My wife's first pen attempt

[thefunkyP]

Well, I finally got my wife into the shop and helped her turn her own pen. She liked it I think as she now holds on to this pen a little more than the others she has...

This is also the first pen I've finished with CA. I am now quite fond of the finish. I ironed out the technique on some test blanks, and am still fine tuning the procedure, but I am pretty happy with the result. What's better, so is my wife.

This is a chrome slim with a violet/teal double dyed Boxelder Burl from Arizona Silhouette. Her choice to leave the clip off which ends up feeling great in your hand.

Comments and advice are always welcome.

 

[BrentK]

Better buy another lathe lol. The pen looks great I really like the blank choice very nice colors.

 

[Sylvanite]

Wow. Everybody else's first pen looks so much better than mine.

Good job!

 

[Ligget]

Great work by both of you, the colours in the blank are amazing!

 

[toolcrazy]

Tell her she did a beautiful job. My wife has no interest in turning, but that is OK.

 

[Stevej72]

Beautiful work, the pen looks great!

 

[rjwolfe3]

Tell her it looks awesome. My wife says she likes it too, especially the blank choice.

 

[DCBluesman]

I see dual lathes in your future. [8D] Nice job!

 

[fafow]

That's a great looking pen. I commend your wife on leaving the clip off. At least I'm not the only one doing that for pens for women. If they keep it in their purse, why do they need it? I think Lou is also right. To avoid conflicts you might end up needing to get a second lathe. Then a second set of knives, micromesh ....

 

[ldb2000]

Beautiful pen fit and finish are top notch . You better hope she dont become addicted too or you will need another lathe and tools and blanks and kits and ...