Spalted sycamore pen blanks - question & proposal...

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

My high school woodshop kids just started making pens and I have them give me completed pens (they make 2, give me 1) instead of paying for the pen kits.  I haven't sold any yet, but I have a decent and growing collection which I will need to advertise soon.

ANywho, I could have the kids make you up some pens if you want to send some up here, I think the kids would get a kick out of someone random sending in wood.  I won't let on that I know and you would get some interesting pens

Mascoma High School Woodshop
27 Royal Road
Canaan NH 03741

Back almost three years ago, I offered "free" pen blanks to Forum members.

Forum member Shinnlinger asked for a few blanks to be used by his shop class students at Mascoma High School. I packed up a "bunch" and sent them off to him.

A lot of the pen blanks (spalted sycamore) were too punky/soft (rotten) to be used, but recently he sent me the two pens that are shown in the picture below.



 

I really appreciate the thought and craftmanship that went into this effort. I just wanted to take a moment to publicly thank Shinnlinger and his students.

Herb

[shinnlinger]

Glad you got them and like them.  I'm just sorry it took so long to get you some pens.  3 years ago I had just started teaching pen making and had a few things to learn myself.  Now we are fairly proficient but I had forgotten your generosity until recently.  Sorry for the delay.

Dave

[pasbuild]

I'm glad you made this post, I also received a couple of pens in the mail, couldn't place the name until I read this post :D  A second thanks for the pens

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

I'm glad you made this post, I also received a couple of pens in the mail, couldn't place the name until I read this post :D  A second thanks for the pens

Pasbuild,

I'd say you're welcome but I didn't send them.

What I was sending then was pen blanks (3/4 x 3/4 x 6), not finished pens...

Again, to everyone who participated, thanks.

Herb

[shinnlinger]

Glad you got yours too.

The kids pound out pens these days and most are pretty good.  We sell them for a memorial fund and part of that money buys a lathe we give to a member of the senior class who most embodies the spirit of a former student who passed on.

Dave

[hackberry jake]

Here is a spalted red oak pen radar turned for me. Same type deal. He kept 30 or so blanks and I got 3 pens.  ;D


 
I got two that were spalted bodark but I forgot to take a pic of them before I gave them away. One to the land owner that let me cut the bodark and the other to my grandpa.

[Don_Papenburg]

Wow , I got some of them blanks you and forgot were they are .  I had plans for a few cool pens but other things got in the way .  I still hope to get them done. Thanks  for the blanks . you will get the first one when I do get them finished