waiting on pen kits

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1/18/04, 10:53 PM #1

jim reasoner
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waiting on pen kits

jim reasoner

>I am waiting on some ordered pen kits so I did this wine bottle coaster and stopper. The wood is yellowheart. I like this wood a lot. It turns nicely and finishes to super smooth finish. This has one coat of tung oil finish and then friction polish. I had not used that kind of polish before I started doing pens and I really like it. Now, if those pen kits would hurry up and get here.

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1/18/04, 11:31 PM #2

Richard Allen
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Richard Allen

>Hi Jim

I like Yellowheart a lot also. I find that Yellowheart looks terrific with purpleheart.

The bottle coaster is interesting. I like the shape and details. I have something to add to my list of things to do.

Richard

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.