Not a while as in length of time working on them, but length of time to get them done.
I turned and finished these blanks quite a while ago - about 18 months ago. I wasn't happy with how the finish came out and set them aside to refinish later on. And they sat on the rack for a long time - I haven't turned a kit based pen since December 2017, so it has been a while. While I sold off a lot of stuff I wasn't going to use, I kept these, as I knew I wanted these as pens for myself. But they sat. Until today - today I finally felt like refinishing them and getting them to be completed pens. Unless someone makes me a very convincing offer, I'll be keeping both for myself.
A pair of Bolt Action Tec pens. One in Spalted Flamed Boxelder Burl. The other in Desert Ironwood. CA finish.
I turned and finished these blanks quite a while ago - about 18 months ago. I wasn't happy with how the finish came out and set them aside to refinish later on. And they sat on the rack for a long time - I haven't turned a kit based pen since December 2017, so it has been a while. While I sold off a lot of stuff I wasn't going to use, I kept these, as I knew I wanted these as pens for myself. But they sat. Until today - today I finally felt like refinishing them and getting them to be completed pens. Unless someone makes me a very convincing offer, I'll be keeping both for myself.
A pair of Bolt Action Tec pens. One in Spalted Flamed Boxelder Burl. The other in Desert Ironwood. CA finish.