Write of Spring!

[Larry in Harrow]

The last snow fall we got in early March was that heavy wet stuff.
Our poor snow shovel just couldn't handle it (pun intended) and failed catastrophically.

When I was harvesting the handle for it's thermal value I discovered it was an interesting species.
Maybe Ash, but lets call it SSH (Snow Shovel Handle).
This presented and opportunity for an act of defiance
(and a little contempt), one I simply could not resist.

In you face Old Man Winter!!!
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First is a Gold Longtube Clicker in SSH. Finish is CA over dyed pore filler.

A Gold Cigar Click Pen with a one piece SSH barrel. Finish is also CA over dyed pore filler.

A Slimline Pencil with SSH one piece barrel. Finish is CA over dyed pore filler.

A Junior Marshall Rollerball in SSH, finished with CA over dyed pore filler.

The Jr. Marshall's snowflake endcap motif seemed appropriate.

Take that Jack Frost!!!

There, now I feel better. The same fate will befall that damn rake handle should I step on it hidden in the grass this summer.
Thanks for looking. Hope you got a chuckle out of it.

 

[GoodTurns]

MUCH better use for the shovel! nicely done and very creative find!

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Hey Larry, you're welcome to have my shovel as well , but on condition that 'snow' may never return to my driveway. Nice use of recycled material. Lovely work.

 

[ctubbs]

Larry, I am so proud of you. That is very inventive for a piece of trash. Now me, I would have thrown the whole thing in the back of the tool shed, where it would have lain for years or until I had fallen over it several times, whereupon it would have then been donated to the burn pile. Not you , no not the Larry we all know, no, he takes a piece of trash and turns it into a whole bevy of beautiful pens.
Way to go, Larry. You did real good.
Charles

 

[scotian12]

Great concept Larry! I got rid of my back breaker two years ago. Darrell Eisner

 

[Andrew_K99]

Great job Larry! That looks like the shovel I have in my backyard that is also splitting where the handle meets the scope. Now I know what to do with it when it gives in.

 

[Curly]

Nice work Larry.

Are you going to use some of the yellow plastic shovel bits for Celtic Knots? :tongue:

Pete

 

[G1Pens]

Those turned out very nice. Now I have to look twice at everything I throw away.

 

[cnirenberg]

Great looking pens, much better than that old snow shovel. It is amazing what you find. Coincidentally, we had a plunger handle "fail in use". One of those yellow plastic doohickeys. I kept that crappy old thing (pun intended) for a future use. You now have inspired me to use it. Thanks.

 

[Larry in Harrow]

I kept that crappy old thing (pun intended) for a future use. Thanks.

Now that's funny Cris! Thanks, I needed the laugh.

 

[Larry in Harrow]

Nice work Larry.

Are you going to use some of the yellow plastic shovel bits for Celtic Knots? :tongue:

Pete

Sorry, already frisbeed that sucker over the fence.

Thanks everybody for participating. This is fun!

 

[jttheclockman]

Well I got to tell you, anyone who uses a cane or even a walker better not go past ole Larry. He has his eyes set on the material.:biggrin:

You showed old man winter. We are right now having abit of snow again and the shovel is safe at least for this storm.

Nice job.

 

[patmurris]

Recycle!

 

[Padre]

Recycle!

I think pen-turners do that the best!!:biggrin: