John M
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I am just curious how long it takes you guys to make a pen. It seems it takes me a while just to do a slimline. Was curious how much time people spend on pens. And not a crazy segmenting, just a standard one blank pen.
Longest answer to a one sentence response I've ever seen.How Long Does It Take To Make One Of Those?
Do you mean…
not plant the tree, but find the wood,
just 'see' the piece, (as if I could)?
to find a highly figured burl,
a crotch, an eye, or pearly curl?
And once I spy it, perhaps buy it,
inventory, store, and dry it?
Then saw or cut it, possibly I kiln it,
glue, imbue with fill, or drill it?
You mean, that once I'm satisfied
it's stopped the warps, checks, cracks, once dried?
And mounted on the lathe, to turn it,
(which takes much practice, just to learn it;
and then employ a gouge, or two,
or use a skew, which I don't eschew,
to mold it, shape it (what's your pleasure?)
by all means, I'm sure to measure,
then sand it smooth, please wear your mitts,
from coarse to fine, 10,000 grits,
then braze, or burnish, paint, or polish,
(the goal: enhance, and don't demolish)?
Is that your question, start to end,
how long's that path, its way to wend?
Or do you merely want to know how long it turned?
Ten minutes, or so.
© John A. Styer, The Lathe-meister
Do a good turn daily!
Don
With the finish I use....two or three months,,seriously!
Chris, I'd dearly love to learn to do one of your finishes just to see if I have the patience required!
I once saw a video where a guy did a slimline from start to finish in one minute.
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