hamadryad11
Member
I've never actually made a pen. :redface:
Earlier this year, I started using fountain pens again, and when I joined the Fountain Pen Network, I discovered that there are not only other people who use them, there are people who make them, and how cool is that! As I saw pens that people had made, I started to get ideas of my own, and realised that I could do this too.
OK, I admit it... I saw these pen blanks that are made of cream-coloured acrylic with real coffee beans in it. That's what finally convinced me. I HAVE to make a pen that smells like coffee. :redface:
I saw people mention this forum as a good place to learn more about pen turning, and here I am. I figured this would be a good place to find out where to get started, and what to buy. I've convinced my dad to teach me how to use a lathe. Well, actually he shakes his head and thinks I'm weird when I talk about it, but I'm sure that if I show up at his place with a lathe and a mittful of tools he'll show me how to use them. :wink:
Earlier this year, I started using fountain pens again, and when I joined the Fountain Pen Network, I discovered that there are not only other people who use them, there are people who make them, and how cool is that! As I saw pens that people had made, I started to get ideas of my own, and realised that I could do this too.
OK, I admit it... I saw these pen blanks that are made of cream-coloured acrylic with real coffee beans in it. That's what finally convinced me. I HAVE to make a pen that smells like coffee. :redface:
I saw people mention this forum as a good place to learn more about pen turning, and here I am. I figured this would be a good place to find out where to get started, and what to buy. I've convinced my dad to teach me how to use a lathe. Well, actually he shakes his head and thinks I'm weird when I talk about it, but I'm sure that if I show up at his place with a lathe and a mittful of tools he'll show me how to use them. :wink:
