Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis
wrote in message
...

Looks good. I've been making pens for a few months now. Sure is a
fun hobby. Domestic woods can make some beautiful stuff also. Cross
cut Oak is beatiful. I made a set using Australian Lacewood that came
out nice.
Make great gifts. I took 8 pen and pencil sets home for stocking
stuffer this past Christmas. Every one loved them.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:36:33 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis
wrote in message
.. .

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:55:59 -0600, bumhead
wrote:

Looks good. I've been making pens for a few months now. Sure is a
fun hobby. Domestic woods can make some beautiful stuff also. Cross
cut Oak is beatiful. I made a set using Australian Lacewood that came
out nice.
Make great gifts. I took 8 pen and pencil sets home for stocking
stuffer this past Christmas. Every one loved them.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:36:33 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis

When you say "crosscut" I assume you mean cut diagonally to
accentuate the grain ? I have access to plenty (much of it highly
figured) white oak. Perhaps I should experiment ...? Please let me
know just what you meant.

I remembered I had a 1 x 6 x 6' piece of padauk that I had purchased
20 some years ago for a project that I never ended up doing. Took
awhile to find it but I cut a piece off the and will give that a try
soon. =0)

Lenny

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:16 -0500, wrote:

Amazing job for your first pens!
Most of us start out doing really original (bugly) shapes and look pretty
amateurish..
Yours are an interesting, useful shape and damn good fit and alignment of metal
to wood..
Well done!


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:16 -0500, wrote:

Amazing job for your first pens!
Most of us start out doing really original (bugly) shapes and look pretty
amateurish..
Yours are an interesting, useful shape and damn good fit and alignment of metal
to wood..
Well done!


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:43:14 -0800, mac davis
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:16 -0500, wrote:

Amazing job for your first pens!
Most of us start out doing really original (bugly) shapes and look pretty
amateurish..
Yours are an interesting, useful shape and damn good fit and alignment of metal
to wood..
Well done!


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing
Thanks mac !
Coming from you that's a big compliment. I've done more lurking here
then turning the last few years and have learned a lot from your
posts. This pen stuff is quite fun. I can see myself really getting
into it !

Lenny

On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:43:14 -0800, mac davis
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:16 -0500, wrote:

Amazing job for your first pens!
Most of us start out doing really original (bugly) shapes and look pretty
amateurish..
Yours are an interesting, useful shape and damn good fit and alignment of metal
to wood..
Well done!


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing
Thanks mac !
Coming from you that's a big compliment. I've done more lurking here
then turning the last few years and have learned a lot from your
posts. This pen stuff is quite fun. I can see myself really getting
into it !

Lenny

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:55:59 -0600, bumhead
wrote:

Looks good. I've been making pens for a few months now. Sure is a
fun hobby. Domestic woods can make some beautiful stuff also. Cross
cut Oak is beatiful. I made a set using Australian Lacewood that came
out nice.
Make great gifts. I took 8 pen and pencil sets home for stocking
stuffer this past Christmas. Every one loved them.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:36:33 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis
wrote in message
. ..

I think that is what attracted me, the ability to use all kinds of
cool species of wood without breaking the budget. If my first few are
any indication, it's going to be hard to hold onto them for long. I
agree, they make good gifts ! (and apparently so do my family members)
=0)
Thanks,
Lenny

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:55:59 -0600, bumhead
wrote:

Looks good. I've been making pens for a few months now. Sure is a
fun hobby. Domestic woods can make some beautiful stuff also. Cross
cut Oak is beatiful. I made a set using Australian Lacewood that came
out nice.
Make great gifts. I took 8 pen and pencil sets home for stocking
stuffer this past Christmas. Every one loved them.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:36:33 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis
wrote in message
. ..

I think that is what attracted me, the ability to use all kinds of
cool species of wood without breaking the budget. If my first few are
any indication, it's going to be hard to hold onto them for long. I
agree, they make good gifts ! (and apparently so do my family members)
=0)
Thanks,
Lenny

On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:13:21 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:43:14 -0800, mac davis
wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:35:16 -0500, wrote:

Amazing job for your first pens!
Most of us start out doing really original (bugly) shapes and look pretty
amateurish..
Yours are an interesting, useful shape and damn good fit and alignment of metal
to wood..
Well done!


