Sparkey Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 It finally warmed up enough to go in the shop today. I needed to finish some Christmas presents. I made a bowl for my wife's cousin. Made a pen for a friend. Made a seam ripper for my wife but forgot to take a picture of it. amazingkevin, Birchbark, Lucky2 and 2 others 5 Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Very nicely done on both of them. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW Sparkey 1 Quote
dgman Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Nice work Rusty. What did it warm up to? Sparkey 1 Quote
lawson56 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Beautiful work Rusty.I love the pen.Awesome work. Sparkey 1 Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Looking good Rusty Sparkey 1 Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Good work Rusty nice bowl & pen. Roly Sparkey 1 Quote
Dave Monk Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Nice job Rusty. Too cold to work in the garage in Fort Worth this morning. dave Sparkey 1 Quote
DukeNukem Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 That bowl looks great I'm gonna try one some day and I love those bullet pens. Jerry Sparkey 1 Quote
penquin Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 The bowl is great, really both items look super. Thanks for showing them to us. jim penquin Sparkey 1 Quote
Rob Posted December 18, 2016 Report Posted December 18, 2016 Lovely bowl Rusty. What wood is that? Rob Sparkey 1 Quote
Sparkey Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Posted December 18, 2016 Nice work Rusty. What did it warm up to? It got up to 58. We are back down to 30 today and flurries. Quote
Sparkey Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) Lovely bowl Rusty. What wood is that? Rob I bought a pine board at Lowe's that is 16 inches wide by 6 feet long. It is actually 1 by 4 boards glued together to make the board. The stain I used is called gunstock. This is the one I finished today. Edited December 19, 2016 by Sparkey Quote
Lucky2 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Posted December 19, 2016 Nicely done Rusty, both pieces look great. I made and sold a pen identical to yours last week, I sold it for $100.00. I was surprised that the fellow paid that much for it, he asked me how much I wanted for it. And I told him that I would like to get at least $80.00 out of it, and that they were selling for more then that out west. He said no problem and handed me a $100.00 bill, and he said to keep the change. This was the first pen that I ever got that kind of money out of, I was pleased to say the least. He says that he might be back to buy the second one I made, it has a white tailed deer antler handle blank. Len Sparkey, amazingkevin and lonewolf 3 Quote
Paul hd Posted December 19, 2016 Report Posted December 19, 2016 Very nice looking items. The bowl looks great. Sparkey 1 Quote
daveww1 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Posted December 19, 2016 very nice, the bowl is fantastic Sparkey 1 Quote
Blaughn Posted December 19, 2016 Report Posted December 19, 2016 Very nice. I love that bowl especially! Sparkey 1 Quote
Sparkey Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Posted December 19, 2016 Nicely done Rusty, both pieces look great. I made and sold a pen identical to yours last week, I sold it for $100.00. I was surprised that the fellow paid that much for it, he asked me how much I wanted for it. And I told him that I would like to get at least $80.00 out of it, and that they were selling for more then that out west. He said no problem and handed me a $100.00 bill, and he said to keep the change. This was the first pen that I ever got that kind of money out of, I was pleased to say the least. He says that he might be back to buy the second one I made, it has a white tailed deer antler handle blank. Len Wow $100, that is awesome. I never thought one of these would sell for that much. Lucky2 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 Nicely done Rusty, both pieces look great. I made and sold a pen identical to yours last week, I sold it for $100.00. I was surprised that the fellow paid that much for it, he asked me how much I wanted for it. And I told him that I would like to get at least $80.00 out of it, and that they were selling for more then that out west. He said no problem and handed me a $100.00 bill, and he said to keep the change. This was the first pen that I ever got that kind of money out of, I was pleased to say the least. He says that he might be back to buy the second one I made, it has a white tailed deer antler handle blank. Len Len , need any good friends?,lol Quote
amazingkevin Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 It finally warmed up enough to go in the shop today. I needed to finish some Christmas presents. I made a bowl for my wife's cousin. Made a pen for a friend. Made a seam ripper for my wife but forgot to take a picture of it. you've gone the extra mile with your scroll saw and it shows ! top Job!!!! Sparkey and danny 2 Quote
Lucky2 Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 Wow $100, that is awesome. I never thought one of these would sell for that much. Me either, and surprisingly enough, he called me just a few hours ago and ordered three more at the same price. It's amazing that I can get that kind of money, for something that is so quick and easy to make. He said he would like to have them for Christmas, if that was possible. I told him I would have them ready for him by tomorrow afternoon, he was surprised that I could get them made so fast. Len Sparkey 1 Quote
Ron Johnson Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 Very beautiful work Rusty. Sparkey 1 Quote
Sparkey Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Posted December 20, 2016 Me either, and surprisingly enough, he called me just a few hours ago and ordered three more at the same price. It's amazing that I can get that kind of money, for something that is so quick and easy to make. He said he would like to have them for Christmas, if that was possible. I told him I would have them ready for him by tomorrow afternoon, he was surprised that I could get them made so fast. Len Congrats on the sale. Lucky2 1 Quote
Lucky2 Posted December 20, 2016 Report Posted December 20, 2016 Thanks Rusty, I didn't plan or think I'd make this kind of money off of my pens. It's just that this buyer works in the oil fields, and he makes all kinds of money. He's a nice guy, and he doesn't mind sharing his wealth. He thinks he can stir up more sales for me, once he shows the pens off. I hope so, it would be nice to get the business. Len Quote
Sparkey Posted December 20, 2016 Author Report Posted December 20, 2016 Thanks Rusty, I didn't plan or think I'd make this kind of money off of my pens. It's just that this buyer works in the oil fields, and he makes all kinds of money. He's a nice guy, and he doesn't mind sharing his wealth. He thinks he can stir up more sales for me, once he shows the pens off. I hope so, it would be nice to get the business. Len Are you using wood or acrylic blanks? I would love to see some pictures. Quote
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