Glenmore

Ha ha just picking. I know the feeling can't turn to well wearing gloves and wearing a parka.

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chippypah

Wow you guys dont like the cold do you, Glenmore is allways saying it is to cold to work.
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Mike

Pete, when your breath leaves a coating of ice on your tools... it tends to take the joy out of woodworking. Toasty warm in the shop today. As promised here are photo's of my old Wholesale Tool lathe and my first turning projects. I had two pen blanks blow apart on me but finished the other sections for practice. Left to right they are tulipwood, Bocote, an Olivewood ornament, and the first successful pen made at home.

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Glenmore

Very nice Mike the egg came out really nice. Pen looks great to really like the color of the wood. Would go good with gun metal or black enamal also. Would bring them out with that style kit. Great job.

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harrysin

I really was beginning to wonder if you really did have a lathe Mike, very nice indeed, especially for starters! well worth the long wait.Are the finials turned or screwed in brass?
As you know, I was catching up with the gardening today as it was a lot cooler, but this afternoon managed to spend some time in the shed experimenting with the new kits and will show a couple of shots in a separate post.

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Mike

BrianS was over today and we attacked some more poor defenseless blanks. Brian made his first pen and proceeded to make a pendant pen for his wife. The second photo is Brian giving me a break on turning my ornaments. The bell is olivewood and the other is tulipwood. Both were cross cut and no fun to turn, but I am pleased with the results.

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harrysin

They sure are nice Mike, my first reaction was to put something similar on the agenda for next week, but I quickly decided to learn to walk properly before I try to run, so I broke off from cleaning my shed and had a go at something else, shown in separate post.

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challagan

Looks great guys I really like the Ornaments. Doesn't olive wood smell great when you turn it?

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BrianS

I never got to enjoy the smell of olive wood... my sense of smell is so nonfunctional right now for some reason that I missed it. I'm pretty impressed with the pen making process, if I ever get my shop sorted out I might invest in a starter kit. Already got an old lathe which should be adequate for this. I'm going to give both pens to my wife for an upcoming birthday.

As always Mike, it was an enjoyable, altho a bit long, day. 11 hours from the time I left the house until I got back home... and we only live 15 miles from each other!!

Brian

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Glenmore

Mike and Brian the pens and ornaments look great. Must have had a blast. Sure wish I was closer to where you 2 live I'd love to joy in. Bell ornament is espcially nice.

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