in as a donor in the next slot.... I have something "different".

will send the appropriate PM's later.
cheers

soundman you stell have time to join in
Andrew

I'll let is slide this month, but i'm in next trip.
cheers

Well my wood finally arrived today - looks like some one you have already finished!! Maybe the pigeon needs extra feeding to make it across the desert with head winds

I would like to commend Fireman Sam on the lovely neat wrapping - do you do the christmas pressies in your household!!!

JD