rtjw
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Okay, this is for everyone that wanted to know the long story behind the Pentarsia pen. Eagle and i talked today and he said to post the rest of the story.
Eagle had called me several times about getting some axis deer antler for him to do some stuff with. I was kinda hesitant at first about talking to him on the phone because of the reputation he had. But we talked several times and we each called back and forth.
When talking about getting some axis deer antler we talked about some of his blanks and about trading for one of his blanks. he asked which one I liked and I mentioned the stained glass window pen he had done. We talked back and forth several times and he asked again if that is what I wanted. I said yes and asked if he could do something else with it. I asked if he could put a blue cross in it to look like a church stained glass window. After some silence he said he would have to think about it.
he sent me ten pictures of stained glass windows with crosses in them and asked me to number them from most liked to least liked. He said his wife would go from there.
Over the next six weeks, Eagle and I talked almost daily and I began to realize that eagle was more than he put on to be. It started out as a little blue cross and expanded more and more. I would have never guessed it would come out like it did. If you remember on some posts that him and I were talking and I was saying he was being mean it was because he would not send picture of it to me but would send to lou. (still upset about that one!)
he started out with a test piece that he did (the pen you see now) and worked on the second piece (my pen) after he figured everything out. He did not get it ready in time for the contest on purpose because he does not like the idea of the contest. He only wanted it to go for the auction. This was argued many times over with him until one day when I realized that eagle is a true friend that I would do anything for. I have not asked about the contest since.
I have even asked for him to drill the blank and get it ready to put the tubes in it because I am scared to death of this blank. If I mess it up when I get it I will be very upset.
This has all been done for the hospital. No one knows it better than Eagle. It started out as only talking about the pen and has wondered off into any and every subject you can think of. people have emailed me and called me about what eagle is like and how can I be friends with him. I wouldnt trade it for anything. there are three dear friends to me on this forum that I would do anything for. eagle is one. I will stand up for anyone when i see them being wronged. that includes eagle.
When Eagle says that there is something spiritual about this pen. He is saying it from the bottom of his heart. Too many things have happened with this pen that can not be explained and can only happen with divine intervention.
Whoever gets this pen will be blessed. I will be bidding on it at the auction but it will not stay with me. It is called "One For Giving" and has been named for a reason. Eagle may give it to the auction but it will not end there.
Eagle had called me several times about getting some axis deer antler for him to do some stuff with. I was kinda hesitant at first about talking to him on the phone because of the reputation he had. But we talked several times and we each called back and forth.
When talking about getting some axis deer antler we talked about some of his blanks and about trading for one of his blanks. he asked which one I liked and I mentioned the stained glass window pen he had done. We talked back and forth several times and he asked again if that is what I wanted. I said yes and asked if he could do something else with it. I asked if he could put a blue cross in it to look like a church stained glass window. After some silence he said he would have to think about it.
he sent me ten pictures of stained glass windows with crosses in them and asked me to number them from most liked to least liked. He said his wife would go from there.
Over the next six weeks, Eagle and I talked almost daily and I began to realize that eagle was more than he put on to be. It started out as a little blue cross and expanded more and more. I would have never guessed it would come out like it did. If you remember on some posts that him and I were talking and I was saying he was being mean it was because he would not send picture of it to me but would send to lou. (still upset about that one!)
he started out with a test piece that he did (the pen you see now) and worked on the second piece (my pen) after he figured everything out. He did not get it ready in time for the contest on purpose because he does not like the idea of the contest. He only wanted it to go for the auction. This was argued many times over with him until one day when I realized that eagle is a true friend that I would do anything for. I have not asked about the contest since.
I have even asked for him to drill the blank and get it ready to put the tubes in it because I am scared to death of this blank. If I mess it up when I get it I will be very upset.
This has all been done for the hospital. No one knows it better than Eagle. It started out as only talking about the pen and has wondered off into any and every subject you can think of. people have emailed me and called me about what eagle is like and how can I be friends with him. I wouldnt trade it for anything. there are three dear friends to me on this forum that I would do anything for. eagle is one. I will stand up for anyone when i see them being wronged. that includes eagle.
When Eagle says that there is something spiritual about this pen. He is saying it from the bottom of his heart. Too many things have happened with this pen that can not be explained and can only happen with divine intervention.
Whoever gets this pen will be blessed. I will be bidding on it at the auction but it will not stay with me. It is called "One For Giving" and has been named for a reason. Eagle may give it to the auction but it will not end there.
] but I will instead own up to the fact that many of those pictures were used in figuring out how to make this whole thing work. Eagle just couldn't show something until it was finished and he had done his best. I may have gotten an early view, but you got the best one!
