My first pens

[2beast]

Here are a few of my first pens.
They are all euro pens.

I was having fun trying a variety of materials.

Curly Maple
Whitetail Antler
Apricot
Magnolia

The magnolia is from a tree my dad planted for my mom almost 50 years ago.
It was severely damaged this year in a tornado.

Your opinions welcomed...................

thanks,
Greg

 

[toolcrazy]

All of them are beautiful. You did a very nice job on them.

Finish??

 

[jimm1]

Nice looking group.

 

[CV Wood]

Great start! Good looking pens.

 

[Papo]

You have done a great job keep it up it only gets better.

 

[ctubbs]

Too bad about the magnolia, but you did it proud with the pen. The other three are very well done also.
Charles

 

[wiset1]

Great looking pens and smart choice of woods. They look AWESOME!

 

[2beast]

All of them are beautiful. You did a very nice job on them.

Finish??

Thanks everyone.
For finish I used medium CA glue with BLO.
6 coats then micromesh to 12,000.

Also as has been noted in the past, antler kind of smells when you turn it

No big deal, part of the game.

Greg

 

[yorkie]

Very nicely done. Welcome to this addictive world of pen turning. I love the Apricot.

What kind of finish did you use? How far down did you take the sanding?

 

[Toni]

Really nice looking pens!! If those are your first I cant wait to see what you can do in a few months!! Very Nice!!

 

[Drstrangefart]

They are all very well done. Great fit and finish.

 

[bowtiebird12]

way better than my firsts ill tell you that much

 

[JimB]

Great job with all of them!