Corey's other crafts *updated June.6th*

agi · Post by **agi** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:24 am

OMG! These are absolutely fantastic! Congratulations!

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:28 pm

Those are incredibly awesome!! Very nice!!! I'm at a loss for words

Nachstenliebe · Post by **Nachstenliebe** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:39 pm

woah.. so that real wood on the second one? Or is just painted to look it?
Faith

Corey.G · Post by **Corey.G** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:44 pm

Nachstenliebe wrote:woah.. so that real wood on the second one? Or is just painted to look it?
Faith

The blue and black one is acrylic and the other one is real wood.

Evedeve · Post by **Evedeve** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:52 pm

hrmm...those pens put the word "YOINK" into my head ...as in *yoink and away* (makes off with the pens........)

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:34 pm

Wow Corey these are really great. Love and cup which became a vase , most unusual and the pens are unique I'm sure.

Great work you are very talented..

Sally

kell · Post by **kell** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:34 am

Corey.G wrote:Any questions, just ask away.

When are you going to start selling your beautiful work? You could set up an Etsy or Folksy store... I'm pretty certain you'd have people flocking to buy!

~threadbear~ · Post by **~threadbear~** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:58 am

LOVE those pens Corey!

coffee_freak · Post by **coffee_freak** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:39 pm

Corey.G · Post by **Corey.G** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:19 pm

kell wrote:
Corey.G wrote:Any questions, just ask away.
When are you going to start selling your beautiful work? You could set up an Etsy or Folksy store... I'm pretty certain you'd have people flocking to buy!

Lol thanks

I think I might sell pens but that's about it. I still have a lot more to make and experience yet though. And maybe just sell to the people on the forums, not sure. If it weren't so expensive I might be making these for my wedding as a save the day keepsake. Not sure though.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:42 pm

Those pens are incredible! How do you put them together after turning? How does one turn acrylic? Do you make the colour blend yourself? oh, and by the way, WOW!

Corey.G · Post by **Corey.G** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:25 pm

Mabel Figworthy wrote:Those pens are incredible! How do you put them together after turning? How does one turn acrylic? Do you make the colour blend yourself? oh, and by the way, WOW!

The acrylic actually comes in this thing called a blank (the wood does too). It's already pre-mixed and made into a block. The block is 3/4" by 3/4" and about 10" in length I think. Then you just cut it to the length that you need. Find the center of the ends by using a square and matching up corner to corner, and making an X on the end, and just drill in the center of that X. That's the same way you do a wooden pen too. Then just put it on this thing called a Lathe, and you use chisels for woodworking to turn it til it's round. Then sand and use something to give it some shine, and you're good to go. Fun and relaxing. Thank you very much.

Corey.G · Post by **Corey.G** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:23 am

Made two more pens today. The oranage one out of acrylic and the other is out of american mahogany.

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:56 am

beautiful pens!!! Very classy looking

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:34 am

Beautiful! I especially like the mahogany one, very stylish!

Offe · Post by **Offe** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:42 am

This is a really interesting thread. So many nice things. I didn't know that you could make pens.

I never turned wood. In school the teacher warned us that if you didn't fasten the wood it could come loose, hit you and kill you. I didn't dare touch the machine after hearing that.

agi · Post by **agi** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:27 pm

Love your work, Corey! Well done. Did you make these with the new machine?

Corey.G · Post by **Corey.G** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:34 pm

Offe wrote:This is a really interesting thread. So many nice things. I didn't know that you could make pens.

I never turned wood. In school the teacher warned us that if you didn't fasten the wood it could come loose, hit you and kill you. I didn't dare touch the machine after hearing that.

That is true, however it doesn't happen very often that someone has a fatality from it. Luckily I just have a small lathe for now, not the huge one, don't have room for it. Thankfully for me there has only been two small IFO's (Identified Flying Objects) from the lathe. The only thing that I've been scared of is the Table Saw, but lately I've been trying to overcome that. I know what to do safety wise, I just don't like using it. lol.

Thanks to everyone as well for the comments. Wonder if I have time to make anything today?. Only a couple days off left before I have to go back to work.

tiffstitch · Post by **tiffstitch** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:47 pm

Very cool pens Corey! Yes, those IFOs can be tricky.. always wear your safety glasses/goggles!

Corey.G · Post by **Corey.G** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:05 pm

benceagi wrote:Love your work, Corey! Well done. Did you make these with the new machine?

I'm sorry, I didn't notice your post sooner. Yes I did make these, partially with my new grinder. It was well worth the struggle and hassle and much cursing, of installing the grinder. That way I could get my tools nice and sharp and produce smoother finishes. *sigh of happiness*

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