Heading deeper into corn country

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Heading out tomorrow to meet with the oldest living descendants of the Coers family. 90 year old couple that I haven't seen since 1985 when they came to my Dad's funeral. Thought these would be appropriate gifts. I hadn't done these in a long time. I turned them a heavy 1/16" oversize, then soaked with thin CA off the lathe. 3 coats of medium CA after final turning. A sharp skew like always.
 

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terry q said:
Deeper into corn country?? Iowa?? Nice gesture. I'm sure they will get a big kick out of them.
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Tampico, il. Not really much different than my little home town of Hartsburg, but she used a Caseys as a landmark for our driving instructions. So, I guess that makes it a bigger town, or just more isolated. Hartsburg is too close to Lincoln to get a Caseys.
 
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flyitfast said:
Have you ever tried stabilizing them. I hope it will work as I'm planning to harden some that way.
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I've never stabilized them, but many do. These are just about as hard as soft maple so I don't feel it's a necessity. I do prefer a white cob as compared to red. The white has a deeper red interior after you get past the chaff. I was told these are from a hybrid nicknamed waxy corn. For red cobs, I like to dye them a deep red to give them some color.
 
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thewishman said:
Wait a minute. Rich, you really make pens?!?!?!? Who knew?

First George Watkins, now Rich Coers. Who's next, Jeff Brown?
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Actually the second batch this month. I had a past customer order 22 pens earlier. I've made more pens in the last month, than the total for the last 2 years!
 
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