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Title: More gifts
Post by: rleete on December 23, 2009, 09:19:55 PM

As the silly season is upon us, it's time for the gift giving tradition.  Some people are harder to buy for than others, and I absolutely refuse to give gift cards, as that seems to me just a cop-out.  So, I've been making pens and pencils.  Wood body, and a small, fairly inexpensive kit (I use Woodcraft, only because it's close), and there are many different styles and finishes.  You can buy the kits online quite cheaply (less than $2 each in larger quantities.  And, hey, who can't use a nice pen?

I think I showded the first one in someone elses's thread a while back.  Made 2 pencils for my boss and coworker, and the maple body is scraps from the custom made engineering table we had built.  So, they match.  Both receipients were quite pleased, and have been using them daily for the past few days.


(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh381/rleete/M1.jpg)


Then the maintenance guy - who actually made the table - and was the one to give me the scrap pieces jokingly asked for his pen.  Now, Bill and I are good friends, and we tease each other constantly.  So, in the spirit of good natured ribbing, I decided to make him his own "special pen".  It's made of the same maple, but instead of a pen or pencil kit, I snagged one of my son's crayons.  It has an o-ring for the center ferrule, and the wing nut on the end serves to advance the crayon as it wears down.  I present the maintenance man marker:


(http://i545.photobucket.com/albums/hh381/rleete/Gagpen.jpg)


I'll present it to him in front of the guys tomorrow at break.  I'm sure we'll all get a good chuckle out of Bill finally having a writing instrument to match his lofty writing skills.


Edit: I know spele two gud.

Title: Re: More gifts
Post by: Powder Keg on December 24, 2009, 01:21:32 AM

If I showed up to work with a crayon marker like that I'd have to make 50 of them LOL Thanks for sharing that.

Title: Re: More gifts
Post by: Bernd on December 24, 2009, 10:54:56 AM

Roger,

I had forgotten about Woodcraft. Thanks for the reminder. You just helped out with some some gifts for next year.

Bernd

Title: Re: More gifts
Post by: tinkerer on December 24, 2009, 01:09:27 PM

Bang up job there. That crayon pen is priceless :clap:

Title: Re: More gifts
Post by: ieezitin on December 24, 2009, 02:35:35 PM

Well done sir those pieces are fine and a joy to look at. I believe tacking time to make things for others is priceless truly a gift from the heart.    Enjoy your Christmas.   Anthony

Title: Re: More gifts
Post by: Divided he ad on December 26, 2009, 09:44:03 PM

Top prezzies Roger  :thumbup:



 Love the crayon!


Pens never really caught my imagination..... They have now..... I might have to invest in one of these kits?

But only after my project list is at nil!



Very nice finish too  :thumbup:






Ralph.