Back Scratcher

A co-worker wanted me to make her a back scratcher for her to give to her father for Christmas. Wood is Cherry. When I showed it to Sabrina's family, they all tried it out and said that I would probably not be getting it back. I had to tell them it is already sold so they could not have it! It is about 14" long.

3 New Pens

Here are three new pens I have made. Two are made from Putumuju, the third is Purple Heart. I like the Purple Heart the best!

C&T Goblet

On the forum I follow at http://www.woodturnersresource.com/ those who manage this forum issue a chalenge and trade every once in a while. The latest challenge was to make a goblet and embelish it somehow. How to embelish our own goblet was up to the individual wood turner. I decided to use various types of wood and created what is pictured below. Made (from top to bottom) Walnut, Butternut, Walnut, Maple, Walnut. It is about 6" X 2 13/16".

Two More Pens

I made these two pens last weekend. I made the blue and black one for a lady at work. The wood one is made from Bocote (from Brazil). The quality of the pic's are not that great, I'm not sure why.

Freedom Pens!

I met a gentleman online that is collecting pens to send to our troops currently at war. I know it is not a lot, but it is my little way of doing something for them. Apparently they really need pens and love seeing the ones made by pen turners. These three pens are going to be shipped out today. All are made from American Black Walnut.

Green Pen/Knife Set

One of my co-workers is purchasing some items from me to give to her boyfriend on Christmas. This pen/knife set is one thing that she is going to be getting. She is also buying a duck call and goose call (her boyfriend is a hunter, can you tell). Anyway, these are not made from wood, but acrylic. It is a pain to work with because you have to be very careful not to get it too hot and melt the blanks. I have not had any big problems like that yet, but I'm sure I will some day.

Knife Closed:

Kife Opened:

Ring Box

Last weekend I got to spend some good time in the shop playing around with some wood that I had been given b0th by my Dad and my Father-in-law. This piece is from a branch of poplar my Father-in-law gave me a couple of weeks ago. When I was looking through some books on woodturning, Sabrina saw a ring box project and mentioned that she would like one of those. So this weekend I played around and made this. The top is not a choclolate chip like my sis-in-law thought at first sight. It is out of a small srap of African Ebony wood. Let me know what you think!