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Thread: Mangos
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29th December 2009, 09:38 PM #1
Mangos
Hope the season was joyous for eveyone
only managed a couple of pens in the 4 days of rest well if you can call xmas that
a friend wanted a couple of mangos well he likes mangos and decided that he should have pens made out of it
he wanted a pencil but dudn't like the skinny little suckers, so i offered him a thicker lead and he didn't want that either, then he deicded that he wanted the rubber grip bit on the front so i came up with this highbrid (don't think i spelt that right) pencil
the next is a siera executive for the same boke in mango
the last pickie is what took up most of the weekend free time, my market table, only been to one so far but i thought if i am going to do it then i had better do it right, i only sold 4 pens and 2 bottle stoppers at the last market but it was the no sales that was the best bit, one pen collector, about 20 very interested parties and a website guy who wants to add my pens to his woodwork web page
thanks for looking
MIK
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30th December 2009, 12:34 AM #2
Nice ones Mik
Do you have a side shot of your table , I'm in the middle of designing a market table and I like the display island idea you've gotCheers
Glenn
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30th December 2009, 12:46 AM #3
Nice pens
Don't you just love fussy customers
Nice looking table and well done on the web page offer
I have not been so lucky this holidays not even 1 pen turnedCheers Rum Pig
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30th December 2009, 10:38 AM #4
thanks guys
i will try and remember to get a pickie of the side tonight
MIK
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30th December 2009, 11:39 AM #5
Nice looking pens - that mango looks very nice.
Interesting table - I'd move it from the backyard as I'm not sure you'd get the passing customer traffic there to sell many pensregards
Nick
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Without wood it's just ...
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30th December 2009, 12:52 PM #6
Mik
Love that Mango wood. The first one shows clearly why I prefer to use Slimline for the amount of real wood they display. It is a pearler and stands head and shoulders in a crowd.
Broke my custom never to compare when there is more than one in a pick however.
Regards Peter.
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30th December 2009, 01:42 PM #7
MBUMIK Always hard when a customer is up in the air over wants Don't know if you are aware but there is a pen and pencil set (separate if you want hehe) that has a click action ,but a 2 mm lead ,comes with a tube of spare leads as well ,much better than the .7 or .5 leads that tend to break very easily .I think it's called a "power pencil " Cheers ~ John
G'day all !Enjoy your stay !!!
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31st December 2009, 09:52 PM #8
very nice pens but I am interrested in the table lol.
Does it fold in anyway ? because it will be difficult to get it to the markets. I am interrested in making something similar for same purpose.
Cheers Ian
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31st December 2009, 10:00 PM #9
the legs are folding tressel legs but the top is rigid, i have access to a van so room is no problem for me, i will take a pickie tomorrow afternoon with it all set up, thats if its not raining
not sure if i have enough stuff to fill it up as yet but i am working on it
i might make some more stands in the morning if i get a chance instead of using the black cases
MIK
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1st January 2010, 09:20 AM #10Skwair2rownd
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Nice pens Mik.
I love turning Mango, full of differing grains and colourings, takes a good polish.
Neat table too.
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2nd January 2010, 10:02 AM #11
Nic work on the pens and the table looks good.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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2nd January 2010, 09:47 PM #12
sorry to take so long posting these pickies, didn't end up going to the market yesterday, toooo dang hot, got told there were very few stalls and even less customers anyway, so i think it ended up a good judgement call
took these couple of pickies this arvo
MIK
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2nd January 2010, 11:01 PM #13
That is a good looking table and well thought out
Those hidden compartment will come in handy.Cheers Rum Pig
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5th January 2010, 02:20 PM #14
the holes will work well for storage, plan to find some plastic boxes that will fit in there
i have been looking for an esky that will fit, gotta have something to keep the rum in, isn't that right Rumpig
MIK
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5th January 2010, 02:24 PM #15