Here are a couple pens that I have finally managed to make from some of my winnings in one of the earlier Mr. Anonymous games. The first is an Americana rollerball wrapped in Majestic Olive, while the second is by far my favorite wood that I have turned so far, which is Colonial Gum Burl, wrapped around a Sedona rollerball. Both are from George's stash.
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Questions and comments are always welcome!
G'day Trey,
Thank you for showing us the pens you made with my blanks...!
You have done a great job with both, your finish is quite good. Is quite strange that, not many people use my n#9 Colonial Red gum burl, either in raw or Resifill form, the wood has some striking colours and cuts like butter.
I understand how some of you may see my blanks as "treasures" and that makes me feel proud of what I do however, they are only pen blanks and were made to become a pen, something that I'm always looking for, to see done sooner rather than later. However, I understand and agreed that, you wait a little to feel confident to handle them some of which, are well known to be very demanding but, offer some spectacular results, no doubt...!
Take your time but, don't be scared to try, you built your confidence by testing your own capabilities and skill and all of a certain, you feel confident to tackle even the more difficult blanks. The worse possible scenario is, you destroy the blank and get very upset however, in the scale of things, its only a pen blank that can always be replaced, is not the end of the world nor you go bankrupted as a result...!:wink::biggrin:
Be brave, challenge yourself, you won't regret it...!:wink::biggrin:
Cheers
George
