If you found yourself wondering what we filled these bags with, I can tell you now! My husband made hand turned pens for many of the adults on our Christmas list. We chose various woods depending on what we thought people would like.
He had never turned wood before but purchased an old 1980s Craftsman lathe off of Craigslist last winter. For his birthday, I gave him the makings for a mechanical pencil and that was his first attempt at hand turning. He was hooked and decided to try these.
This one was finished after the official photo shoot because the first pen blank broke.
And this one was a surprise made for me. I found it in my stocking!
Wow, I can't believe he made those! They are beautiful. Woodworking is so fascinating.
ReplyDeleteIncredible. I love wood anything, but these are particularly gorgeous. I have a teeny bit of experience with woodwork, but have never tried a lathe. I can't imagine how you can turn something so narrow. My son took his first high school wood class this fall and made a beautiful bowl. His teacher showed him how to use a copper wire to burn stripes into the outside edge of the bowl to decorate it. Cool! I bet people were over the moon with these incredible gifts Amy...did he make the wooden storage boxes, too? They are equally as gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of wood are the blue-ish pens made of?
Those are just beautiful!!!
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Those hand turned pens are incredible! Did your husband also make the box? These are very precious gifts!
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAwesome...nothing better than having something handsome to write with.
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Go Mark! They look awesome!
ReplyDeleteThose are simply beautiful!! Your hubby has a new talent!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are amazing! He has some real talent!!
ReplyDeleteWowee!! Those are so cool! So much talent in your family.
ReplyDeleteThe collection of pens that you have shared over here is really nice and all the pens are just adorable. I love wood and also love all the attractive things that made from wood. I like to use different different type of pen also.
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He did an awesome job!! And you picked out some beautiful materials for him! :D My son and his friend had one. It was set up here for a while and everyday after work, he would come home and "work some wood"!! He enjoyed creating something so much...he was so sad when he and his friend "broke up" and the friend took the lathe :(
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous!!! The next logical question...is he going to make any to sell?!
ReplyDeleteyou two are such a talented couple! the pens are very beautiful. the look so smooth and gleaming. i bet they are wonderful to hold. what kind of wood is yours made from?
ReplyDeleteThose look amazing. He did a wonderful job! I'm sure the recipients loved them.
ReplyDeleteWow!! These are gorgeous!! He did an amazing job with these!!
ReplyDeleteHis pens are beautiful! I love the wood blanks he used
ReplyDeleteWow, these are so cool! Way to go Mr. Quiet Time! :-)
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and love it! Tell your husband he is in good company, my husband and I also turn pens and are hooked. We both love it!
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It is a nice collection of pens and I would suggest it is a good idea if we present someone a pen like this.
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