My First Pen

[Neillarson]

Harder than I thoought to work on suck a small item, but it was a lot of fun.

14K Gold Cigar Pen in American Black Walnut.

LOL, Forgot the pics.

 

[Marc Phillips]

Originally posted by Neillarson
<br />Harder than I thoought to work on suck a small item, but it was a lot of fun. []

Uhh.... no comment []

.... except to say, where's the pic?

 

[jkirkb94]

Looks like you did a good job. Congratulations on your first pen! Kirk[8D]

 

[Rmartin]

Excellent first pen. A cigar is really a complex pen to get right right from the start.

 

[bob393]

Great first attempt.

 

[sah6139]

Nice first pen.
Can't show my first pen
the woodburner ate it.

steve

 

[huntersilver]

I wish my first pen looked that nice!

 

[Geo in Winnipeg]

Pretty good for a first pen. One word of advice - don't sell or give it away. I've still got mine from 3 years ago.

 

[Neillarson]

And that is a good word of advice. I just in the last few years (during a divorce)had to throw out my first woodworking project from High School Shop, and I am 48 years old. I plan to keep it and my second try which did not come close to that degree of success. It is an El Grande, and after I watched it wobble and turning it lopsided, I discovered that I should have had an 8MM Mandrel instead of a 7mm. So, Now I have a El Grande Fountain Pen in absolutly georgous curly maple that is wop sided to use at work. [] By the way, I now alos have an 8MM mandrel too.

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Originally posted by Neillarson
<br /> So, Now I have a El Grande Fountain Pen in absolutly georgous curly maple that is wop sided to use at work. [] By the way, I now alos have an 8MM mandrel too.

Nice cigar Neil, but please be careful with the 'wop' thing, there's a few Italians on site that may be offended[)][]

-Peter-[]

 

[Neillarson]

Well, I could have said "Scot" sided or "Swede" sided but is just didn't have that musical trill. So for all you eyetalians, pardon me please.

 

[ed4copies]

You'll get along well here!

Great answer.[][][]

 

[hughbie]

very very nice. be sure to keep and treasure that first pen. i kept mine, even after my dog chewed on it.