A few new pens for Christmas

[Carl Fisher]

3 pens came off the lathe today. A pair of slimline pens turned by Chrissy for her mother. She is a middle school teacher and rather than do the double ended teachers pen, she thought it would be nicer to turn 2 and have the wood reflect the ink color.

The red is Red Heart and the brown (black ink) is Guayacan both with gunmetal funline kits.


The 3rd pen is an Aero paired up with a pink ivory WOOD blank. This is for my grandmother and I was informed she would like something "girlie". I was giggling as I was drilling and turning this stuff. It was like bubble gum or cotton candy streaming off the lathe. Beautiful wood.

 

[jaeger]

Nice set of pens. I like the red heart but the guayacan is amazing!

 

[hewunch]

Nice meeting y'all today. Nice pens too.

 

[sumterdad]

Very nice looking. I am gonna try and get my hands on a pink ivory blank. Also it was nice to finally meet ya'll as well.

 

[Carl Fisher]

Thanks guys

Hans, had I thought it through, I should have bought some delrin bushings from you today. I could have used 3 or 4 different kits worth of bushings this weekend.


As for the guayacan, to me it's so close to cocobolo in grain pattern with just a bit different color tint, I don't know that it was worth the beating it gave my drill bit and trimmer. Stuff turns solid as a rock when it heats up and stinks. I have a good sized chunk left that I'll have to consider for a while before I put it on the lathe again.

 

[hewunch]

Chris, hope you made it to Anderson. I pray your service goes well. I am just down the road 45min.

 

[sumterdad]

Chris, hope you made it to Anderson. I pray your service goes well. I am just down the road 45min.

Thanks! We did make it just fine. Thanks for your prayers