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Turned my first pen

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I turned my first pen today.

This is the wood, cut from a pallet board.

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Cutting the blanks to length, (SS bandsaw)

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Drilling the blanks, (10 ER)

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Glued in the tubes with medium superglue.
Trimming the blanks.

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Blanks on mandrel with mandrel saver.

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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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This is my set of ShopSmith chisels and a tube insertion tool I made from a Craftsman punch and a recycled handle. I used the skew to turn the pen.

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Here the blanks have been turned and sanded.

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Finish applied, tung oil and medium superglue.

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Assembled using my 10ER dedicated drill press.

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And here is the finished pen.:)

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Ron Dyck
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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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Nicely done, both pen and photo presentation.
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Nice job. I like your assistant.
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fredsheldon wrote:Nice job. I like your assistant.

I included the ]popular demand[/URL], by Ed (reible).:D
Ron Dyck
==================================================================
10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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Nicely done..

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Very nice both the pen and presentation. Glad to see how it can be done ! :D What's next ?
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2centsworth wrote:What's next ?
I am going to do more pens for now but when that wears thin I think I will do some bowls.
Ron Dyck
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10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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Nice job on your first pen and doing a CA finish besides. You are now hooked on pen turning.
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Great presentation. Nice job on the pen.
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pens and wands

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I spent some quality time in the shop this weekend.:)

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Left to right: pen #2, wand for my granddaughter(age four), wand and pen set for my son outlaw's birthday present.
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==================================================================
10ER #23430, 10ER #84609, 10ER #94987,two SS A-34 jigsaws for 10ER.
1959 Mark 5 #356595 Greenie, SS Magna Jointer, SS planer, SS bandsaw, SS scroll saw (gray), DC3300,
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