My 1st posted pen

[azimmer1]

I am new here. Just started messing with a lathe and pens.I mostly build guitars, but I wanted to use up some of my scrap wood. Here is one of my 1st pens . An Emperor made from cocobolo and Lutz spruce. The spruce is used for the top of a guitar and the cocobolo is used for the sides and back. I used 2 layers of cocobolo with a middle layer of spruce. I then sliced it up before putting it over the tube. I think I will give to my Dad

Thanks for looking
Andy

 

[broitblat]

Andy,

Very nice work! I hope to see more of your "messing around".

-Barry

 

[louisbry]

Nice looking pen!! The segments and finish are tops. What finish did you do?

 

[fernhills]

Oh Geeee,just when i thought i was getting there.. Very nice work,nice to meet you.

 

[Ligget]

Great work, never seen anyone use an Emperor as a first pen![:0][]

 

[rherrell]

Welcome Andy!

 

[les-smith]

Dang, must be nice to have that as one your first pens. Welcome.

 

[Bluewing92]

Awesome pen. Welcome

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Andy, that is one heck of a start,great work.

 

[GaryMGg]

Andy, What a first pen!
So your plan is to start at the top and work up from there huh?!? [][]

 

[rhahnfl]

Very nice!!! Hope to see more.

 

[txbatons]

Welcome and good work. I look forward to seeing your work...pens and guitars.

 

[NavyDiver]

Andy, welcome aboard and great work!

 

[azimmer1]

Thanks for all of your nice words
The finish is CA. I have a ton of CA for my guitar building and I was reading here about using it as a finish. Nice idea. I use CA to repair finishes on my guitars etc

Andy
La Jolla CA

 

[TBone]

I agree with Gary. I assume you're starting at the top and working down and getting worse???? Can't get a lot better than this one IMO.

Great job and Welcome

 

[thepenmaker]

If that's your first pen Whow! want's the 10th going to look like?

Ron

 

[ilikewood]

If that is your first pen, I would love to see your 10th guitar!!![]

 

[azimmer1]

Bill
Here is my 10th Guitar

 

[Jim15]

Don't know anything about guitar building, but I know that is bueatiful.

 

[cowchaser]

Wow, now talk about a newb like me feeling like I have a learning curve. [:0]

 

[johncrane]

Welcome Andy! also a very nice first pen.[]

 

[winpooh498]

Wow! that is a beautiful pen and guitar! Welcome!

 

[azimmer1]

Thanks all for the kind comments. This pen thing has gotten crazy. I had the pen at work and before I knew it I was having orders for Christmas presents.

 

[RONB]

Go to the head of the class!!!![]

 

[Rojo22]

Welcome to the site, beautiful pen, and a gorgeous guitar!

 

[ahoiberg]

that's a nice axe! great work

 

[TAFFJ]

Andy, they are both really a joy to look at! Welcome from UK South Coast

 

[GaryMGg]

Andy, that's quite a guitar! Nice, nice, nice.

 

[Fred]

If the pen is what you do with scraps in your 'spare' time we can't wait to see what you do on purpose.

I join the others and tell you that is a very, very nice pen and a beautiful guitar! Congratulations on a job well done! []

 

[thepenmaker]

Well Andy you can see from the responses what many think of that pen. I would have been very surpised if you hadn't received those orders

Ron
UK

 

[azimmer1]

Thanks for all the kind comments