First Pen

joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:44 pm

Got my pen turning starter kit and this is my first pen. Picture is not very good.
I can't believe how easy it was to make. This could get addictive.

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beeg · Post by **beeg** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:21 pm

GOOD looking pen ya turned there.

wa2crk · Post by **wa2crk** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:43 pm

Joe;
Very nice looking pen. Be forwarned....PEN TURNING IS EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE AND THERE IS NO KNOWN CURE !!!!!!!:eek:
bILL v

RobertTaylor · Post by **RobertTaylor** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:08 pm

[quote="wa2crk"]Joe]

+1 on what bill said. it is worse than having a drug problem because there is no known cure or twelve step program. i sell a few but it only "feeds" the habit. have fun

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:28 pm

bettyt44720 wrote:+1 on what bill said. it is worse than having a drug problem because there is no known cure or twelve step program. i sell a few but it only "feeds" the habit. have fun

Great start on a fun hobby. I love making pens and each time I do I find myself creating what to me are interesting works of art. Keep up the good work and enjoy where your new artistic hobby takes you. Fjimp

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:34 pm

My hat is off to you, Joe! Nice first pen!

navycop · Post by **navycop** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:18 am

great job. I have the "addiction" also. I did a couple over the weekend and anticipating my shipment from Rockler..

kalynzoo · Post by **kalynzoo** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:33 am

Very nice first pen. Yes, it is addictive. First sign of addiction is when you purchase 10 kits to get the quantity discount. Then you start saving scraps of wood...anything 5.5 inches long and about 3/4" thick. I have a special box that I dig through whenever I need a pen fix. Final stages find you on vacation, looking through wood piles, for small branches from different types of trees, just in case you feel like turning a pen in the afternoon.
Anyway, real nice first pen.
Enjoy.

RobertTaylor · Post by **RobertTaylor** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:33 am

kalynzoo wrote:Very nice first pen. Yes, it is addictive. First sign of addiction is when you purchase 10 kits to get the quantity discount. Then you start saving scraps of wood...anything 5.5 inches long and about 3/4" thick. I have a special box that I dig through whenever I need a pen fix. Final stages find you on vacation, looking through wood piles, for small branches from different types of trees, just in case you feel like turning a pen in the afternoon.
Anyway, real nice first pen.
Enjoy.

boy do i know that feeling. i just returned from a trip to texas and am so disappointed that i did not bring any mequite back.

damagi · Post by **damagi** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:35 am

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Here is my first one (made last week). Went pretty smoothly, though I was a little impatient and the brass tube on one of the halves came out while I was milling the end.

I had some trouble getting a press fit with the pocket clip and the end cap...just the end cap alone seemed to be fine, but not both. Whats a likely cause of that.