My son's second pen ever.

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DigBaddy72

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My son, Ben, is 11 years old. This past Sunday he asked to go to my woodshop with me to watch me turn some pens. As I got my first one of the day done, he had a look on his face that I could tell meant he wanted to try, so when I asked him, he immediately went to the wood pile and picked out a blank and turned a pen. I don't have a photo of that one and he sold it the next day to a teacher at school for $20! Last night he wanted to turn another pen, this time he wanted to try a "wand" pen. So he picked out some purpleheart, and a chrome slimline hardware kit and went to town. I helped a little with the finishing and pressing the kit together. Other than that this is all him. I also introduced him to a skew and parting tool, which he promptly put to work on this pen! I think he is hooked!
 

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skiprat

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Skew???? Parting Tool????
The two most challenging tools, without a doubt!!

Please pass on my admiration for his fearlessness!!!! :)
 
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Very nice. He has a good eye for sizes and keeping things looking right together. Check out the article on making a slimline and not using the center band and let him give that a try I bet he would make something really cool!
 

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My son says thanks everyone. He is really excited to get into this more and more. No turning for him this weekend though. He's had a busy weekend with bowling league, a band concert (he plays alto sax), and some friends came over. But dad got some shop time! :)
 

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That young man has talent.....Tell him to keep it up and pat him on the back from all of us here at IAP. The sooner he is a member the better for all of us.

You are doing a great job also DigBaddy
 
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