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Old 06-14-16, 02:55 AM   #67
Gargamel
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*Dunno why the first reply didnt post a few hours ago, but here's another*

Yes Jim, the goal is to get good enough to sell these. There's a craft show my girl and I are going to this weekend, hopefully I can sell a few of these.

I ordered a box of 100 exotic wood cutoffs, suitable for pen making:



Made a few pens with those, So now, I'm trying to get a little more creative. I ripped some length wise, and glued them up:



Here's what the cross section looks like:



And the results. Pen #1:



Pen #2:




(And yes, I'm turning this into a gloat thread, sorry. But I'm quite proud of the quality of these so far, but I still have a ways to go. But be ready for more pen pics as they come )
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