First turning and my first 7 pens !

[AMD]

I am happy to show you my first pens !
This is my weekend work and my first try to
wood turning. Finally, I like to turn
Now I am ok for my Christmas gifts !

Thanks to all for sharing your experience and informations here !

-Chrome cigar with Bloodwood, CA finish

-Chrome cigar with BOW, CA finish
-Copper cigar with Lacewood, CA finish
-Gold TI cigar with "punky spalted oak", CA finish

-Black TI cigar with Blackwood, CA finish
-Black Chrome cigar with Boxwood, CA finish
-Gold cigar with Sapele pomele, CA finish


Alain Miville-Deschênes
http://www.miville-deschenes.com/amd_anglais/

 

[leehljp]

Somebody had some woodworking experience, scale model building experience or high end architectural abilities to do that the first time around. Superb hand eye coordination with an eye for detail is evident in this first time turning and finishing - and also evident - patience! Beautiful!

OH NOW I SEE: http://www.miville-deschenes.com/amd_anglais/

Lots of previous experience, just a different track! Still beautiful!

 

[johnnycnc]

Excellent work on all!
Nice work for first pens!![]
Hope to see more.[]

 

[reef12]

First time MY well you know what it is.

Gesh might as well throw away the lathe now.

And I should take up knitting.

Great job and all Cigars love them Cigars.

I know you love them Cigar pens too so beautiful job[^]

hint try a Copper Acrylic with the satin Copper Cigar I had to take 4 pictures of it on the lathe as the color came out with sanding the acrylic with MM.

 

[mrcook4570]

Excellent!

 

[bnoles]

You are going to have a very difficult time convincing anyone here that those are "First" pens []

That is some excellent craftsmanship. You are a natural!

 

[NavyDiver]

Great work and great photography.

 

[Jim15]

Those are a great bunch of pens, nice work.

 

[alamocdc]

WOW! Great firsts, Alain! They all look great, but the Bloodwood really got my attention.

 

[Radman]

I like the profiles of all of 'em; not just BtoB. Finishes all look great too

 

[Ligget]

Fantastic work on every pen, even your finishing is brilliant![:0][]

 

[airrat]

Nice job and I like the background choice. GratZ

 

[gerberpens]

Those look great, nice pics as well. Superb job!

 

[JasonF]

Newbie to expert in 1 pen [:0]! All look great and I am in awe of your pictures.

 

[bgray]

Great job on the pens, but I also really like your choice in background.

 

[gerryr]

Excellent work all around on these. Certainly doesn't look like the usual "first" pens, certainly nothing like mine looked.[:0]

 

[skiprat]

I couldn't believe these were anyones 'firsts' either, then I looked on your web site.
Man, you have talent!!! It almost seems that pen making could be something you do in your break time!!! Cool work.

 

[JDPens]

Wow! Those are fantastic.
If those are your first pens, I'd like to see what they look like in 6 months!

 

[Kaspar]

Mssr. Alain, travail véritablement supérieur. Excellent. Concernant vos couteaux, vous faites votre propre acier de Damas, je pense ? Oui?

 

[kent4Him]

Great job. The pens are very nice and I like the use of the crate for the pictures.

 

[AMD]

Tanks everybody for your good comments !
I receive a real succes with my christmas gifts pens !

For those which doubt that they is the first, here an image to
reassure you... In fact the that the first finished... But I had several blanks
exploded or broke while turning or by drilling them...
I learned a lot with these first pens... And the skew are difficult to
learn, but now, It's not too bad !

Also, tanks for the comment about my knives. I already make some damascus steel
but I use mosly stainless steel because it's what my custommers mostly wants.

Alain Miville-Deschênes
http://www.miville-deschenes.com/amd_anglais/

 

[Penmonkey]

Those are very good pens. They don't look anything like my first.[]

 

[csb333]

Those are fabulous! The pens are all beautiful and it looks like you have been doing it for 20 years!!