Thread: First solo pen

Your coming along just fine John, good to see you using the WOP.

Keep it up lets see some more.

Thanks Sam, I know you will spot the mistakes but I was quite pleased with that one.

Ahhh John The master is pleased and the grasshopper is impressed. Well done looks good. The bug starts to nibble watch out when it bites. Look forward to seeing more.

Well done John. I made about 6 pens before I showed 1 pen on the forum.
David

Well done John... looks good to me too.

Keep this up and you'll be lost from the Jokes Forum!!!

Hey John,

Looks good from where I sit. I would like to start making a few pens and would be interested in hearing what you think is wrong with that one if you don't mind.

Looks good to me. The ones you feel didn't work out are the ones you learn from, so they are valuable. That is how confidence and skill grows.
I'd like to add, so does the addiction

Keep up the good work mate, and we'd like to see more of your work.

Cheers,

Evan

Welcome to the madness, John. This is one very addictive hobby. Sure, you think you can go a week or two without making a pen and then you find yourself in front of the lathe again. Next thing you know, your house is littered with them and the SO is starting to complain. You find yourself stopping on the side of the road to pick up fallen timber or you come back from vacation with more timber in the boot of the car than luggage.

Originally Posted by ciscokid

Welcome to the madness, John. This is one very addictive hobby. Sure, you think you can go a week or two without making a pen and then you find yourself in front of the lathe again. Next thing you know, your house is littered with them and the SO is starting to complain. You find yourself stopping on the side of the road to pick up fallen timber or you come back from vacation with more timber in the boot of the car than luggage.

Al I even have the local chemist bringing back timber from fir trips into the OZ wilderness, straps it on the outside of his off road caravan.

The staff in his shop are used to storing it and me bringing a trolley to carry it.

Oh come on John where's the pretty pink one you made more your colour

I like the pen John but 3 weeks to make one pen thats not production at its best is it. Looking forward to seeing the next one in another 3 weeks

Originally Posted by Robomanic

Hey John,

Looks good from where I sit. I would like to start making a few pens and would be interested in hearing what you think is wrong with that one if you don't mind.

The problem with this pen is that I haven't turned the blanks down to the bushes and therefore the blanks are a little proud of the metal parts. You will see this if you look carefully. Sam would have picked it but is too much of a gentleman to point it out to me.

Originally Posted by Pasho

Ahhh John The master is pleased and the grasshopper is impressed. Well done looks good. The bug starts to nibble watch out when it bites. Look forward to seeing more.

I think its already starting to bite and don't forget you are partly to blame for that too.

Originally Posted by BazzaDLB

Well done John... looks good to me too.

Keep this up and you'll be lost from the Jokes Forum!!!

Believe me, the first couple of pens I made without supervision were jokes. and thanks again for your help mate. greatly appreciated

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Oh come on John where's the pretty pink one you made more your colour

I like the pen John but 3 weeks to make one pen thats not production at its best is it. Looking forward to seeing the next one in another 3 weeks

Mate Rome wan't built in a day and you always said I look good in pink. talk to you later Ray

Nice pen John, keep at it!Amos

Looks pretty dang good for one of your first pens.

Keep it up, you will be amazed when you made a hundred or so how much you have improved.

Keep that first pen!

Les