egnald
Member
Hello everyone,
The title says it all - thank goodness for spare tubes. Yesterday I started making an Antique Brass Cigar kit from Dawn and Ed at Exotic Blanks using some Claro Walnut that I just cut up from a block I bought at WoodCraft from their Bargain Bin. I've never turned Claro before and unfortunately, I overturned both blanks on one end, so this morning I poked around in my stash of spare stuff and found a bag of spare Cigar tubes also from Exotic Blanks. I suppose I could have turned them down to the tube, cleaned things up, and re-glued, but having spare tubes was 1000% easier.
I am much happier with how my re-work turned out. Pictures follow. Since LSU won the 2023 Mens College World Series last night, college baseball is done for the season, so I can get back to making pens. I will post the finished and assembled pen later on today.
Regards,
Dave
PS I highly recommend buying a set of spare tubes along with your kits!
The title says it all - thank goodness for spare tubes. Yesterday I started making an Antique Brass Cigar kit from Dawn and Ed at Exotic Blanks using some Claro Walnut that I just cut up from a block I bought at WoodCraft from their Bargain Bin. I've never turned Claro before and unfortunately, I overturned both blanks on one end, so this morning I poked around in my stash of spare stuff and found a bag of spare Cigar tubes also from Exotic Blanks. I suppose I could have turned them down to the tube, cleaned things up, and re-glued, but having spare tubes was 1000% easier.
I am much happier with how my re-work turned out. Pictures follow. Since LSU won the 2023 Mens College World Series last night, college baseball is done for the season, so I can get back to making pens. I will post the finished and assembled pen later on today.
Regards,
Dave
PS I highly recommend buying a set of spare tubes along with your kits!
