Another Quick and Dirty Planter

July 15, 2014Outdooradmin

Another quick planter project, this one a third lower than the earlier version, as requested by my wife to provide a step-down effect, for visual interest. The front and sides are cedar, the back is pressure treated (not a design choice, just using up what I have).

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See also “Quick and Dirty Planter” which is the larger one. Although really, you can see it just fine in this photo, so don’t worry. I’m just filling up space so the sidebar doesn’t bleed into the footer.

Quick and Dirty Gardening Stool

July 9, 2014Outdooradmin

Another quick and dirty project, if slightly less quick or dirty than the recent planter. This is also by request of my wife. Ten-degree splay and bevel angles, and the curve in the legs is a gallon paint can. Finish TBD. It will probably get painted, if I know my wife. Which I do, somewhat.

Quick and Dirty Planter

July 4, 2014Outdooradmin

Just made a quick and dirty planter box, to use up wood left over from the fence and the pergola. It’s not yet in its final place (duh) pending a little site prep.

Slim and Slimmer

July 1, 2014Pensadmin

Here are two new pens in the “Slimline” style, the potentially slimmest pens I make. One of these lives up to the name; for the other I left a little more meat on his bones. These are in gold plating, and made from zebrawood.

And also here’s a “Streamline”-style pen, which are generally a bit thicker around the waistband than the Slimlines. Also gold plating, but made with Bethlehem olivewood, which looks pretty similar.

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Everyone’s “Buzzing” About These Pens

June 30, 2014Pensadmin

Here are two new ballpoints in the “Streamline” style, gold plating. The cutesy name of the acryclic colour is “Bumble Bee”. Everyone’s buzzing about them. I don’t want to say these bumble bee pens are endangered, but there are only two that I know of in the wild.

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Hot Colours for Summer!

June 28, 2014Pensadmin

Orange and Green Streamline Pens

Sexy bright colours for summer! Work on your novel at the beach! “Outrageous Orange” and “Cosmic Green” acrylic ballpoint pens. Plating is gun metal., style is Streamline (twist action).

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Diva Pens

June 26, 2014Pensadmin

Something a little different: Diva Pens! To express your inner (or outer) diva! They are plated in rhodium (a kind of platinum) with a purple crystal and a blue crystal, respectively. The acrylic bodies are called “Caribbean Sea” and “Purple Pebble” respectively.

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Two Acrylic Sedona Rollerball Pens

June 25, 2014Pensadmin

Here are two new rollerball pens I just finished. Switching over to acrylics, at least for the moment, these are called “Gray Marble” and “Purple Passion”. The style is “Sedona” in a chrome plating.

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Virage Rollerball in Ebony

June 25, 2014Pensadmin

Here’s a new “Virage”-type rollerball pen, chrome plating, wood is ebony.

I love the black shavings. I made a quick little jig to use a block plane to quickly take off the corners just before mounting the blanks on the lathe. (Saves a little potential drama at the beginning). Hence the little shavings.

PS This pen sold almost immediately. Guess I should make some more!

Virage Rollerball Pens

June 21, 2014Pensadmin

Two new rollerball pens in the “Virage” style. Gold plating, wood is bubinga.