donpratt
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So my wife asked for a new pen the other day. Fair enough. The pen she had was one of my first so it wasn't all that great. Plus it was really showing some wear. She picked out the pen kit (Rockler's 'convertable' pen) and wood (cocobolo) and I headed out to the garage. When I cut into the blank, I could tell it was going to be a pretty pen - lots of figure and color variations. An hour or so later, I bring in her new pen and we both oooh and aaah over it.
Fast forward a couple days and I get a call at work. She was doing laundry and heard an odd 'clunk' as she's taking clothes out of the drier. There in the basket is her new pen. She said she nearly collapsed and do I think I can fix it. I figure worst case I'll just make another pen. I've got more wood from that block of cocobolo, so no big deal.
When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised. The pen actually didn't look that bad. It was dull, and still had a little water in the mechanism, but seemed otherwise unharmed. Let it dry for a few days, then some buffing and a new coat of renaissance wax, and she's good as new
Fast forward a couple days and I get a call at work. She was doing laundry and heard an odd 'clunk' as she's taking clothes out of the drier. There in the basket is her new pen. She said she nearly collapsed and do I think I can fix it. I figure worst case I'll just make another pen. I've got more wood from that block of cocobolo, so no big deal.
When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised. The pen actually didn't look that bad. It was dull, and still had a little water in the mechanism, but seemed otherwise unharmed. Let it dry for a few days, then some buffing and a new coat of renaissance wax, and she's good as new