After holiday projects

[mpex]

Spent the last month making all pens for gifts for the holidays. Since I just got started a month ago, there was a lot of repeating the same designs and styles. I am so exited to get working in January on some personal work!
My next projects are going to be working with some new kits and doing some more intense segmenting. I bought myself a Forrest WW II thin kerf, 48 tooth, stabilizer and a zero clearance guard. Going to build a couple jigs to do small segments. I also got a few new finishes I'm going to work on.

A whole new world is about to open up! I'm so excited!

 

[bobjackson]

Merry Christmas, and have fun in the New Year.

 

[Haynie]

Have fun. I'm going to be working on some flat work, and some metal work ideas that have been eating away at me.

 

[Cabhog]

Sounds like the turning bug has bit you! I have some flat work that I am going to work on for my wife, finish up my cole jaws I'm making and try to get a little turning in between.
Have fun be safe and have merry Christmas!

 

[jttheclockman]

If you are serious about segmenting, put your posts in the segmenting forum and if questions come up I am sure you will get some valuable answers. Love to see people getting into segmenting. I will have a few new pens to show with some segmenting too. Working on a few over the next couple days.

 

[mpex]

If you are serious about segmenting, put your posts in the segmenting forum and if questions come up I am sure you will get some valuable answers. Love to see people getting into segmenting. I will have a few new pens to show with some segmenting too. Working on a few over the next couple days.

Can you link to the segmenting forum? I don't see it in the forum list.
Thanks!

I have started doing some simple segmenting. Here are my first
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/first-segmented-pens-105202/

 

[jttheclockman]

If you are serious about segmenting, put your posts in the segmenting forum and if questions come up I am sure you will get some valuable answers. Love to see people getting into segmenting. I will have a few new pens to show with some segmenting too. Working on a few over the next couple days.

Can you link to the segmenting forum? I don't see it in the forum list.
Thanks!

I have started doing some simple segmenting. Here are my first
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/first-segmented-pens-105202/

Under Blank Making Segmenting - International Association of Penturners

Very nice for a start. So much more can be done with just the simple segments you shown. Angle your cuts. Add some colored veneers. Use some aluminum just to mention a few things and you can change the look of those in a flash. Segmenting is a whole world of opportunities. Makes the blanks worth abit more $$$ too. Welcome.

 

[wiset1]

I'm finishing up an 8ft workbench which has taken me the better part of 3 days to cut, assemble, and finish. In the final staged now. Not quite as fun as making a pen, but I need a new work surface to make those pens on, ha ha ha. Best wishes on the new projects

 

[mpex]

Bought the supplies I need to make a jig like this:

Pen Blank Table Saw Sled Jig - by LarryDNJR @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community

Will be trying to put together my first Jig tonight!

 

[D.Oliver]

I'm finishing up an 8ft workbench which has taken me the better part of 3 days to cut, assemble, and finish. In the final staged now. Not quite as fun as making a pen, but I need a new work surface to make those pens on, ha ha ha. Best wishes on the new projects

Might this be the heavy duty type of bench that would hold.....oh I don't know....let's say... a metal lathe?

 

[wiset1]

I'm finishing up an 8ft workbench which has taken me the better part of 3 days to cut, assemble, and finish. In the final staged now. Not quite as fun as making a pen, but I need a new work surface to make those pens on, ha ha ha. Best wishes on the new projects

Might this be the heavy duty type of bench that would hold.....oh I don't know....let's say... a metal lathe?

:biggrin: Already had a store bought bench for that, but this was more about getting the workshop ready for more than just making pens in the future. I'll post some pics tonight. I plan to turn the metal lathe on this week and see what I can figure out.

 

[wiset1]