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Cheers Neil, love you too init?

I am not knocking the pen nor the kit or concept, I would encourage experimenting and trying something you think is original and new to you.
What I am knocking is a statement

Burnt log and Antler have been mentioned too, might as well say burn a log or turn Antler anything else unacceptable.
There are certain things we would not consider turning or are illegal, of which Ivory comes immediately to mind so we have to mimic it if we want our product to look like ivory.
I have turned some Holly which defies knowing the difference from ivory.
We use many and all methods, materials and practices to achieve our goal, there are no rules, it's our hobby, well it is to me I am not the least bit interested in making it my income that would take the fun from it.

My new neighbor admired a bullet pen and pine cone pen and a couple of small bowls etc, I gave them to her, only to see the kids throwing them like frizbies in the garden later on, was I annoyed? YOU BET I WAS.
Could I do anything about it? No and I would have been wrong to try, they are still in their garden soaking wet now ruined toys, they will get no more from me.

I digress, back to the point, welcome to the forums James, a bold entrance but don't let that stop you from coming back and showing us more of your experiments, we like to see all sorts on here.
Just be prepared to either back up a statement or take what's coming from it, we all do when it's our turn, that is also part of the fun when you get to know us.

EDIT:
Peter they have to be the worst pens I have seen you show here, look like you puked and cast it in resin.

EDIT 2:
Yep I can see carrots and peas in there can't I?

<blockquote data-quote="Grump" data-source="post: 66041" data-attributes="member: 232">Cheers Neil, love you too init?I am not knocking the pen nor the kit or concept, I would encourage experimenting and trying something you think is original and new to you.What I am knocking is a statement Burnt log and Antler have been mentioned too, might as well say burn a log or turn Antler anything else unacceptable.There are certain things we would not consider turning or are illegal, of which Ivory comes immediately to mind so we have to mimic it if we want our product to look like ivory.I have turned some Holly which defies knowing the difference from ivory.We use many and all methods, materials and practices to achieve our goal, there are no rules, it&#039;s our hobby, well it is to me I am not the least bit interested in making it my income that would take the fun from it.My new neighbor admired a bullet pen and pine cone pen and a couple of small bowls etc, I gave them to her, only to see the kids throwing them like frizbies in the garden later on, was I annoyed? YOU BET I WAS.Could I do anything about it? No and I would have been wrong to try, they are still in their garden soaking wet now ruined toys, they will get no more from me.I digress, back to the point, welcome to the forums James, a bold entrance but don&#039;t let that stop you from coming back and showing us more of your experiments, we like to see all sorts on here.Just be prepared to either back up a statement or take what&#039;s coming from it, we all do when it&#039;s our turn, that is also part of the fun when you get to know us.EDIT:Peter they have to be the worst pens I have seen you show here, look like you puked and cast it in resin.EDIT 2:Yep I can see carrots and peas in there can&#039;t I?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Grump, post: 66041, member: 232"] Cheers Neil, love you too init? I am not knocking the pen nor the kit or concept, I would encourage experimenting and trying something you think is original and new to you. What I am knocking is a statement Burnt log and Antler have been mentioned too, might as well say burn a log or turn Antler anything else unacceptable. There are certain things we would not consider turning or are illegal, of which Ivory comes immediately to mind so we have to mimic it if we want our product to look like ivory. I have turned some Holly which defies knowing the difference from ivory. We use many and all methods, materials and practices to achieve our goal, there are no rules, it's our hobby, well it is to me I am not the least bit interested in making it my income that would take the fun from it. My new neighbor admired a bullet pen and pine cone pen and a couple of small bowls etc, I gave them to her, only to see the kids throwing them like frizbies in the garden later on, was I annoyed? YOU BET I WAS. Could I do anything about it? No and I would have been wrong to try, they are still in their garden soaking wet now ruined toys, they will get no more from me. I digress, back to the point, welcome to the forums James, a bold entrance but don't let that stop you from coming back and showing us more of your experiments, we like to see all sorts on here. Just be prepared to either back up a statement or take what's coming from it, we all do when it's our turn, that is also part of the fun when you get to know us. EDIT: Peter they have to be the worst pens I have seen you show here, look like you puked and cast it in resin. EDIT 2: Yep I can see carrots and peas in there can't I? [/QUOTE]

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