Just thought that I'd post the latest from the person who's comments started this poll along with my answer to him .
Dog
Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 31
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Originally Posted by dougle40
A while back there was a post in this thread stating that penturners could turn a $75.00 pen in 10 minutes and , as a penturner , this left a bad taste in my mouth .
It doesn't take that long to turn a $75 or even a $175 pen, 10 minutes of actual turning time is far more than is needed to actually turn any pen. The prep work is a different story though. With all my prep work done and all my mandrels setup I can easily turn, sand and shella wax 10 to 12 an hour.
BTW I would never spend more than $10 for a pen kit and never make a pen out of material I can't readily get from my scrap bin or firewood pile or unless it is a special order pen or being made as a gift.
Dog ,
You are obviously a far better turner that any of 131 people who posted their times to finish a pen on that poll , all of whom are very experienced pen turners and have probably turned more pens in a week that you have in your entire life.
The only thing that I can say is , I'd hate to see the quality of any pen that you've turned , especially knowing that all you use is scrap woods and cheap pen kits .
As for the price that you pay for kits , once again you very obviously don't care too much about the quality of your wares.
IMHO I personally think that you're just a blow heart who likes to hear himself talk even when you don't have a clue as to what you're talking about .
After reading all the posts that you have made on this forum , there isn't enough money in the world that would ever convince me to attend any seminar that you would be giving .
I'll pass along your last comments to the people who partisipated in the poll and see what , if any , comments they have to say about it.
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Doug
