I haven't posted in a very long time. School conflicts with my turning hobby since my shop is at my house, and I go to school about an hour and a half away from my home. Here's the story:
A recent obligation drew me back to my shop - I had to turn twelve or so pens for a wedding. It was tough to balance work with school since I was having to make an almost daily hour and a half commute during finals week, but albeit stressful, it was enjoyable since I got to spend three or so hours away from my school work. There was nothing to focus on but prepping, turning, finishing, and repeating, and for a while, that's all that caught my attention. One afternoon, though, while passing by my storage table, a piece of bakelite caught my eye. Last year I ordered a piece of ruby red (with some heavy swirls) bakelite rod from Ed and Dawn with the intention of finishing it, but life got in the way. Now I'm back in the game, though - at least for a short while at the moment. I'm turning five or six pens as fundraiser pens for my college's Philosophy club. If all goes well, I plan on knocking out this bakelite while I'm at it. It will make a very nice Christmas present come next Christmas.
So what's the point of this? Well, I'd kind of like to hear some stories of triumph if you guys have any. I figure that most everyone has that one blank that they're afraid to dive into in fear of messing it up. I'd like to hear about it.
I've been off of this forum for a long time, so if there's something similar, I'm sorry.
A recent obligation drew me back to my shop - I had to turn twelve or so pens for a wedding. It was tough to balance work with school since I was having to make an almost daily hour and a half commute during finals week, but albeit stressful, it was enjoyable since I got to spend three or so hours away from my school work. There was nothing to focus on but prepping, turning, finishing, and repeating, and for a while, that's all that caught my attention. One afternoon, though, while passing by my storage table, a piece of bakelite caught my eye. Last year I ordered a piece of ruby red (with some heavy swirls) bakelite rod from Ed and Dawn with the intention of finishing it, but life got in the way. Now I'm back in the game, though - at least for a short while at the moment. I'm turning five or six pens as fundraiser pens for my college's Philosophy club. If all goes well, I plan on knocking out this bakelite while I'm at it. It will make a very nice Christmas present come next Christmas.
So what's the point of this? Well, I'd kind of like to hear some stories of triumph if you guys have any. I figure that most everyone has that one blank that they're afraid to dive into in fear of messing it up. I'd like to hear about it.
I've been off of this forum for a long time, so if there's something similar, I'm sorry.