jskeen
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I know, strange as it may seem, I do occasionally make something other than wisecracks and trouble. This one is for a good friend of mine, and very talented woodcarver, and turner, who just doesn't like doing small work. He bought 3 or 4 pens from me before Christmas for presents, and I asked which one he was keeping. He said that the wife had already designated the recipients for all of them, and that he was not one of them. So, I decided to do one for him. He specified the ribbon and supplied me with a scan of the citation, but don't know what i'm doing with them. I hope he likes it.
The box was designed to look like a 105mm howitzer shell crate, and left unsanded and unfinished on purpose. the label is from a box of 30 cal GI surplus ammo (as are the casings the pen is made from). I had asked if he had carried either a thunder lizard or a SAW in-country, but being an ossifer, I think he just carried a pistol.
Anyway, here's what I came up with, let me know what you think. Oh, and my photo tent is stored away, so the pics are the best I could do on the fly.
The box was designed to look like a 105mm howitzer shell crate, and left unsanded and unfinished on purpose. the label is from a box of 30 cal GI surplus ammo (as are the casings the pen is made from). I had asked if he had carried either a thunder lizard or a SAW in-country, but being an ossifer, I think he just carried a pistol.
Anyway, here's what I came up with, let me know what you think. Oh, and my photo tent is stored away, so the pics are the best I could do on the fly.
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