I appreciate this thread and the sentiment behind it, I hope that works as good as you and I think...!
I thought that you had made more pens with my blanks anyway, this will be a great "catalogue" for both of us, I rely on you guys to make the transformation, I simply supply the "raw" material so, you guys and gals are my most respected Ambassadors of my existence, work and stories behind it, seeing the blanks transformed, has been one of the most gratifying experience, thank you...!
I have a few IAP members buying and working with many of my blanks, I believe correct and fair to say that, the one with the most pens shown with my blanks, is no doubt, Sean George (tgsean), of which I'm most grateful for.
Believe it or not, I have sold to IAP members, some blanks that were a one-of, even though they were sold to multiple members, I'm yet to see a single pen made with those and that saddens me, most blanks I have a good idea of how they will like only because I made a sample out one of those blanks however, that is very different than seeing in with one of many possible pen kits.
I once (some time ago) made new blanks using some specific items made for the use on the kitchen, was a particular material that, when mixed with PR, did produce a very strange but very positive reaction that made those blanks some of the best materials better suited for kitless pens so, I offer some of those blanks to a well known member of IAP, as he was producing some very good quality kitless pens, before the style took off and many more turners, are now well advanced in their making.
Anyway, I asked if he would make at least 1 (one) kitless pen from those new blanks and show it to us all, I was very excited about seeing what he would do and his review/opinion to the blanks suitability to these type of more fragile pem making but, until today, I still have heard or seen any reference of any king, of those blanks, as a result, I stop making any more but purchase a large amount of the materials I needed to make them if, they would work as good with the thread cutting and strength in general.
I could have made a kitless pen myself but, I don't think that I have all the appropriate tools to make them so, I let it go but not forgot...!
I may come back and invite someone good at making kitless to accept making one to see if I was right or not, I still have a couple of those blanks made, here...!
Good luck...!:biggrin:
Cheers
George
