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On 17 Mar 2006 19:37:01 -0800, wrote:

Mac, just havin' a little fun at your expense. Nothing personal as I
make typos all the time. Sometimes I post something that I have
chopped out in the wee hours on the keyboard and even I don't know what
I was trying to say.

BTW, I think $1.70 is pretty good price for a quality slimline.

I don't know why you are going "kicking and screaming" into pen
turning. I turned and sold enough to pay for about $700 - $800 dollars
of new lathe toys a few years ago. Even though I don't turn them now
except rarely (currently working on lathe turned wood jewelry) they
make excellent one-of-a-kind gifts. I know some turn their noses up at
turning pens, but if I can sell it or make somebody happy with it, I'm
turning it.

Robert

Never any offence taken.. i know a fellow smart ass when I see one.. *g*

I just wasn't into the small amount of turning time involved in pens, partly
because I thought that the assembly would take a lot longer than 5 minutes...
Still very little "turning" involved and a huge amount of sanding time..

I'm still not crazy about them and would much rather have shavings flying while
turning bowls, but my wife and neighbors like them and I might sell a few..

I'm doing the "cigar" type now and like them a lot better.. more wood to turn
and no "wasp waist" look as in the slimline kits that my wife got me..
Mac

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