My very first pen.

[fortress]

Not so long ago I thought I'd have a go at pen turning, so I bought all the gear to try My hand,
this is what I ended up with, you can just make out the mistakes.

 

[Buckeye]

I was fortunate when I made my first 3 pens as I went on an Axminster day course and made two pens, one wood and one acrylic. I gave the wood one to my sister who still uses it and the acrylic one to my Granddaughter, that same evening I made another acrylic one at the woodturning group and gave that to my wife, who also still uses it, I haven't look back since.

I think whenever mistakes happen it can be a good thing if you learn from it, which you obviously did so it's all good in the end

Peter

 

[Winemaker]

oops that can happen

 

[wm460]

you can just make out the mistakes.

If you hadn't mentioned it I wouldn't have noticed, but I had to go back for another look.

 

[angelo49]

Well, John, you've come a long way in 3 months.

 

[Penpal]

Only a mother would love that one mate, very brave of you to show us, certainly served as a hurry up your pens are good for such a short time now.

Peter.

 

[Bill Mooney]

We've all been there at one time or another John.

 

[edlea]

Errrrr Wow!

 

[Les ELm]

Ooooops!

Les

 

[AllenN]

Oops, well I guess we have all been there, I know I have. Look on the bright side it gives you the opportunity to try pen dismantling.

 

[fortress]

No dismantling for that one Allen, it will stay with me as a reminder.:wink:

 

[Sgreen]

A bit of segmenting, super glue and shaving and some spit and polish and it will look fine. Oh and also maybe try

 

[wm460]

Pity you posted this you could have put in the comp, no one would have noticed those minor defects.

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[Penpal]

When I commenced my recent flush of mobile phone circuit boards I dragged out my big carborundum chisel made a pass at the blank and all hell broke loose it crazed all the way along and together with a small catch was absolutely shattering to me. All the others and I will put the latest one I made yesterday up when I find it with the chisel. Then I changed tack rounded the blanks a lot on the big disk sander and have made several since blemish free.

What a baptism of fire for me John I can tell you it really made me think carefully.

Peter.