Cwalker935
Member
A while back i posted the following:
"I need to save face with my wife, sister and brother in law and am looking for some suggestions. I recently attended an outdoor wedding in the mountains of North Carolina. After enjoying locally brewed beer and participating in a bourbon tasting, I stumbled over a piece of heavily weathered wood. I picked it up and started carrying it to the car and was subjected to several derisive comments like "what are you going to do make a pen with that"? Stubborn pride being what it is, I am going to make a pen with it. I am not sure but think that it might be pine of some sort. I have a pressure pot but have not done any stabilizing or waste wood blanks. Any suggestions for making something really special out of this wood? The wood is reasonably solid."
Several of you responded with helpful suggestions. Here is what I ended up with. i might have the last laugh after all.
"I need to save face with my wife, sister and brother in law and am looking for some suggestions. I recently attended an outdoor wedding in the mountains of North Carolina. After enjoying locally brewed beer and participating in a bourbon tasting, I stumbled over a piece of heavily weathered wood. I picked it up and started carrying it to the car and was subjected to several derisive comments like "what are you going to do make a pen with that"? Stubborn pride being what it is, I am going to make a pen with it. I am not sure but think that it might be pine of some sort. I have a pressure pot but have not done any stabilizing or waste wood blanks. Any suggestions for making something really special out of this wood? The wood is reasonably solid."
Several of you responded with helpful suggestions. Here is what I ended up with. i might have the last laugh after all.
