Shop Pencils

[Jim in Oakville]

Hi,

So it’s still really cold here, well not so much today and the snow has been melting a bit.

I got a thought to go out to the shop and do an inventory on some kits and found a few I had forgotten about, these shop pencils. Well This led to That and before I knew it I was drilling out some blanks to use up these two kits, …awe what the heck, I’ll just turn them and get them out of the way…[:0]


This a stabilized buckeye burl

This is a stabilized box elder burl from William Woodwrite.

Now what did I got out to the shop to do today…??

 

[DavePowers]

Why did you have to stabilize the two woods? They do look great.

 

[txbatons]

Wow. Wish my unplanned pens looked this good! []

 

[bruce119]

Jim the pencils look great I like the shop pencils how they show off the wood and your wood looks great. I am going to post a link to a picture same kit with a twist.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/bruce119/Driftwood/workshop.jpg
I put a tube in it and added a chrome nut for a final. Just a thought I love good looking wood.
Bruce

 

[R2]

Great pens!![][][^] i particularly like the shape as it makes them much more pleasing to the eye.

 

[R2]

Bruce, I like your isea but I feel It looks a little cumbersome.
And Jim< of course the shape makes them more pleasing to the eye! What I meant to say is that they are vry plesasing to the eye as the line makes them look quite slender.

 

[Radman]

Dejavu
[8D]

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Originally posted by DavePowers
<br />Why did you have to stabilize the two woods? They do look great.

Hi Dave,

Well the blanks I chose happened to be stabilized, I buy them that way...I seldom turn unstabilized wood at all, I like the density it gives and the durability.

 

[Mather323]

I agree Jim I also enjoy the stablized woods. That is of the lightest buckeye buckeye that I have ever seen, very nice.

 

[louisbry]

Very nice pens. I like the stabilized box elder burl one best.

 

[Ligget]

Awesome pencils Jim, I love the shapes you gave the bodies, beautiful woods![][]

 

[johncrane]

Jim!Awesome love the shape too! there real eye catchers.[]

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Thanks Guys,

I appreciate the comments and questions..[]