Thread: 3 More of our new acrylics

Brett thank you for showing the new acrylics. As I always expect, an excellent finish and fit up. I do like acrylic and should use more of it after talking to a person on a marketing perspective. It must be hard for you and Jim as well from CWS, I know that I support the people that are on the forum and their business and do ask questions about what each business carries from time to time. Greatfully you both provide answers and help by saying what you carry. I hope there are no forum prudes who will conclude you are advertising and you should get into trouble because you are only trying to provide information that we are seeking. I have seen it on other forums that a guy had a business and some posed a question if he carried a certain line, he answered with one word, "yes" and nearly got booted because someone there was a forum prude a reckoned that it would be classed as advertising. I hope you never have this happen Brett and Jim, I am one that is pleased with the help you both provide.
Darren

G'day Brett,
Excellent pens, as usual. My only complaint with you posting all of these killer pens with great kits and materials is that I see them, realize I don't have the kits, I want them, I need them, I have got to have them. So I order them, then drive the postman crazy waiting for them to arrive. Once I get them, I can't sleep at night until I get them turned. It's a sickness I tell ya. Mental health ain't always what it is cracked up to be.

Cheers,

Rick

Thanks Darren for your thoughts I couldn't agree with you more, I don't know what has happened to the concept of supporting local businesses.

Rick
I know how you feel mate whenever I order a new style of pen I want it tomorrow and having to sometimes wait 3 weeks for them drives me nuts.
It is happening to me now I have ordered a new range of Fancy Slimlines in some finishes I haven't seen before, Black Chrome - Copper - Gun Metal - Black Enamel and Silver I still have about a week to wait for them to arrive and I am going nuts thinking about what they will be like so I sympathise mate.

Froggie

the light blue one looks the best.
but, they are all nice acrylics.

How long does it take you guys and gals to make a pen (from start to finish)?

Hi Groggy,
short answer, how long is a piece of string. Cheap pen with low quality
finish, a matter of minutes. Quality kit with quality timber and high
quality finish approximately 1 hour. Add specialised patterns/laminations
or creating individual resin blanks and the process can take days.

cheers Mick

Here is a poem on the subject, it is by John A. Styer an American pen crafter.

Darren

How Long Does It Take To Turn One of Those?

A poem by John A. Styer—The Lathe-meister

Do you mean…
not plant the tree, but find the wood,
just ‘see’ the piece, (as if I could)?
to find a highly figured burl,
a crotch, an eye, or pearly curl?
And once I spy it, perhaps buy it,
inventory, store, and dry it?
Then saw or cut it, possibly I kiln it’
glue, imbue with fill, or drill it?
You mean, that once I’m satisfied
it’s stopped the warps, checks, cracks, once dried?
And mounted on the lathe, to turn it,
(which takes much practice, just to learn it;
and then employ a gouge, or two,
or use a skew, which I don’t eschew,
to mold it, shape it (what’s your pleasure?)
by all means, I’m sure to measure,
then sand it smooth, please wear your mitts,
from coarse to fine, 10,000 grits,
then braze, or burnish, paint, or polish,
(the goal: enhance, and don’t demolish)?
Is that your question, start to end,
how long’s that path, its way to wend?
Or do you merely want to know how long it turned?
Ten minutes, or so.