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LanceD

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I posted this in the Penturning forum under the original thread pairings.
I wanted to start a new thread for everyone who hasn't been able to contact their partner.


Well it looks like some people who said they would participate can't be found. Lets try this. Anyone who is having problems contacting their partner please list after this post. I will then do another drawing at the end of this week and pair up everyone for a second time.

I hope this will work out in everyone's favor who hasn't been able to contact their original partner.

I wanted this to be a fun experience for everyone. I do understand that people come and go real quick around here but it would be nice and courteous if a person couldn't fulfill their obligation to their partner to at least send them an email giving a reason why.

Please post here and we'll get round two started :).
 
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I sent my pen out and I know that my partner, woodrev, received it because he emailed me to let me know that he got it.

I have not received anything, from my other partner, madwood. Not a pen or a message; other than when he initially contacted me for my address.

The most important thing to me was that the pen I sent out was acceptable to the recipient and according to his email it was.
 
Lance, I will be happy to send pens to those who were "stiffed"... Just have them contact me. I want everyone to get their pen!
and You should not have to make new parings.....just let me know it would be an Honor!
 
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If anyone hasn't received or heard back from their partner just post it here and we'll do another drawing at the end of the week. Jay I appreciate your offer and we'll definately take you up on it. I too will offer to send a pen to a member who hasn't received one.
 
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I sent a pen to my partner but did not hear anything from pensbydesign who was supposed to make one for me. This is a great idea and I would participate again.
 
I sent mine out to ilikewood about two weeks ago and have not received word that he received it. I tried calling him (tried to get the number from phone co...no listing.
My pen is ont the way (PM from sender)

I will make extra as well
 
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I am new to the board but would gladly send out a pen to someone who did not get one. I look forward to the next go around as I would love to get in on this as well.

Jonathan
 
ilikewood

Nick said:
I sent mine out to ilikewood about two weeks ago and have not received word that he received it. I tried calling him (tried to get the number from phone co...no listing.
My pen is ont the way (PM from sender)

I will make extra as well
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Stay cool ..... Bill in Idaho (ilkewood) is a long time, trusted, and beloved member of IAP. We know that Bill and his family have been going through an extremely difficult time with the loss of his son last Spring. Just give him a little time ..... if he got the pen, you'll hear from him.
 
Lance, I was able to finish my PITH pen today. They will go out in tomorrows mail, if the Hurricane headed our way allows it, if not Wednesday. Remember I warned everyone including my partner that I would be late getting my done. Good news -- It's done. :biggrin:

Thanks.

PS, I haven't received mine, but we have been in contact, and he was on vacation until last part of July, so I am not worried. :cool:
 
After two+ weeks, My partner on the receiving end (VANTOO) has refused to contact me back, after e-mail and PM's, to confirm receipt of the home-brewed resin pen. I am considering the issue closed from this post forward. I have a duplicate blank and will make it available to fill someone's PITH obligation. Just e-mail me the details and I will take care of it on my end.

D
 
I received my fine pen but have not been able to make contact with the person I am supposed to send mine to. So please add me to the group.
 
Rob, I knew you would get it done. As long as everyone communicates with each other to let his or her partner know that thre may be a delay everything is fine. But it's the ones who are deliberately rying to hide and avoid emails that worries me.

It would be great also when you receive your pen that you would take two minutes of your time to acknowledge that your pen was received. Posting on the thread or at the least a private email would be a very nice gesture.

We are feeling the effects from the hurricane right now. It's skirting right under the Louisiana coast as I write this. Rain and 30 to 40 mph gusts will be around through the night. I hope everything is OK on your end. I was going to Houston on Wednesday for a business meeting but will probably hold off until the beginning of the week.
 
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Lance, I have BrentK's pen done but I have not been able to contact him. I beleive he works in the oil fields and maybe he is not home yet. I do not want to send it unless I know he is there to accept it. Brent, if you read this please get in touch with me.
Thanks
Ben
 
Lance just saw this thread , never heard from my partner (got paired both ways with the same person) so I'm still game .:crying:
PS: remember it's LDB2000 :biggrin::clown::biggrin:
 
Cant seem to get mine ironed out either with the person who was to make my pen.

I made the pen for my person and shipped it. I forgot to take a photo of it:mad:
 
Let's see if I got this right. I'll try to accomodate everyone who hasn't heard from their partners.

Leatherman and Firefyter EMT makes a pen for each other since they each were paired with BrentK.

Super Dave makes a pen for Ozzy.

