I made some bolt action rifle pens

[olhorseman]

I'm in the middle of making a child's stool for my niece too.

That lathe looks sweet, very jealous and impressed with the pens off this.

 

[Sheepdog Gear]

I'm in the middle of making a child's stool for my niece too.

Am I the only one that thought, "How in the heck is he getting pens out of a hunk of wood like that?"....

That is until I read the caption at the bottom of the post.

Great work by the way! I'd be interested.

 

[K_W]

I'll buy one too.

 

[lovemachine]

I'm surprised about the feedback I'm getting.


Is there really interest in these pens?

 

[mbills2223]

Yes!

 

[1911ly]

I'm surprised about the feedback I'm getting.


Is there really interest in these pens?

I'll put my money where my mouth is. Got paypal? I'll take the middle brass and wood.

 

[K_W]

Absolutely. Middle one also.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

I'd buy that, for sure.

 

[terrehautian]

I like the middle one over the other two also.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Two for me please.

 

[mbills2223]

Dibs on the top one if they are actually for sale!

 

[eldirector]

Looks like $30-$55 on eBay, depending on the body material and metal finish. I've dropped that (and more) on decent pens.

I'd go for that middle one, also. Or, a bright and/or antique brass with a darker wood body. Cherry would be pretty sweet.

What kind of wood do you want? My FIL has TONS of scrap from his lathe. He mostly does bowls and such, so anything pen sized is in his scrap bin.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Also, Brass - where do I send the money?

 

[nsolimini]

Im in for one.

 

[lovemachine]

Ok. Well, how does $40 a pen sound? That's without engraving.

I use UPS at work, so I could ship for another $3, or we could meet somewhere.

I'd also have to place an order for the kits. As of right now, it seems like the middle one, 24K gold wooden pen, is the favorited one.

 

[K_W]

Start a for sale thread.

 

[lovemachine]

Start a for sale thread.

A sale thread? Where at?

How do I start this per INGO rules?

 

[eldirector]

Oh, that's right. You don't have 50 quality posts yet.

 

[mbills2223]

A sale thread? Where at?

How do I start this per INGO rules?

Might not be within the rules if it's an ongoing thing, may want to check with a real mod (ie not myself, rookie, or jagee)

 

[Nodonutz]

I have a POWERMATIC 3520B lathe.

NICE!!! I have a Jet mini-lathe and an old Rockwell 36". It's been in storage in CA for 6 years. Once I get settled in , I will go back to CA and get my stuff. I definitely plan on setting up a wood shop once we get settled in to our new place in IN.
When I was turning, I did natural edged wood bowls and things like that. Always wanted to try and make pens - hence I picked up the mini w/ stand off some guys for $300 !! It is very similar to this:
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