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Anyone tried Pens of Color?
I hope this doesn't sound too much like an ad, but i found this place on Ebay
and they've been very good.. Just getting dragged kicking and screaming into turning pens, I went on Ebay to see what was up there for pens.. I found a pretty good deal on some red heart blanks and bought them.. the seller was very fast and very helpful.. also sent a "gift" with the blanks, 2 zebrawood blanks.. I then checked out the Poc web site and they became my pen turning supply place! http://www.pocwoodworking.com/ I've ordered from them 3 times in the last 30 days and their/her customer service is incredible.. also, her prices beat anyone else that I can find... The reason I HAD to post this is a recent mistake on my order: Part of my order was 3 purple heart bottle stopper blanks for $195 each... when I got the shipment, I found 3 purple stabilized blanks instead, which were $4.99 each.. I email Sheila there and told her about it, she asked me to send the blanks back and she's send my the ones that I ordered.. I found out that it was going to cost me/her $500 o send them back, sort of killing the $6 she had lost by sending the wrong blanks.. she told me to just keep the blanks, which was probably common sense... Today, I got an email from her saying that she had sent me the 3 original blanks that I'd ordered, at no cost... As much as I bitch about other vendors, I had to post this positive one... I would definitely recommend giving them a try, I'm very happy... Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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Anyone tried Pens of Color?
SNIP
also, her prices beat anyone else that I can find... SNIP Part of my order was 3 purple heart bottle stopper blanks for $195 each... SNIP I out that it was going to cost me/her $500 o send them back I don't know about how good the prices really are Mac. Seems the shipping back was almost as much as the $585 for the stoppers. Sure, I can see the $585 for three stopper blanks, but NOT $500 for shipping. ;^) Robert |
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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 |
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Prometheus wrote:
I figure that I've made the investment in expensive toys, and now it's my privilege to do whatever I feel like with them- irregardless of the general status quo. After all, if you're not having fun, what's the point? Amen, brother, amen. A lathe is simply a tool; no more, no less. It is no different to me than one of my nailguns or my drill press. It is provides a means to the ends I want. Robert |
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On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:44:28 -0600, Prometheus wrote:
I turn whatever strikes my fancy, and while that hasn't yet included pens, I've made plenty of stuff that others may (or may not) turn up their noses at. (Last project was a bowl made of laminated scrap construction ply, just to see how it'd look) I figure that I've made the investment in expensive toys, and now it's my privilege to do whatever I feel like with them- irregardless of the general status quo. After all, if you're not having fun, what's the point? that's me, also... it's not that i think pens are low class or anything... just so little wood to turn.. Kind of like having a craving for a pint of ale and going to a wine tasting with those itty bitty cups.. *g* I'mm working out the design of a "pointy" stick pen though.. maybe a 12 or 16 inches should be long enough.. Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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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 https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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Go to www.penturners.org. You will find all you need to know about pen
turning and other providers like P.O.C. Bob `S` In message , mac davis writes I hope this doesn't sound too much like an ad, but i found this place on Ebay and they've been very good.. Just getting dragged kicking and screaming into turning pens, I went on Ebay to see what was up there for pens.. I found a pretty good deal on some red heart blanks and bought them.. the seller was very fast and very helpful.. also sent a "gift" with the blanks, 2 zebrawood blanks.. I then checked out the Poc web site and they became my pen turning supply place! http://www.pocwoodworking.com/ I've ordered from them 3 times in the last 30 days and their/her customer service is incredible.. also, her prices beat anyone else that I can find... The reason I HAD to post this is a recent mistake on my order: Part of my order was 3 purple heart bottle stopper blanks for $195 each... when I got the shipment, I found 3 purple stabilized blanks instead, which were $4.99 each.. I email Sheila there and told her about it, she asked me to send the blanks back and she's send my the ones that I ordered.. I found out that it was going to cost me/her $500 o send them back, sort of killing the $6 she had lost by sending the wrong blanks.. she told me to just keep the blanks, which was probably common sense... Today, I got an email from her saying that she had sent me the 3 original blanks that I'd ordered, at no cost... As much as I bitch about other vendors, I had to post this positive one... I would definitely recommend giving them a try, I'm very happy... Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm -- Robert Strudwick |
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mac davis wrote:
I hope this doesn't sound too much like an ad, but i found this place on Ebay and they've been very good.. Just getting dragged kicking and screaming into turning pens, I went on Ebay to see what was up there for pens.. I found a pretty good deal on some red heart blanks and bought them.. the seller was very fast and very helpful.. also sent a "gift" with the blanks, 2 zebrawood blanks.. I then checked out the Poc web site and they became my pen turning supply place! http://www.pocwoodworking.com/ I've ordered from them 3 times in the last 30 days and their/her customer service is incredible.. also, her prices beat anyone else that I can find... The reason I HAD to post this is a recent mistake on my order: Part of my order was 3 purple heart bottle stopper blanks for $195 each... when I got the shipment, I found 3 purple stabilized blanks instead, which were $4.99 each.. I email Sheila there and told her about it, she asked me to send the blanks back and she's send my the ones that I ordered.. I found out that it was going to cost me/her $500 o send them back, sort of killing the $6 she had lost by sending the wrong blanks.. she told me to just keep the blanks, which was probably common sense... Today, I got an email from her saying that she had sent me the 3 original blanks that I'd ordered, at no cost... As much as I bitch about other vendors, I had to post this positive one... I would definitely recommend giving them a try, I'm very happy... Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm Mac, Most of what POC sells looks like tha same stuff they sell at Penn State Industries. Here is a link... http://pennstateindustries.com/ POC's prices look better on the pen kits, but PSI has a better price on tools. Always good to have more options to shop at anyhow. -- |
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On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:30:03 -0500, "Dale R Dankulich"
wrote: mac davis wrote: I hope this doesn't sound too much like an ad, but i found this place on Ebay and they've been very good.. Just getting dragged kicking and screaming into turning pens, I went on Ebay to see what was up there for pens.. I found a pretty good deal on some red heart blanks and bought them.. the seller was very fast and very helpful.. also sent a "gift" with the blanks, 2 zebrawood blanks.. I then checked out the Poc web site and they became my pen turning supply place! http://www.pocwoodworking.com/ I've ordered from them 3 times in the last 30 days and their/her customer service is incredible.. also, her prices beat anyone else that I can find... The reason I HAD to post this is a recent mistake on my order: Part of my order was 3 purple heart bottle stopper blanks for $195 each... when I got the shipment, I found 3 purple stabilized blanks instead, which were $4.99 each.. I email Sheila there and told her about it, she asked me to send the blanks back and she's send my the ones that I ordered.. I found out that it was going to cost me/her $500 o send them back, sort of killing the $6 she had lost by sending the wrong blanks.. she told me to just keep the blanks, which was probably common sense... Today, I got an email from her saying that she had sent me the 3 original blanks that I'd ordered, at no cost... As much as I bitch about other vendors, I had to post this positive one... I would definitely recommend giving them a try, I'm very happy... Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm Mac, Most of what POC sells looks like tha same stuff they sell at Penn State Industries. Here is a link... http://pennstateindustries.com/ POC's prices look better on the pen kits, but PSI has a better price on tools. Always good to have more options to shop at anyhow. Yep.. they tell you on the first page that they're a PSI dealer... I buy pen kits (especially the slim ones for $1.70) and tubes, and some accessories there, but not things like tools.. Her focus is on pens and that's where her best deals are.. Great service, too... I put in an order a few weeks ago and got both an email and phone message saying that part of the order was out of stock and would be sent later.... on the same day that I placed the order.. Mac https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm |
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