edman2
Local Chapter Leader
I recently did a small local craft show and a lady purchased two pens. She then asked if I could make 90 pens for her company as employee gifts. Here are the 90 Franklin Dollar pens!
I purchased the 90 pen blanks from Bruce. Squared them with a carbide pen mill from PSI. Turned them between centers using John Goodin's bushings. I used one of Ken's Pen Pros sliding along a Rich Herrell steel pen rest. I first rounded them then tapered them toward both ends like Ed Brown taught me while brushing away the turnings with a wire brush like Ed taught me. Then I finished turning them with my skew held flat like a scraper like I learned from Ed Davidson in one of his videos. I wet sanded them with Micro Mesh pads bought from Wood-n-Whimsies and assembled them with pen kits from Exotic Blanks. I packaged them in boxes bought from Mannie. And when I delivered them to the lady I responded to her question with, "Yes Ma'am, I did them all by myself!"
Is the IAP a great community or what!:biggrin:
I purchased the 90 pen blanks from Bruce. Squared them with a carbide pen mill from PSI. Turned them between centers using John Goodin's bushings. I used one of Ken's Pen Pros sliding along a Rich Herrell steel pen rest. I first rounded them then tapered them toward both ends like Ed Brown taught me while brushing away the turnings with a wire brush like Ed taught me. Then I finished turning them with my skew held flat like a scraper like I learned from Ed Davidson in one of his videos. I wet sanded them with Micro Mesh pads bought from Wood-n-Whimsies and assembled them with pen kits from Exotic Blanks. I packaged them in boxes bought from Mannie. And when I delivered them to the lady I responded to her question with, "Yes Ma'am, I did them all by myself!"
Is the IAP a great community or what!:biggrin:
