First two pens

[Ehunt]

My first two attempts, marblewood and zebrawood from the $4/lb scrap bin at Woodcraft. Both have a CA finish, tried the BLO/CA combination on the second. Feedback welcome.

 

[fiferb]

Nice work on both! I recommend you hang onto them. I still use one of the first pens I made and like looking back and see how far I've come. You've started out ahead of me for my first two.

 

[Charlie_W]

Good Start! I won't be long before you are hooked.

 

[mpex]

Nice job!

 

[Ehunt]

Nice work on both! I recommend you hang onto them. I still use one of the first pens I made and like looking back and see how far I've come. You've started out ahead of me for my first two.

Thanks Bruce. My wife got the first and carries it in her iPad case at work. The second was completed today and will now be with me. I'm sure these will be replaced with better looking pens as I improve but these will be retired to the home office when that happens.

 

[Ehunt]

Good Start! I won't be long before you are hooked.

I think that happened about 3/4 of the way through my first pen. I'm out of kits, and my order won't be here until Thursday due to the holiday; I may be in withdraws by the new year!

 

[JD Combs Sr]

Nice work on both! I recommend you hang onto them. I still use one of the first pens I made and like looking back and see how far I've come. You've started out ahead of me for my first two.

Ditto, BTW what are the kits. At first I thought Slimline but a closer look...?

 

[Ehunt]

Nice work on both! I recommend you hang onto them. I still use one of the first pens I made and like looking back and see how far I've come. You've started out ahead of me for my first two.

Ditto, BTW what are the kits. At first I thought Slimline but a closer look...?

It's a Hart Double Twist Pen kit from Woodcraft. I went to their Orlando store, was going to get the less expensive slimline as starters pens, but they were out of the bushings for the slimline so I ended up with a couple of these.