rsx1974
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OK, here's how it went. I had planned out something that I thought was going to really challenge me. I am currently serving a year long tour in korea and was lucky to be able to take my Turncrafter Lathe and my small chop saw with me, having no other major tools I've been enjoying making simple pens. Well I got the urge to do more. I made a pen with scallops just the other day and it really sparked inspiration in me. I have only made 3 closed end pens and have never really Modified any kits before but I set my plan on a closed end Jr gent and wanted to turn my own end thingy. I wanted to push the scallops a little further. So that might explain the Jr. Gent what about the Ciar you see.
I had a friend who has been watching me turn pens for the last couple weeks and while I was cutting and gluing up my blank he was admiring all the crazy shaped pieces I was cutting off. Well he started fitting them together like some crazy puzzle and said to me "dude I think I could glue these together." I thought he was just going to waste a bunch of glue but who cares right?? He did it!! It took some work to hack it into the shape of a blank, but we did and it is unbelievable!!! You should see it in person.
Worst part is I'm pretty sure I would have thrown all those little pieces away!!
Well thanks for reading my story and I hope you like the pens.
Ohh, the Closed end is made from Ebony and Bloodwood with a white plastic garage sale sandwiched in there, and them we just added some scraps of Curly Maple to the cigar.
I had a friend who has been watching me turn pens for the last couple weeks and while I was cutting and gluing up my blank he was admiring all the crazy shaped pieces I was cutting off. Well he started fitting them together like some crazy puzzle and said to me "dude I think I could glue these together." I thought he was just going to waste a bunch of glue but who cares right?? He did it!! It took some work to hack it into the shape of a blank, but we did and it is unbelievable!!! You should see it in person.
Worst part is I'm pretty sure I would have thrown all those little pieces away!!
Well thanks for reading my story and I hope you like the pens.
Ohh, the Closed end is made from Ebony and Bloodwood with a white plastic garage sale sandwiched in there, and them we just added some scraps of Curly Maple to the cigar.