greenacres2
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I tried turning a pen last May to justify having a lathe. Now...here we are 7 months later. In the past 6 weeks I've sold (accidently!!) 51 pens, made another 10 or so for gifts, 3 for charity auctions, and several ornaments. If it wasn't our busy season at work (probably averaging 55+ hours/week there), it might have been a bit more manageable.
In May, when it took probably 6 or 7 hours each to make my first few pens, I'd read about people making 5 or 6 in a day and could not fathom it. Last Saturday I made 7, yesterday I turned the last 8 blanks for an order and assembled 35.
Some of the gift pens have personal connections/stories beyond just being hand-made...an honor I don't take lightly. An order of 7 pens for a co-worker using cherry cut on his property triggered my using maple from my land for my sons. And my sisters will have a piece of my Dad's shop to carry with them.
If not for this group, I would not have progressed as well as I have, and i'd just like to thank you for all the knowledge, support and encouragement you've provided. Looking forward to 2018!!
earl
In May, when it took probably 6 or 7 hours each to make my first few pens, I'd read about people making 5 or 6 in a day and could not fathom it. Last Saturday I made 7, yesterday I turned the last 8 blanks for an order and assembled 35.
Some of the gift pens have personal connections/stories beyond just being hand-made...an honor I don't take lightly. An order of 7 pens for a co-worker using cherry cut on his property triggered my using maple from my land for my sons. And my sisters will have a piece of my Dad's shop to carry with them.
If not for this group, I would not have progressed as well as I have, and i'd just like to thank you for all the knowledge, support and encouragement you've provided. Looking forward to 2018!!
earl
