Not a pen turning virgin anymore

[Marnat3]

Just turned my first pen.
Pretty proud, and realized and learned a few things too.
1) I am going to do alot more of this
2) This is a great site for all the info I needed and the inspiration for more.
Thank you.
Here is my first pen a Wall Street 11 ,Brown heart with chrome.

 

[plantman]

Very nice grain on the pen!! Keep this one and look back in a year to see how much you have learned, and how much you have progressed. Only suggestion I would have, would be to look in the library for articles on how to light your subject better. Oh, by the way, does the tital mean your turned your first pen, or did you get lucky over the weekend ??? Jim S

 

[hard hat]

good job, quite rewarding isn't it?

as said before, keep that pen and look back at it to see where youve come from

 

[Marnat3]

Thanks. Most certaintly keeping this one!!
Sorry about the bad picture, took it with my phone as soon as I finished it.
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[Teeball]

Keep up the good work Mark, nice looking pen.

 

[Marnat3]

Thanks. Feels pretty good.

 

[OZturner]

Excellent Pen Mark
Nice Blank, Good Fit and Finish.
What finish / technique did you use?
A Definate Keeper.
Well done,
Brian.

 

[kyaggie]

Very nice! Have fun exploring all that can be done with making wood round and smooth!

Mike

 

[Band Saw Box]

Great looking blank and pen. Nice fit and finish. Good job all around. We'll be watching for more from you.

 

[Marnat3]

Thanks everyone!! I am really looking forward to many more projects. And its nice to be here to learn from you. I lurked for a little bit and feel pretty good about IAP and the members here.
The finish is my first attempt at Med CA. I learned not to use a cloth as a replacement for paper towels. Sanded a bunch down to 600, then just kept polishing. No wax or paste.

 

[TwoCatsPens]

I have the first one I did several years ago. It was a sierra also, did it at the Woodcraft class. You'll never forget your first. Welcome to the insanity.

Steve

 

[Marnat3]

I am finding that the turning is leveling out my insanity.
At least that's what the voices keep telling me.

 

[mark james]

Enjoy and have fun!!! Welcome. Empty your pockets...

 

[scottsheapens]

Mark....great job on your first pen. But...sorry to say, you now have the bug. it will grow over time. Enjoy and have fun with it.

 

[Marnat3]

This is a lot less ex-pen-sive than my last hobby, Cars! and takes a whole lot less room.
I truly hope its incurable. I am enjoying it. I have rearranged the shop 3xs now trying to make it flow better.

 

[TwoCatsPens]

And if you ever get bored, just post a question like "What is the BEST way to do a CA Finish", get your popcorn out and enjoy the show. :laugh:

Steve

 

[Marnat3]

Sounds good

 

[Marko50]

Sweet pen Mark! Watch out though, this will become an addiction! You'll find yourself ferreting away money to buy more pen kits, your wife/partner will start to wonder where all the money is disappearing to. You'll find yourself justifying why you stay up at all hours of the night to turn "just one more pen". You then will know you're fully addicted when you purchase a pressure pot and start casting your own blanks by the hundreds. There's no turning back now! There is no cure…..ahhhhhhhhhh!

 

[Marnat3]

I thought I was only one ferreting money away. And I find myself looking at things made of wood thinking that would make a nice pen, bottle topper or what ever. Now a guy at work is trading me some old Black Walnut flooring planks for a couple of pens.

 

[Sylvanite]

That's a great beginning. It's much better than my first pen. Welcome to penturning. As they say, the best thing about virginity is that it's curable.

Regards,
Eric

 

[Paul b]

Very nice

 

[mrcook4570]

Great work! You are hooked now and there is no cure. At best, you can only feed the addiction by turning more.