Thread: Out of the shadows

Welcome Maria, Nice pens. Good to see us girls growing in number
Toni

Thanks Toni

Sisters are doing it for themselves!

Love your work too.

Maria

Thanks I needed that tonight. All my pens got called stupid today. I got first knocked for my pens then asked if I teach him how to do it too. Part it is there is not guarantee that I could pull them off twice.
Toni

Should come join us in the monthly swap. I have learnt so much doing them.

Sorry to break into the sewing circle, girls but did you or Kanga make the pen stand too, Maria?

I'm looking forward to seeing your future work; it seems the ladies always come up with some new twist to amaze us blokes, such as Toni and her bullet pens.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Sorry to break into the sewing circle, girls but did you or Kanga make the pen stand too, Maria?

I'm looking forward to seeing your future work; it seems the ladies always come up with some new twist to amaze us blokes, such as Toni and her bullet pens.

Hey Skew you got your skirt on have you??? Now we know....LOL
bye toni

Toni

I wouldn't worry about what other people say as long as you enjoy making them. As for the monthly swap I will give that a miss until I am more confident, truth is I don't have much of an imagination to come up with wonderful designs like the other guys and girls do.

Skew

Sewing circle hmmph (I can't find my smiles they've gone walk-about) The pen stand in the photo above I made, Kanga made one of his own that would be in one of his posts, very similar as we took them out of the same piece of wood called dead finish.
As I said to Toni I don't know about new twists I have a very limited imagination but I should get heaps of ideas from this forum to help.


Maria

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Hey Skew you got your skirt on have you??? Now we know....LOL

KILT, woman! It's called a kilt!

Originally Posted by Book Worm

Sewing circle hmmph (I can't find my smiles they've gone walk-about) The pen stand in the photo above I made, Kanga made one of his own that would be in one of his posts, very similar as we took them out of the same piece of wood called dead finish.

Nice piece. I was going to ask what wood (I thought 'twas Dead Finish ) but you beat me to it.

As I said to Toni I don't know about new twists I have a very limited imagination but I should get heaps of ideas from this forum to help.

One of the things about being new to turning (pens or otherwise) is you don't know what's possible and what's not, so you give it a try and...

Some of my most original pieces came from my early turnings, and now that I know what I'm doing (well... so they tell me) and what's safe, I can't for the life of me copy 'em. I really have no idea how I managed 'em the first time around.

Gees I hope that kilt has something under it.
bye Toni

Originally Posted by Book Worm

Sewing circle hmmph (I can't find my smiles they've gone walk-about) The pen stand in the photo above I made, Kanga made one of his own that would be in one of his posts, very similar as we took them out of the same piece of wood called dead finish.

Maria

I thought skew meant the glass holder and wondered what it use to contain.
Nice pens and welcome

Maria and Toni

More power to you both!! I wish my better half ( and she is DEFINITELY the better half ) would have a look at this forum but woodwork just does not interest her. You two are inspirational, everytime I see Toni's pens I yearn for a lathe so I can experience the buzz of making a pen from a piece of wood. Maria you have joined Toni and all the other pens makers here, I appreciate your photos and admire your skills .... well done people keep it up.

Pete

I will give that a miss until I am more confident, truth is I don't have much of an imagination to come up with wonderful designs like the other guys and girls do

Hey Bookworm - you might find, like I do, that the challenge of the pen theme each month starts the brain cells turning and coming up with things you haven't tried before - and on woods you may not have used.

Sorry to break into the sewing circle, girls

Better watch out that that Greer woman isn't lurking .... don't be jealous of us multi skilled, multi tasking gals now Skew ...

Jenny

Terry
Whatever the glass used to hold you can bet I enjoyed it. Thanks for welcome, glad to be here.

Pete

I bought my mini lathe about a month ago and I am so possessive over it that my other half had to go and buy his own. I love woodwork and it is usually me that wants all the tools for the workshop. My female friends in the street just shake their head at me so I figure it must be me that's abnormal

Jenny

I will probably join in down the track when I get a bit more confident. At the moment I just don't have enough hours in the day for everything I want to do but hey that's life. I am so pleased to be able to share with other females that have the same interest.

Yeah Skew what Jenny said, that Greer woman is on a roll this week, she would have a few words to say.

Maria welcome to the group, and for your first couple of pens shown here, were better than my first pens I made. You can't beat beefwood and blackheart sassy is brilliant too. Have some 45 degree cut blackheart sassy, only big enough for slim lines though. Keep up the good work, the fit up of the kit is perfect.
Darren

nice pens maria. i also like the stand