Thread: A Gift Pen and Pen Turning For The Troops

AWW!! great, look at that pen!, tthe Grandson has Talent! Amos

Very nice pen. Great work in getting your grandson on to the lathe. Rekon you deserv good pat on the back. Well done.

Originally Posted by Woodenink

AWW!! great, look at that pen!, tthe Grandson has Talent! Amos

Thank you Amos ...

I got him started turning and was helping two other kids and one of the store employes was keeping an eye on him also.

He took such light cuts he was driving me crazy

Finally Rick said, "you can take bigger cuts it's ok" ... Brennan said, "no, grampa makes a big fuss over fit and finish and I want to do it like he does" ... makes you kind of proud

... the pen was really very nicely done but I couldn't talk him out of leaving that center band off the timber <G>

On the way home he says, "Can we go home and can I use your lathe to make more pens?"

Interesting shape in that kit - nice pen

Originally Posted by rhossack

... It was a balmy 5 Degrees C in the garage.

Singlet and shorts weather

Originally Posted by rhossack

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On the way home he says, "Can we go home and can I use your lathe to make more pens?"

Now that'd make any man happy better get him a lathe for xmas

congrats on a fine effort

I looked yesterday at the responses but after 11+ day at work and then 6 hours at Woodcraft for the Pen Turning for the Troops and then our annual Pen Turners Pot Luck I was a little pooped to respond ...

Originally Posted by cookie48

Very nice pen. Great work in getting your grandson on to the lathe. Rekon you deserv good pat on the back. Well done.

Thank you sir ... wife (she has this look in her eye if you know what I mean) says that he needs a good male influence in his life and I stood looking around and I was the only one standing there.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Interesting shape in that kit - nice pen

Nick ... when I saw the preview pics of the pen I wasn't too impressed with it. After volunteering to turn their three different finishes they carry I can say it is comfortable to write with. I'll also say by far and wide it's those that have the "Y" Chromosome that like the shape best.

Singlet and shorts weather

I have no idea what a Singlet is but how did you know I wear shorts 90% of the time year round???? We had our first snow of the year yesterday but this is my usual 'snow shoveling' fashion statement.

Now that'd make any man happy better get him a lathe for xmas
congrats on a fine effort

Oh he knows I have an old 7 x 12 Wilton sitting in the garage that was going to be a used for a 'Baginski Rough Beveler' but now may have to shelf that plan for a while and see if I can find someone here in the states that carries MT1 dead and live centers.

Now that's a fashion statement

That mob you were demoing for should have 1 morse tapered centres

singlet ...

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Originally Posted by rhossack

... wife (she has this look in her eye if you know what I mean) says that he needs a good male influence in his life and I stood looking around and I was the only one standing there.

So who did you find?

'Baginski Rough Beveler' - had to look this up. I assume it is for making fly rods

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Now that's a fashion statement

That mob you were demoing for should have 1 morse tapered centres

Actually no ... MT2 is the 'standard' around here but I'll check online and find somone that has them.

singlet ...

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ahhh ... my type but don't know if the middle has expanding material built in

So who did you find?

'Baginski Rough Beveler' - had to look this up. I assume it is for making fly rods

Correct and Bamboo blanks to be precise