Some recent pens

[holmqer]

To celebrate a major milestone at work, I made a series of team pens from Padauk / Hickory or Purpleheart / Holly. The wood choice has some special significance for the team. I will start handing them out this coming week.

And I made a few pens for the troops which I will hand in at our IAP chaper meeting today. They are made from Zebrawood, Jatoba, Spanish Cedar and Box Elder.

 

[wolftat]

Those are good looking pens, I like the centerbandless (new word) look. Don't you like making the same style of pen so many times?

 

[Ligget]

That is real nice of you to mark the milestone with a handmade gift, I am sure they will be well received!

 

[johncrane]

Well done Eric!:wink::biggrin:

 

[holmqer]

Those are good looking pens, I like the centerbandless (new word) look. Don't you like making the same style of pen so many times?

Thanks, it is a bit relaxing making the same simple style. I made up a story stick to turn them. I cut holes in some hardboard then ripped it down the middle of them. This way while turning I can just place the right half hole over the blank at the right spot while it turns to check the dimensions. This makes the whole process rather easy on the mind. I spend my days working on difficult engineering problems, and it is nice to come home to a simple hands on task to unwind at the end of the week. I spread it out over a couple months so that I could get other projects done too. I would start my turning for each day of the weekend with one process step (turning, finishing, buffing, assembly) to start of in a relaxed frame of mind, then go make something else like a bowl.

 

[clthayer]

I saw the ones in the right pic in person today. I like the style.

Thanks for the demo today Eric.

Christian