First and last pens

[dougle40]

Just thought I'd give you all a laugh .
The first pic is of the very first pen I ever turned . It started out as a Mont Blanc but after cutting away too much for the tenon I had to re-design the entire look of a Mont Blanc pen . It's Rosewood .
The second is the pen that I finished yesterday . Slimline from Dogwood with a Purpleheart CB .

 

[C_Ludwigsen]

Hey, I LIKE that first Mont-Slim-Blanc!!! Excellent job on both.

 

[woodscavenger]

I guess you really mean "first and most recent" pens. Unless you are planning on giving up the hobby.[:0] I get dibs on your pile of parts and blanks if you do.[]

Nice work on the most recent pen. I like the custom centerband.

 

[Tom McMillan]

Thanks for sharing!! The first one's pretty good---and I do really like your latest effort---great center band!!!

 

[tipusnr]

Darn....can't think of anything clever to say! At least you're still using the ingenuity you started with.."never wrong - only modified"!!

 

[KKingery]

I agree! Seems like there is always a way to make it work!

 

[Gary]

That's interesting...I guess I should have kept my first pen, but it went in the trash can.

 

[Gregory Huey]

The old saying still works! Its not how bad you mess up but how you recover. I hope that you really did'nt mean that the 2nd photo is the last one you are going to make. Ya got the hang of it now.

 

[Bev Polmanteer]

I like the first one, great for the first try but the second one really shows great improvement in the overall flow and design.

 

[woodpens]

You've come a long way, Doug. My favorite is the dogwood pen. []

 

[jkirkb94]

Which pen do you cherish more!? Kirk[8D]

 

[jwoodwright]

Nice Pens, that Dogwood is great.[]

 

[dougle40]

I hope that you really did'nt mean that the 2nd photo is the last one you are going to make

For sure that won't be the last pen I'll turn , just a bad choice of wording for the post . So for those of you who have <b>"Dibs"</b> on my hardware , <b>SOOORRRRRY</b> !!![][][]

Which pen do you cherish more!? Kirk

I think that I'll always cherish the first pen the most , I may not like it as much as some of the others but I <b>WILL</b> cherish it more .[][]

 

[opfoto]

Darn it.. I was just going to put in my list. Nice work... I agree that there is a world of difference between the two. I am not sure of how long you have been turning pens... or how many pens are there in between??? Just curious. Thanks

 

[Hugob]

ALL my pen's look like the first one!!! .... and I LIKE them that way!!! maybe it's because I'm new to the business.

 

[woodscavenger]

Darn! I was just about to clear out some space for all of my new toys.[] Seeing that post has made me rumage around to find my first pen so I can put it away for safekeeping. It's kind of like people framing their first dollar bill.

i really like the CB. I have just started doing the wood CBs. Do you have any problem with them being returned becuase they break? Do you glue them to the top section or do you let them float?

 

[dougle40]

Do you have any problem with them being returned becuase they break? Do you glue them to the top section or do you let them float?

I've not had any problems as of yet (knock on wood) with any breakage and I do let them float .