LDB2000 makes a pen for Nolan

Gad5264 makes a pen for LDB2000

JHarvey makes a pen for 1jaredschmidt
 
Oh Great !!! I have to make a pen for The Burlmiester? ....why not ask me to do something easy....like making a lasting world peace !!!! :crying:
Nolan , unless you have something special you would like I have an idea :befuddled: (wish we had a PANIC smilies)
 
Even though I recieved a pen and sent my pen(and all went well)I would be willing to help out and make a pen for someone who did'nt receive one.Just let me know and I will get it done!
 
Hey Ronald thanks for the offer and I'll definately keep you on the sidelines until we need you.

Butch I know you'll make Nolan proud.
 
Now that this is over .... we probably should share some ideas about how to handle the next PITH. While it makes sense to ban people who didn't fulfill their obligation from participating in the next PITH ... it probably doesn't matter. My guess is that they won't ask to be in the next PITH.

So, maybe what we need to do is take a look at the statistics of who did not make a pen. Maybe from that information we can set up some entry rules for the next PITH. Like, maybe the stats will show that the deadbeats were members for less than a week ..... or maybe they had posted only a few times. We need to see if there is a common denominator. (Like, maybe they're all from Texas ... kidding!)

In any event ... let's look at the data and see what we come up with.

BTW ... maybe we need to come up with a letter to send to those who didn't take care of their end of the deal. Just something to let them know that we're disappointed in their lack of character.
 
Nolan said:
I made the pen for my person and shipped it. I forgot to take a photo of it:mad:
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I have you beat. I took probably 20-30 pics of the one I sent Angboy (a solid aluminum Zen) and not a single one came out worth a flip. :mad: And I'd already sent the pen out before I noticed the crappy pics.
 
DocStram said:
Now that this is over .... we probably should share some ideas about how to handle the next PITH. While it makes sense to ban people who didn't fulfill their obligation from participating in the next PITH ... it probably doesn't matter. My guess is that they won't ask to be in the next PITH.

So, maybe what we need to do is take a look at the statistics of who did not make a pen. Maybe from that information we can set up some entry rules for the next PITH. Like, maybe the stats will show that the deadbeats were members for less than a week ..... or maybe they had posted only a few times. We need to see if there is a common denominator. (Like, maybe they're all from Texas ... kidding!)

In any event ... let's look at the data and see what we come up with.

BTW ... maybe we need to come up with a letter to send to those who didn't take care of their end of the deal. Just something to let them know that we're disappointed in their lack of character.
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Doc has some great points.


Here are a few possible "filters" to make sure PITH and other pen swap parings are more credible. Note that I'm suggesting we use only ONE rule just to keep it simple.

1) All participants must have more than "X" number of posts on the IAP (100?).

2) All participants must have been a member of the IAP for "X" number of months (4? 6?)

3) All participants must have at least "X" number of pen pics in their photo album. (3? 10?)

4) All participants must give Lou their credit card numbers to submit a $50 deposit that will be refunded when the pen arrives to it's owner:cool:.
 
One more thing - shipping internationally takes time, so if you were involved in a swap with someone from non-US locations, give it a bit more time...

I know my pen hasn't come yet, and the one I sent probably hasn't arrived yet either....so don't jump the gun too quickly...

And yes, Al, I like your suggestion better...
 
Hey, I just had a look at my 'post count' to see what I had (never look at the thing, but there was mention of a minimum post cut-off...), and it looks like I've been here a year! Hazaa! Been learning about penturning for a year, and making pens for about nine or ten months now...Man, does time fly!

Andrew
 
ldb2000 said:
Oh Great !!! I have to make a pen for The Burlmiester? ....why not ask me to do something easy....like making a lasting world peace !!!! :crying:
Nolan , unless you have something special you would like I have an idea :befuddled: (wish we had a PANIC smilies)
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I look forward to seeing your creation, thats the best part of these things is to get to see what others are doing with this craft.:biggrin:
 
I can make a pen for Leather Man that is not a problem, but I think Leatherman was unable to send his pen and I did not recieve mine from Brent K. Is Leather Man missing his PITH pen too?
 
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Doc's Suggestions

Lou has some very good suggestions and I hope they don't get lost in the pile. I think # of posts will be a very good rule: my pen exchange last year was with someone outside of North America. I did my best to turn the best pen that I could. After a long delay and some emails I received my pen. It was damaged. Not in the mailing but in the making. It was very clear that the blank had a set of indentations from a pair of pliers. I was disappointed and decided not to do an exchange again.

Prior to teh exchange I had not seen any posting from my partner and have not seen any since then.
 
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