ohiococonut
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My wife wanted me to make a pen for her brothers birthday coming up and insisted it be made from pine cone.....I'm starting to dislike the stuff 
Anyway, I made him a Patrizio and decided it needed a pen holder so I made one out of pine cone and used the left over piece to add...ummmm...something to it. The bottom is actually one piece. I cut it out on my band saw and I thought I could turn the small section just like the last one I made, yea right! When I started up the lathe it and the whole stand started shaking violently It sure didn't like the larger chunk revolving around it at all! I managed to turn what little I did without getting hit and called it good. I think it's ahhhhh...so so, but she likes it and I guess that's all that matters. I've yet to find out what her brother thinks of it 'cause he hasn't seen it yet and I'm not sure I want to know.
As always comments welcome.
Anyway, I made him a Patrizio and decided it needed a pen holder so I made one out of pine cone and used the left over piece to add...ummmm...something to it. The bottom is actually one piece. I cut it out on my band saw and I thought I could turn the small section just like the last one I made, yea right! When I started up the lathe it and the whole stand started shaking violently
It sure didn't like the larger chunk revolving around it at all! I managed to turn what little I did without getting hit and called it good. I think it's ahhhhh...so so, but she likes it and I guess that's all that matters. I've yet to find out what her brother thinks of it 'cause he hasn't seen it yet and I'm not sure I want to know. As always comments welcome.
