I thought it would look cool....

[mbroberg]

But I was wrong.

I've had my Pen wizard close to a year but have never had time to play with it. This weekend I decided to give it a test drive. I like making one-piece slimlines and thought I'd make an eight-sided one from Turkish Walnut. Everything went pretty well. I felt pretty good about my first "Pen Wizard" pen. I took it in to show my wife. She gave it a glance and declared, "It looks like a pencil". Darn!! She was right!! :frown: Oh well, maybe next time I'll try a rope twist or some diamonds.

 

[Drstrangefart]

I like the idea, bit Ticonderoga #2 pencil comes directly to mind. Maybe a petterned PR or acrylic next time!

 

[hunter-27]

I did not know you actually made pens.

I actually like it.

 

[el_d]

That shape would look pretty good on a vertex.

 

[nava1uni]

But such a good looking pencil, I mean pen.

 

[Buzzzz4]

Hmmm, that is a very classy looking #2 pencil with clip. You are very creative!!!!

 

[bensoelberg]

Sounds like your wife is similar to mine. More than once, I've come out if the garage with something that I thought was a masterpiece and she was nice enough to point out why it wasn't. Looking at it from her perspective, I can't help but admit that she's always right. I guess that's how we stay grounded. On the other hand, when I make something that she likes, I know I've sine something special.

 

[BSea]

I can always count on my wife for an honest (sometimes brutal) evaluation of my pens. But I can't be as honest with the "Do these jeans make me look fat?" questions. Wonder why that is?

 

[Chatham PenWorks]

I think it would actually make a pretty cool mechanical pencil. It's a shame it's too short to switch.

 

[ed4copies]

Hey Mike,
Consider the Rinehart--the hex center looks good with the faceted cut.

OR, the pen wiz does a great job of making diamond shapes in wood or acrylic (I used off white acrylic, often). Fairly easy to fill--neat look.

Didn't sell for spit!!! But I thought it was neat.

They WERE fun to make!!! try it!!