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing
Thanks mac !
Coming from you that's a big compliment. I've done more lurking here
then turning the last few years and have learned a lot from your
posts. This pen stuff is quite fun. I can see myself really getting
into it !

Lenny

It's addicting.. I NEVER thought I'd turn pens, then a year later they were my
main source of income!

If you haven't already built a "blank holder", make a few, they're very
helpful..

Mine are just an 8' long piece of 1x3" with long finishing nails in 2 rows..
Very handy to keep drilled or unfinished pen blanks in because it lets you
remember what 2 go together..
I find that I don't want to bother doing pens unless I do quite a few, so things
like this help a lot..
Also good for drying finishes... I have a separate one for curing the Danish Oil
on wet sanded blanks..
Much better than handing them or the other things I've tried..


mac

Please remove splinters before emailing

Yes, Cut accross the grain. But, the wood will be weaker so when
you turn it don't be real aggressive or the wood will split out.
45 degrees or almost any angle like that gives some interesting and
beautiful patterns.
On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:24:57 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:55:59 -0600, bumhead
wrote:

Looks good. I've been making pens for a few months now. Sure is a
fun hobby. Domestic woods can make some beautiful stuff also. Cross
cut Oak is beatiful. I made a set using Australian Lacewood that came
out nice.
Make great gifts. I took 8 pen and pencil sets home for stocking
stuffer this past Christmas. Every one loved them.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:36:33 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis

When you say "crosscut" I assume you mean cut diagonally to
accentuate the grain ? I have access to plenty (much of it highly
figured) white oak. Perhaps I should experiment ...? Please let me
know just what you meant.

I remembered I had a 1 x 6 x 6' piece of padauk that I had purchased
20 some years ago for a project that I never ended up doing. Took
awhile to find it but I cut a piece off the and will give that a try
soon. =0)

Lenny

Yes, cut accross the grain. Wood will be weaker so don't be too
aggressive when turning, but makes some beautiful patterns. 45
degrees or other angles are also interesting,
Attached is a cross cut oak pen and pencil set I made with a
fish clip for a friend of mine.
On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:24:57 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:55:59 -0600, bumhead
wrote:

Looks good. I've been making pens for a few months now. Sure is a
fun hobby. Domestic woods can make some beautiful stuff also. Cross
cut Oak is beatiful. I made a set using Australian Lacewood that came
out nice.
Make great gifts. I took 8 pen and pencil sets home for stocking
stuffer this past Christmas. Every one loved them.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:36:33 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis

When you say "crosscut" I assume you mean cut diagonally to
accentuate the grain ? I have access to plenty (much of it highly
figured) white oak. Perhaps I should experiment ...? Please let me
know just what you meant.

I remembered I had a 1 x 6 x 6' piece of padauk that I had purchased
20 some years ago for a project that I never ended up doing. Took
awhile to find it but I cut a piece off the and will give that a try
soon. =0)

Lenny

Very, very nice !
Lenny

On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:02:40 -0600, bumhead
wrote:

Yes, cut accross the grain. Wood will be weaker so don't be too
aggressive when turning, but makes some beautiful patterns. 45
degrees or other angles are also interesting,
Attached is a cross cut oak pen and pencil set I made with a
fish clip for a friend of mine.
On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:24:57 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:55:59 -0600, bumhead
wrote:

Looks good. I've been making pens for a few months now. Sure is a
fun hobby. Domestic woods can make some beautiful stuff also. Cross
cut Oak is beatiful. I made a set using Australian Lacewood that came
out nice.
Make great gifts. I took 8 pen and pencil sets home for stocking
stuffer this past Christmas. Every one loved them.

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:36:33 -0800, "jloomis"
wrote:

Nice work. they will show off quite well.
jloomis

When you say "crosscut" I assume you mean cut diagonally to
accentuate the grain ? I have access to plenty (much of it highly
figured) white oak. Perhaps I should experiment ...? Please let me
know just what you meant.

I remembered I had a 1 x 6 x 6' piece of padauk that I had purchased
20 some years ago for a project that I never ended up doing. Took
awhile to find it but I cut a piece off the and will give that a try
soon. =0)

Lenny