1st Cigar

[nelsone]

I finally got around to turning a cigar. The wood is cherry burl that I got from Robert Arrowood. (Robert, I'll have a couple pens turned for you as soon as I have a little time! Many thanks for the burl!!!)

 

[WoodWrangler]

Looking good ... I too bought about 6 of these kits from Woodcraft this week and plan to make some. I like the larger size.

The burl looks great! :icon_thum

 

[DaveO]

I like the cigar, it's an easy pen to turn (provided you get the bushings in the right order) and makes a nice pen that really shows off the wood.
Ed you done really good with this one :eusa_clap:eusa_clap That burl is nice and I would guess that it was harvested locally, making it even cooler.
Dave

 

[jeff...]

I remember my 1st cigar - got sicker than a dog.

 

[woodArtz]

Good job Ed! The cigar is a fun pen to turn. That cherry burl is beautiful! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[nelsone]

Thanks guys! It is local harvest. I was planning on making a Classic American, but botched getting the tube set:BangHead: and neglected to get extra tubes! I still need to get one of those done, but I really did like the cigar

 

[JohnW]

Ed, Looks great...My wife likes it too which is way better than me saying something nice. She's hard to please. She just asked me what "burl" was....8-O

Look at my avatar....made it easy to explain.;-)
John W

 

[sediener]

Excellent job. I like the cigar style... Might have to make one of those this weekend.

- Steve

 

[LeftyTom]

A great result, no first-timer luck to it!

 

[dave "dhi"]

like jeff stated, my first cigar got me sicker then a dog. i inhaled like a cigarette8-O:goofy:. alos had a rageing headache the following morning. now i enjoy a good cigar every once in a great while.

0000 the pen is SWEET!

 

[alleng]

beautiful pen!!!! how iwish i had a lathe so i could try turning pens,it looks like something thats verry rewarding.specialy when the outcome is as nice as the pens that the turners on ncww TURN out:icon_thum

 

[nelsone]

beautiful pen!!!! how iwish i had a lathe so i could try turning pens,it looks like something thats verry rewarding.specialy when the outcome is as nice as the pens that the turners on ncww TURN out:icon_thum

Throw your name in the hat for the "Good Will" lathe! Are there any turners near you? I'm sure someone would be willing to help you!

 

[Robert Arrowood]

Man thats a good looking pen! If I would have known that burl was that nice I would have kept it.LOL:BangHead::BangHead::twitcy::twitcy: Just kidding Ed that is a real nice pen though. Forgot who ask yep that burl came out of Gastonia.

 

[sawduster]

Very, very nice :eusa_clap

Rookie question though :
how do you keep it lit ? :mrgreen: