My first pen posting

[carlor]

Hi everyone,

Now that the long winter is over and I've managed to work a path through the junk in my garage to the lathe, I'm finally able to turn again! The added incentive is that on Thursday I'll be leaving my team at work (after 4 1/2 years) to work on another project. I thought it would be nice to give each of them a lovely parting gift.

I made 8 Cigar pens (9 if you count the one I screwed up) using a Hybrid 18c kit. They are made from African Blackwood sanded to 1500 with 3 coats of Turner's Polish. I'll have to try the BLO/CA for the next batch to see what that is like.

Thanks,

Carlo Robazza
Ottawa

 

[JohnU]

Beautiful pen and a great gift. Nice Job!

 

[hilltopper46]

That IS a pretty pen!

 

[markgum]

awesome

 

[carlor]

Thank you everyone for your great comments!

Carlo.

 

[Whaler]

Great job!

 

[mitchm]

Carlo, very nice looking pen!!

 

[Stick Rounder]

Very nice pen.

 

[dntrost]

Very nice where did the kits come from...

 

[Ligget]

Lovely pen, hope to see more of your work!

 

[PenTurnerfromMaine]

I like it.

 

[carlor]

Very nice where did the kits come from...

Hi Dione,

Thanks for the compliment! I bought the kits here in Ottawa, Canada at a place called KJP Select Hardwoods. They also have an online sales site. Here's the direct link to the Cigar kits I used:

http://www.kjponline.com/product.php?productid=17312&cat=0&page=1

They're great people to deal with.

Carlo.

 

[GouletPens]

Those kits sure are sharp...I just picked up a couple myself and I have one ready to assemble. Nice fit on the pen, I'm sure your co-workers will love them.