Christmas in June!

I have seen many sites on-line that talk about and show how to do what is called inside-out turning. These two ornaments are some of my first projects I have made using this method. I really like how this method of turning creates unique ornaments. I have seen people also do candle sticks and vases using this technique. I will be doing more of these as they are quite fun to make.

A Couple More Pens

These are a couple of more pens I have made recently that I just didn't have time yesterday to post. The top one is made from Bocote wood from South America, and below is made from Kingwood.

SOLD!

A couple of people at my work have seen my pens I have been making and wanted me to sell them some. Below are a few of these pen's, etc., that I have recently made and sold. I have simply put the name of the wood below each item.


Wand made from Tulipwood.

Rapala Lacewood.

Unknown wood. I purchased a bag of Kingwood blanks and this was randomly in with the blanks. Not sure what it is.

Kingwood. I made a matching pencil and sold both as a set.

Father's Day Gifts

I gave this pen to my Dad for Fathers Day. We enjoy golfing together, so I really wanted to give him one with a golf club clip. The wood is Canarywood.
Sorry this picture is fuzzy. This pen was given to my Father-in-Law. My wife wanted to help, so I showed her some basics to turning. She rounded out the blank and burned in the black lines. It was a lot of fun. The wood is Brazilian Rosewood.

My sister-in-law wanted to have me make a pen for her husband for Father's Day. This is a Broker style pen made from African Ebony wood that I made for her.
Last of all for Father's day I made these three viles for Consecrated Oil. I kept one, gave one to my dad and one to my father-in-law. They are made from Olivewood from the Holyland.

Two New Pens

After my wife and I got back from our summer vacation in California I went over to the shop and made a few more pens. This top one is made out of Putumuju wood from Brazil. It turns really easily and finishes well. This pen is made of Cocobolo wood which has a very interesting multi-toned grain. I had way too much fun making this one!

Happy Mother's Day! Revisited

This pen is made out of Tulipwood. I gave it to my Mother-In-Law for Mother's Day. She was quite impressed and excited to get her very own pen. The two-toned grain gives this pen a beautiful look.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all moms! This is a pen I made for my wonderful mother for mother's day. The wood is Pink Ivory, which is becoming one of my favorite woods to turn for pens. It looks so nice when it is polished!