simomatra's Australia Pen Swap

[Jeff-in-Indiana]

I participated in this last year and it was a lot of fun .. I thought others might want to join in this year, but time is running out .. maybe 8 or 10 hours .. yikes!

I just thought I would mention that the closing date is approaching for the pen swap which closes at the end of this month .. like other pen swaps, you are paired with (probably) an overseas turner and you trade pens and blanks if you both want to ..

if you contact simomatra (a member here) he can get you on the list, or you can visit the site listed and register and post in that thread ..

Here is a link to the site in Australia

http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=83871

the swap names will be drawn at 0900 on Australia Day 2009. (Australia time)
All swaps should be completed by 31st March 2009

 

[Dalecamino]

Our Aussie friends put up some really nice swaps . I was in on the last one back in June - July and was lucky enough to get matched with Fred Brunings ( BigShed ) and he sent me 2 Cigar Pens in a nice wood case , along with some beautiful blanks that came from trees grown on his own property in Australia . I too encourage everybody to get signed up .

Here are some pics of the stuff I got from Fred .