Another Jr. Statesman

[Gary]

I spent most of the weekend cleaning up my shop and putting things away. I did get one pen finished though...Green & Gold Box Elder Burl. It's hard to see it in the photo but there are a lot of distict "eyes" on the upper barrel. At times the BEB can be really nice.

 

[C_Ludwigsen]

Saweeeeet!!! Very nice work.

Since these statesmen kits are the same bore as the gentlemens, what size blanks do you recommend? I just got a few of the gentlemens in for a special birthday present (50th) for my oldest brother. I'm hoping I can do these with 3/4" or 7/8" as that is what I have coming from Lee Tree woods.

Chuck

 

[PenWorks]

Fine looking piece of wood Gary and a finer looking PEN. I cleaned my shop today too, but didn't get any work done. I guess I had a bigger mess than you. If they trimmed the end on this like the Statesman and incoporated some thread in the design. I think that it would be the best kit out there by far.

Anthony

 

[Gary]

Originally posted by C_Ludwigsen
<br />Saweeeeet!!! Very nice work.

Since these statesmen kits are the same bore as the gentlemens, what size blanks do you recommend? I just got a few of the gentlemens in for a special birthday present (50th) for my oldest brother. I'm hoping I can do these with 3/4" or 7/8" as that is what I have coming from Lee Tree woods.

Chuck

Thanks Chuck...this is a Jr. Statesman; the 3/4" blanks work just fine.

 

[DCBluesman]

As long as your drilling jig is tight, the 3/4" will work. Ever since I got my Sidevise from Paul in OKC I've been able to use smaller blanks for the larger pens!

 

[DCBluesman]

And very nice looking pen, Gary!

 

[Gary]

Originally posted by penworks
<br />Fine looking piece of wood Gary and a finer looking PEN. I cleaned my shop today too, but didn't get any work done. I guess I had a bigger mess than you. If they trimmed the end on this like the Statesman and incoporated some thread in the design. I think that it would be the best kit out there by far.

Anthony

I agree Anthony, I wish they would make that an alternate kit. Why don't you call CSUSA and see if you can influence a design addition.

 

[jkirkb94]

Simply beautiful, Gary!! Kirk[8D]

 

[timdaleiden]

Nice looking pen Gary. I am curious though, you turn a nice pen, you take a decent photo...but you have no photo album. Is there a reason for that? Just wondering.

 

[elody21]

Very very beautiful!!!

 

[woodpens]

Nice job, Gary. That is one sweet pen! Are you going to keep it? You'd better make up your mind soon, because it will sell fast! []

 

[Tom McMillan]

Very, very pretty Gary---nice work!!!!

 

[Gary]

Originally posted by timdaleiden
<br />Nice looking pen Gary. I am curious though, you turn a nice pen, you take a decent photo...but you have no photo album. Is there a reason for that? Just wondering.

Tim, it's called procrastination. I'm a fairly new IAP member, and I was thinking about that the other day. I do need to get some photos uploaded to an album. I'll make a point to do that in the next few days. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Gregory Huey]

Gary
That is one sweet looking pen. Very nice work.

 

[dougle40]

Really nice looking pen Gary .

 

[PenWorks]

Gary, they don't want to hear from a quack like me [] But if I owned one of the supply companies, I would have my R&D or at the very least, some staff person reading these posts to see what we really want and what we would buy. []

 

[Daniel]

Gary,
You better get cracking on that photo album. with pens like that photos are soon going to be all you have to remember them by
very nice.