They grow legs...
Gentlemen,
Made a beautiful deer antler pen for a work associate, got a nice bit of raw antler showing on upper barrel of a gold Euro. In a year or so it was stolen. I warned him not to carry it at work.
His brothers pen purchased at the same time was left in his truck while at work. It cracked from high temperatures in the summer.
I made a second pen for my friend, this time I insisted he have his name laser engraved on it, he reluctantly agreed. That pen lasted only a few months. I can guarantee you there was no one with the unique first name of "Metz" in the entire business. Just goes to show you some people will steal anything. I did not carry any of my personal carry pens to work. Photos on the cell phone were used to sell pens.
Probably learned lesson from having tools stolen the brief time I worked in production. As maintenance supervisor I had far more variety of tools than production people. My box was kept locked unless I was using it.
It was kept locked in my shop behind locked doors. Lessons learned from experience. If someone will steal a $1.98 utility knife they'll steal anything. I cite this particular tool, because one of my responsibilities was tool procurement, assignment etc. Had to stock 8-10 at all times. This tool was our most "lost tool", along with measuring tapes.
My cure for tools that were critical, such as bolt cutters at the loading dock, I simply painted them bright pink. Very effective. I heard a trucker grumbling one day, "who ... .... would want to be seen with a pair of these."
Charlie
Dan
