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MesquiteMan

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Here are a couple pics from dinner after the Southwestern association of turners symposium in Waco tx this weekend.

First is youthministerdan
Next is Seamus
Third is it's Virgil
And last is all of us
 

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One of these years I need to make it over to SWAT and Texas. Virgil keeps coming over to Arizona, I need to return the favor. He is Demoing again this year at The Desert Woodturning Roundup in Fed 2011. Last time I was in Texas was when I moved to AZ from MI in 1968, I think we drove though it :biggrin:
 
Best wishes to all four of you and all the good people of SWAT.I hope y'all find and share some pen making innovations.....or at least a good steak joint:)

Curtis, are you using Forum Runner right now?
 
They won't take any of my money blank pens as payment...one even has 3 picts of benjamin...thats' $300 right? We actually didn't stay for the auction and banquet...more fun talking around the table at El Chicos.
Adios,
Don

PenWorks said:
Virgil looks like he CA'd his hands to his body :biggrin: Tell him to unglue them and start bidding on the auction pieces!!
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Wow! Thank God I am finally on my way home! That Don Ward is wearing me out! I thought he was supposed to be some sort of an expert! Heck, he was even asking me how to drill pen blanks. He also told me his favorite kind of finish was friction finish!

Seriously, we had a great time! as always, another good group of folks brought together by IAP!
 
Thanks Darrell. I still have some shredded Canadian currency blanks to send to you. Now that my demo tour:biggrin::biggrin: is over for a few months I will have time to get them in the mail.
Don

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Please pass on my regards to Don and all the best for tomorrows demos...Darrell Eisner in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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PenMan1 said:
Best wishes to all four of you and all the good people of SWAT.I hope y'all find and share some pen making innovations.....or at least a good steak joint:)

Curtis, are you using Forum Runner right now?
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Yes, I am using forum runner and Dragon dictation so that I do not have to text and drive.

Here is proof that I am currently driving!
 

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Here are some pics from my camera:

1. Collin Nelsen (Kallenshaan woods)
2. Ken Nelsen (Kallenshaan woods)
3. Curtis and Don at the "Hands on PenTurning area" (Hosted by Don Ward)
4. Don Ward (its virgil)
5. Lyle Jameison
6. Seamus, Dan, Don, and Curtis (El Chico's, Waco)
 

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That's friction polish. And, Curtis admitted tonight he has polyester resin in his shop. Dawn, he is coming around to the other side! The fumes must be getting to him.:biggrin:
Do a good turn daily!
don

MesquiteMan said:
Wow! Thank God I am finally on my way home! That Don Ward is wearing me out! I thought he was supposed to be some sort of an expert! Heck, he was even asking me how to drill pen blanks. He also told me his favorite kind of finish was friction finish!

Seriously, we had a great time! as always, another good group of folks brought together by IAP!
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its_virgil said:
That's friction polish. And, Curtis admitted tonight he has polyester resin in his shop. Dawn, he is coming around to the other side! The fumes must be getting to him.:biggrin:
Do a good turn daily!
don
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Yeah yeah yeah tell the whole story Don Ward! Yes, I have one or two PR blanks in my shop but I certainly do not have the abominable liquid PR in my shop!
 
Sorry Curtis. My brain heard you say you had PR in your shop and it must have blocked out the work blank during the premature celebration. I check my sources and Curtis did say he had a couple of PR blanks in his shop. He is trying to get the shine on those urathane blanks to match the PR shine.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

MesquiteMan said:
its_virgil said:
That's friction polish. And, Curtis admitted tonight he has polyester resin in his shop. Dawn, he is coming around to the other side! The fumes must be getting to him.:biggrin:
Do a good turn daily!
don
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Yeah yeah yeah tell the whole story Don Ward! Yes, I have one or two PR blanks in my shop but I certainly do not have the abominable liquid PR in my shop!
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The really cool thing about PR is that even if you goof, you still get a free "high" from the fumes. In today's economy and with beer prices, a brother will take a free "buzz" where he can get one:)

Is it my imagination or is the economy getting worse and at the same time beer prices are rising? Something is really wrong here!
 
Curtis, I appreciate your concern for safety by using the Dragon speech program instead of texting while driving. However, take iPhone pictures while driving, may negate the whole safety factor of using speech/text software:)
 
smack

:biggrin:I think Don passed out from exhaustion for running smack, remote control in one hand and glasses in the other, and snoring! Priceless!:biggrin::biggrin:
 

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I did, I have this thing i do to my wife when she is passed out on the couch in that moment when your just about to fall off a cliff, and I make a fart sound which startles the hell out of her, she jumps, almost falling to the floor. Well, I turned around in my chair just a few minutes ago cuz i could hear some snoring, and the pic above is what i saw, so I thought that I would try out my cruelty on a new victim! Low and behold, Don jumped! LMAO, I guess you had to be here to appreciate it.
 
He did it to me twice. :biggrin: I am off to bed. G'night. Long dayu tomorrow.
Lights out.
don

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I did, I have this thing i do to my wife when she is passed out on the couch in that moment when your just about to fall off a cliff, and I make a fart sound which startles the hell out of her, she jumps, almost falling to the floor. Well, I turned around in my chair just a few minutes ago cuz i could hear some snoring, and the pic above is what i saw, so I thought that I would try out my cruelty on a new victim! Low and behold, Don jumped! LMAO, I guess you had to be here to appreciate it.
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I too had a great time. Thanks for coming to Waco and helping. thanks for staying over had helping in the hands on area all day today and teaching me how to drill blanks and use CA for a finish. It really does work. I appreciate the help with my pen making skills and with the hands on area. I always enjoy visiting with you...your blanks look NICE!

good night and ...
do a good turn daily! (Curtis, Seamus, and Dan did many good turns today)
Don


Thanks also to Seamus and YMD (Youth minister Dan) for helping also. We had a great time.
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Seriously, I had a great time! Thank you so much Don for asking me to come help you with the pen turning discussion last night!
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