Pine cone cartridge.....whew!

[sdb777]

Have done a few pretty hard items, some wierd grain items, and even some really easy items on the lathe. But I tell yoo, I learned a pine cone will straight-up kick your butt! Biggest problem was the amount of material that had to be removed with the skew.
I keep my skew pretty darned sharp, not quite scary sharp, but darned sharp! The pine cone is pretty easy to wittle down, but a pine cover with thin CA....different story!

You'll be waiting until the sun gets to that perfect place here before I even think about clicking a few photographs. This pen is going to get the best possible light!

To tell you the truth, I have no idea what this pen should be priced at, but I can tell you it won't be $30.00!!!!



Scott (still getting glue off me) B

[sawduster]

Scott, the frustration and work involved in that pine cone pen is an example of why a simple cost multiplier for the sale price of an item is not the best of methods for making that determination.

You can put more work and effort into a pen made with a $3 kit than in one using a much more expensive one, but yet that extra work would not be accounted for in the price.

That cartridge pen is a great looking pen, BTW.

[Doug B]

Congrats Scott! I would hate to do a pine cone without being able to cut it down to a more reasonable size first on the band saw.

They are are tough to do, and messy too! I know what you mean about CA everywhere ;D

And don't you dare sell that for $30.00! I get $50.00 for mine and I sell as many as I can stand to make