May 2015 PITH Pairings

[lyonsacc]

Here are the pairings for the May 2015 PITH!

We have 70 adults and 9 youth!!

In the member swap we have 4 countries represented: England, Australia, Canada and the USA. Form the USA we have 30 states represented.

But first a few comments:
1) Please check over the list, let me know if there are any issues/errors
2) Establish communications with your swap partner
3) Stuff happens. If something comes up that may affect your ability to complete the swap, communicate with each other and with me so we can resolve the situation.
4) Your pens need to be delivered by 6/15/15
5) In a couple of days I will start a thread to post pictures of the pen you receive. Let's have the receiver post pictures for this PITH if possible. However, you should take a pic or two in case the recipient can't post the pics.
6) You can post teasers and taunts in this thread.

Let's start with the pairings for the youth. I lost track of how many times I randomized the list (well more than 5). I just kept going until we didn't have siblings swapping with each other.

lyonsacc (Cole) - mike4066 (Dylan)
clieb91 (daughter) - alankulwicki7 (youth - older)
Rocky1247 (grandson) - lyonsacc kid or truckfixr
truckfixr (granddaughter) - mike4066 (Austin)
alankulwicki7 (youth-younger) - mike4066 (Andrew)

Now for the adult pairings

lyonsacc - bedangerous
edohmann - plantman
pwhay - Joe S.
Jeff turns - MrPukaShell
Krash - healeydays
Cwalker935 - DigBaddy72
Spanx - penmaker1967
jsolie - Rocky1247
kingkeyman - wyone
John Smith - Phillip Kelley
Nikitas - Edward Cypher
mlconnelly - Simsonicole
Lathemaster - CrimsonKeel
Rounder - Smitty37
Blackwood - blade.white
Quality Pen - ToddM
Scotty - Skeleton2014
Fordwakeman - Tieflyer
hippi - ladycop322
SMJ1957 - MikeinSC
johns486 - Leviblue
mike4066 - twinsen
truckfixr - Flynny
USNR'03 - SantaEric
Seer - jondavidj
tomtedesco - Argo13
Notscottish - Nedge
jeweler53 - jsutter
randog - randy kelly
terryt - manleymaille
skewed-logic - alankulwicki7
clieb91 - bjbear76
SteveG - Sprung
Brian Frank - Mack C.
Brian G - Leo S. Long
That should do it!

:bananen_smilies039:Now for the fun:bananen_smilies039:

 

[lyonsacc]

Make sure you send your partner a pm to establish contact! Thanks!!

 

[tomtedesco]

PM sent today, thanks for setting this up.

 

[lyonsacc]

I'd like to thank truckfixr for volunteering to fill the hole in the kids swap! However, I managed to convince this little dude to participate.

 

[lyonsacc]

Oh - and don't forget - at least 2 blanks are to be included in the swap.

 

[TBCbushings]

Cant wait!

 

[jsolie]

PM sent. Looking forward to this one.

 

[MikeinSC]

PM sent. This will be fun.

 

[johns486]

PM sent

 

[Nedge]

PM Sent

 

[plantman]

PM sent and received. Jim S

 

[Edgar]

PM sent and received. Jim S

Let the entertainment (& BS) begin :biggrin:

 

[Tieflyer]

PM sent! Now to pick my theme. Hmmm.....

 

[Simsonicole]

PM sent

 

[PenPal]

PM sent 12.21 am to Joe S.

Peter.

 

[USNR'03]

PM sent

 

[lyonsacc]

PM's sent, all contacts made, planning 2/3 complete, now we need to find the time to actually make the blanks/pens!

 

[penmaker1967]

pm sent to partner hopefully start the pen this weekend

 

[hippi]

pm sent5-11

 

[Cwalker935]

PM sent. Theme selected- what do a popular sports franchise, a certain beetle and a popular super hero have in common?

 

[Skeleton2014]

PM sent

 

[Joe S.]

PM received and responded to, let the games begin! (Now where did I leave that pen wizard?)

 

[healeydays]

2nd PITH in a row I ended up swapping with Krash (what are the odds) so we knew how to get ahold of each other.

Guess I should have bought a lottery ticket...

 

[Dale Lynch]

Contact recieved and replied to.This is my first pith,time to get busy.

 

[Blackwood]

PM sent

 

[wyone]

PM sent. ideas in head.. now to put it on a lathe...

 

[Sprung]

Have been enjoying exchanging some PM's with SteveG - my PITH Pairing!

 

[jeweler53]

PM sent

 

[Dale Lynch]

Todd,I got some of the segs cut.Don't know if it's enough, but this will get me started at least.

 

[lyonsacc]

Hopefully everyone has been able to get in touch with their partner. If not, please let me know!

I'll create a post for completed pens in a few days.

Until then, feel free to post teasers and comments . . .

 

[Phillip Kelley]

PM's received & sent. Decided on a Spalted Hackberry maybe some "redHeart or it could just be mystery wood! Started to send a buck.....

 

[Edgar]

There's a certain blank in my stash that I've been holding onto for just the right PITH theme - I drilled & backpainted it today & will try to turn it sometime next week. Hope it turns out like I think it should.

Here's a view of the two blanks that I'll be sending with the pen - I had some badly cracked blanks lying around that & this seems like a good way to get rid of them. :biggrin:

 

[lyonsacc]

Post your PITH pics in this thread.

You can keep taunts and teases here!

 

[Dale Lynch]

Here's a tease for Todd aka penmaker1967. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owkC8vOSyzk

 

[healeydays]

A little hint for Krash of what is coming her way...

 

[lyonsacc]

bedangerous - Blank has been created. 1st time I have used this material. Stabilized it twice. Some of it is pictured in healeydays picture above. . . . drilling & glueing in tube tonight - hoping it works!

 

[lyonsacc]

It was a productive weekend - my pen is ready to ship. Josh finished his. Cole made a lot of progress, but we have a tricky part (new to us) left to do. . . .

 

[mike4066]

My 3 boys got their pens started this weekend and should get them turned and in the mail next week. Now I just need to get going!!!!

 

[Joe S.]

I got mine turned and tomorrow I will apply some wizardly magic to it.

 

[lyonsacc]

Okay folks - we have 12 days left to get your pens to your partner, then post the pics.

Dave