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first of this type for me, hope ya like, comments always welcomed painted the brass tube white
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wolf, yes its green wood, made it for as an order for my brother he saw the first one and wanted it, but no one gets my firsts so i made him the taller one
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Made the smaller one yesterday, the taller one today, both out of oak, from the tree branch that fell in yard
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great job, like them pens
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i think the bowl is maple, used a 3/8 inch bowl gouge had to glue 2 pieces of thick wood so i could get the depth i wanted inside pens are walnut and im not sure what the other is Jim
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DW, Dan, thanks for the replies, i hope we do well at the craft fair. keeping fingers crossed... thanks again Jim
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Been busy, craft fair is coming up fast, its the 13th to 15th, cant wait..heres a link to where we will be at http://nwgeorgiaballoonfestival.homeste ... lloon.html
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Travis, hey there, ltnt, how ya been? yeah just called a friend today and we will be borrowing a chainsaw to cut the tree up... big job, but dam that be alot of oak ill have for the future.. we really got lucky last night, had tornadoes east of us, just a few miles tho,,, in town got hit pretty hard too.. was told that the top floor of one of our hospitals the windows blew out. ttyl Jim
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we have been hit pretty hard the last couple days, from Alabama Tennessee, Georgia, the photo is in our front yard a huge branch from the tree either snapped with the wind, or got struck by lightning. another 5 feet or so, it would have hit the house, its touching the porch now, now for the fun part.. cutting it up Jim
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Montgomery, hey sorry its taken this long to answer u back, but lol yeah he is like the energizer bunny... keeps going and going and going..lol just think grampas animated dude keeps hitting his head lol funny
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made these the last few days whimsical pets wall rack pattern designer John A. Nelson SSWC issue 41 on plywood stained in dark oak original pattern has 5, i messed it it, so i cut the 5th one off I am busier my own design, beaver on log came from wikimedia commons website wild kid zone pattern by Steve Good
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Clayton, thanks for the reply, i have googled old growth pine, and you are right, looks just like the piece i got. thanks again Jim
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cut this today, for pen blanks, but i cant find what kind of wood it is if you can help greatly appreciated,,, i went to hobbithouseinc.com and i cant find the similar piece. thanks Jim
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lol Chris, well with the pens i will be slowing down on, i am out of pen parts, but i got a few scrolling projects in the works, should post pics tomorrow. gotta wait til either this coming thursday or the 3rd to order more parts. thanks for the reply Jim
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made these today. 1 walnut, the other 2 im not sure of.. if yall can tell me what type of wood the lighter pens are.. be greatly appreciated,,, thanks Jim
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yeah Clayton, we went to the wood craft store in Chattanooga about a month ago, it was like 25-30 bucks for 10 slimline kits, so i am so glad i found these on ebay, just hope they keep them in stock til i get paid again so i can order 20 more. Jim
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Kevin, Clayton, Messman, thanks for all the rpelies, Clayton, the pen kits came from this ebay seller...http://myworld.ebay.com/lrubin28 under discount pen kits.... 10 for 12.99 or close to it, most of the parts i got fit well, others have to be glued. which is on the sellers description thanks again all
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made this pens yesterday, they are slim line, but i made them bigger, holds great in hand, writes very well, nice weight to them. Jim
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Marg, DW, lolololol yes i do sleep, but i am disabled, so i have alot of time on my hands. DW, yeah thats what we drink, is decaf coffee, another reason so much stuff is being done is we have a craft fair in may, (our first) so i want a lot of different things,
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Mike, it actually holds well, nice good weight to it
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made this yesterday, not sure of the wood, but i made it fatter so i can use a parting tool to put the decor on it.. i am starting to like making these type of pens
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patterns by Steve good all on pine, except the 3 darker ones, that is pecan
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hey all, thanks for all the replies, sorry i havent been on much, busy busy... clayton, yeah, i am liking the pens a little fatter then reg slim lines, not only does it handle better (for me) i can also put some designs on them.. with a wire or one i did yesterday i used a parting tool too make 3 indentations looks very cool, will post pic today sometime.. thanks again for all the replies Jim
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Been a busy week, made these three all from Steve Goods site. all cut on 3/4 pine pecan stained got a few more things ive been working on, almost ready, will post soon
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made this yesterday, finished it today, front white part is 1/2 inch plywood, backer is 1/4 hardwood. made it into a shape of an oblong circular blade.... to give it that weird look
