PenMan1
Member
I had a friend and a new turner in the shop today. He is new to pen making and wanted to see the shop. GRANTED, I have a bunch of "stuff" not even REMOTELY necessary for pen making (for example, a commercial ice maker), and another whole bunch of "stuff" just to make my life easier.
I do a good bit of "production work" and have a bunch of machines that are NOT necessary for pen making, except that they help me make a more precise product, FASTER (such as a dedicated router station for "rounding over" pen blanks, computers, etc).
Finally, he took a deep breath and said " I just want to make a few pens to relieve the incredible stress I feel from my job. Other than the lathe, WHAT TWO THINGS do I HAVE TO HAVE?"
After a long, thoughtful process (as he asked, imagining my shop were burning and I could only rescue 2 things), I said that I MUST HAVE MY WOODCHUCK PEN PRO AND 1 SET OF CALIPERS!
In the spirit of the 9th Anniversary of the BASH, what two things (OTHER THAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT) must YOU have to make a pen?
I look forward to the creativity of this amazing group!
I do a good bit of "production work" and have a bunch of machines that are NOT necessary for pen making, except that they help me make a more precise product, FASTER (such as a dedicated router station for "rounding over" pen blanks, computers, etc).
Finally, he took a deep breath and said " I just want to make a few pens to relieve the incredible stress I feel from my job. Other than the lathe, WHAT TWO THINGS do I HAVE TO HAVE?"
After a long, thoughtful process (as he asked, imagining my shop were burning and I could only rescue 2 things), I said that I MUST HAVE MY WOODCHUCK PEN PRO AND 1 SET OF CALIPERS!
In the spirit of the 9th Anniversary of the BASH, what two things (OTHER THAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT) must YOU have to make a pen?
I look forward to the creativity of this amazing group!