Slimline Extravaganza 2nd place pen

[John Smith]

I want to say a big thanks to all who voted for my pen, and the vendors who donated prizes.

This is the first time i did a modified slimline. I also made the blank from scratch. I used a stave constructed blank, then sliced off .050" slices. Glued them up twisting a half segment each time. Then turned and assembled. I originally was going to try to do a hidden clip and eliminate the finial, but I ran out of time.

The biggest struggle I had was photographing it. Hope to improve photos with more practice.

 

[Janster]

Nicely done and congrats. There was great competition from all builders and you were up to the task! Well done.....Jan

 

[solobiker]

That is awesome. Looks very detailed. Great job.

 

[Dalepenkala]

Very cool and congrats!

 

[Cwalker935]

I was amazed by the amount of work and patience that you had to put into that pen. Great job.

 

[Bowhnter]

That looks awesome, congrats!

 

[Tom T]

Really nice. Looks like so many steps. Great pen

 

[Band Saw Box]

Amazing pen, Congrats

 

[ed4copies]

I was fortunate to see this in person at Turn On Chicago.

The steps are completely uniform---it is the result of amazing patience!!!

Very well done, John!!!

(It is always a true pleasure to see you guys!!)

 

[John Smith]

Thank you for all the compliments. It was really a lot of fun doing this. I would encourage everyone to enter in these contests. This is my second I think. Was not expecting to do this well.

Ed, It is always great to see you too. That is one of the big reasons we came to Chicago for the day. Hope to see you next time.

 

[Dale Lynch]

I really like the rope twist pattern you did with the segments.

 

[mikespenturningz]

Wow that is an amazing pen. Very well done.

 

[OZturner]

Another Amazing Pen, John.
Your Segmenting is an Art Form.
You have obviously the Patience of Job,
And Superb Craftsmanship to boot.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[MikeL]

Sometimes I get in a hurry a don't take the time to click on the picture to expand. You really miss out on this pen if you don't do that. This pen is another great work of art and patience.