Hello from South Carolina

[millarde]

Never turned a thing nor had access to a lathe until earlier this year (though I've done lots of woodworking/carpentry). Y'all know how this goes -- I now own more equipment and pen kits than is likely healthy and I'm eyeing a vacuum pot and some bottles of epoxy resin...

My favorite piece of gear so far is the Milescraft Pen Press -- so much easier to use than every other thing I've tried. It's not even close.

Pictured are some items I made for a neighbor who needed to up their family gift giving game (which I turned into a mildly promotional post on a local community site -- hence the random blanks at the edges. I work some local craft fairs as Lowcountry Guitar and Pen. [bonus points if you get the reference]

 

[bugradx2]

Nice work! I like how you've highlighted why you've paired different blanks with some of the components too.

I'll not comment on Lowcountry vs Highcountry lest a discussion on barbecue techniques and styles break out

 

[tomtedesco]

Welcome from Colorado.

 

[Woodchipper]

Welcome and I complement your display. The ribbon adds to the overall picture. Good idea...I might do that, too.
Been all over NC and SC. The Low Country is an interesting place. Home of the Gullah culture. Indigo was a major crop there. If I recall, it was expensive to raise and purchase by the users. Miss the fresh seafood of the Carolinas.

 

[millarde]

Nice work! I like how you've highlighted why you've paired different blanks with some of the components too.

I'll not comment on Lowcountry vs Highcountry lest a discussion on barbecue techniques and styles break out

The only needed discussion is that it's all good. I've lived a bunch of different places including Texas and California and am happy to enjoy anyone's BBQ -- each style developed for a reason. And now you've given me a hankering for some Central California Santa Maria style...

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Millard. Great looking pens.

 

[hewunch]

Welcome! I started turning up the street in Walterboro. We vacationed a good bit on HHI. Love that area and her people.

 

[Sataro]

Welcome from Texas. Very nice looking pens! Enjoyed your state from 77-79 while stationed at Shaw AFB. My younger brother enjoyed it during same time period while he was stationed at Myrtle Beach AFB…

 

[d_bondi]

Welcome from Utah. Those are some really nice items. I'm not familiar with the Ticket Scraper, what is it used for?

 

[derekdd]

Welcome aboard!

Some lovely turned items.

 

[millarde]

Welcome from Utah. Those are some really nice items. I'm not familiar with the Ticket Scraper, what is it used for?

Hmm, how to explain lottery tickets to someone from a state where they do not have a lottery (good on y'all)? ;-)

Ooh, got it! Ever get a gift card? They typically have a protected value hidden under a bit you have to scratch off to expose it (the PIN to activate/use the card). People will often reach for a coin, maybe use a fingernail. For entertainment, we hope, some people will regularly play an inexpensive lottery ticket that has multiple fields to be scratched. Using a coin or fingernail gets annoying -- so we have a ticket scraper. It's the sort of think I make on request only.

Did that work?

 

[Fuzzy63]

Hello, Nice looking pens.

 

[d_bondi]

Hmm, how to explain lottery tickets to someone from a state where they do not have a lottery (good on y'all)? ;-)

Ooh, got it! Ever get a gift card? They typically have a protected value hidden under a bit you have to scratch off to expose it (the PIN to activate/use the card). People will often reach for a coin, maybe use a fingernail. For entertainment, we hope, some people will regularly play an inexpensive lottery ticket that has multiple fields to be scratched. Using a coin or fingernail gets annoying -- so we have a ticket scraper. It's the sort of think I make on request only.

Did that work?

Makes perfect sense, thanks. I just wasn't connecting the dots.

 

[egnald]

Greetings from Nebraska and welcome to the IAP community. You have a very nice collection there. - Dave

 

[KMCloonan]

Welcome from Northern Illinois. Thanks for sharing some of your work!

 

[Lew]

Some great looking pens. And I recognize the illness you describe that causes you to buy things you had never thought of before. If you keep reading posts on this site, you'll be sorely tempted to buy even more things. Good luck

 

[Rolandranch]

Welcome from Tucson, AZ! I went to school in Greenville and picked up some new words (yall, grits, etc ). Lot's to learn here and great people to learn it from.

 

[sorcerertd]

Welcome from NC! I see you are well on your way. It's a deep well, too.