EdwinSSIV
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I feel for all the new pen turners who have to go through this...
Yesterday I ran out of 400 sanding strip paper and so I headed down to our local Woodcraft store to pick some more up. I grabbed my Morning After pen to show off to Terry (She helped encourage this passion). So I arrive and make my way over to the pen stuff...Terry wanders over and asks if she can help me...of course I said sure. So I ask her if she wants to see one of my latest pens and proceed to show off my pen...she starts showing it off to all the people in this part of the store and I am so proud, getting compliments with one lady commenting "We will be there soon". [^]
Well I grab my 400 sand paper, a block of yellow heart to turn a bowl later and up to the register to pay. The owner Phil is taking care of me when Terry comes up and says "Did you show him your pen?". So, I can not turn down another chance to bask in the glory...whip out my pen and show it to Phil..."Nice" he barely says and in the next second has pulled a beautiful slimline from his shirt and says "Look at the finish on this one". I say "Very nice. What kind of finish is it?". "Super Glue" says Phil and "It was made by a very nice lady who did a class for us". "Janet Smith?" I ask..."Why yes" says Phil. "I know of her from the IAP board" I tell him. "The finish on my pen is the same thing"...he takes it from me a second time and actually looks at the pen for a moment and then hands it back and barely says "Nice"...now personally I think the finish on my pen is very good...but after this exchange I have been crushed under the shadow of the Famous Janet Smith of Albuquerque...my pen was not worthy in his eyes[B)]
So I look forward to meeting this legend one day and maybe someday my pens will be looked upon with the admiration this legend gets at this WC store.
Sorry Janet I could not resist passing this story along!!!! I had to smile at how these people just love you over there...every time I bring in a pen or two to show off, they always talk about you, your pens and the class you put on for them!
Yesterday I ran out of 400 sanding strip paper and so I headed down to our local Woodcraft store to pick some more up. I grabbed my Morning After pen to show off to Terry (She helped encourage this passion). So I arrive and make my way over to the pen stuff...Terry wanders over and asks if she can help me...of course I said sure. So I ask her if she wants to see one of my latest pens and proceed to show off my pen...she starts showing it off to all the people in this part of the store and I am so proud, getting compliments with one lady commenting "We will be there soon". [^]
Well I grab my 400 sand paper, a block of yellow heart to turn a bowl later and up to the register to pay. The owner Phil is taking care of me when Terry comes up and says "Did you show him your pen?". So, I can not turn down another chance to bask in the glory...whip out my pen and show it to Phil..."Nice" he barely says and in the next second has pulled a beautiful slimline from his shirt and says "Look at the finish on this one". I say "Very nice. What kind of finish is it?". "Super Glue" says Phil and "It was made by a very nice lady who did a class for us". "Janet Smith?" I ask..."Why yes" says Phil. "I know of her from the IAP board" I tell him. "The finish on my pen is the same thing"...he takes it from me a second time and actually looks at the pen for a moment and then hands it back and barely says "Nice"...now personally I think the finish on my pen is very good...but after this exchange I have been crushed under the shadow of the Famous Janet Smith of Albuquerque...my pen was not worthy in his eyes[B)]
So I look forward to meeting this legend one day and maybe someday my pens will be looked upon with the admiration this legend gets at this WC store.
Sorry Janet I could not resist passing this story along!!!! I had to smile at how these people just love you over there...every time I bring in a pen or two to show off, they always talk about you, your pens and the class you put on for them!
