Snowman

Snowman, made of Elm

Rustic Serving Tray

Rustic Serving Tray

This pen was turned using a fence post from the early 1900's
It is Western Red Cedar

Current Instructable I have done

https://www.instructables.com/id/Near-Death-Experience-Pen/

After the first pen I said I would never make a pen from anything but wood. Watching that ugly rectangular piece of wood turn into something fantastic really hooked me. When I sit down at my lathe I never know how that pen will look. I look at the wood, watch the grain, the color, the shape, I stop and feel it. As that piece takes shape I go with the flow. So far my pens have been gifts to folks I know. One pen sits displayed as the person refuses to use it as a pen, she calls it “art”. Art is defined as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form “.

Yes, we all can create art and never think of it as such.

This one is nice

WOW

I made a different style pen today

I think it looks good

Made a new pen today

Top pen is Zebra wood, the bottom is Russian Olive. I'm becoming fixed on the Russian Olive wood.

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