Pen #2,000

[allisnut]

I turned my 2,000th pen today. It is a Vertex click pen with chakte viga and a double chakte kok celtic knot inlay. This was my first attempt at a double celtic knot. The inlay didn't come out perfectly because I didn't start with a perfectly square blanks. Just goes to show you can always learn, whether you have made 2 or 2,000.

I also turned #1999 and #2001 today. Single celtic knots - purple heart with holly, and bocote with holly.

 

[Charlie]

Very nice. Congrats on 2000!

 

[Jim M.]

Great looking pens, Adam. Congratulations on the 2000th pen.

 

[beloitdavisja]

All of them look great. Only a great craftsman notices the small errors. I'm sure whoever it ends up with will love it and never notice!

 

[allisnut]

All of them look great. Only a great craftsman notices the small errors. I'm sure whoever it ends up with will love it and never notice!

I made #2,000 to keep for myself, so the customer is extra nit-picky!:gar-La;
Thanks for the kind words ya'll!

 

[PChristy]

Great looking pens. Congratulations on 2000+

 

[JGregJ]

Wow 2000 pens, hard to imagine hand crafting so many. They are beautiful.

 

[sawman101]

Very nicely crafted Adam! That pen is a beauty but just another very beautiful pen as were the 1999 pens before it. Rock on!

 

[Jeremy Scuteri]

Congratulations!

 

[Raymond]

Adam, you have a knack for making pens and you have far more patience than I do. I lost count after 110 but I do know I am nowhere near that many.

How many years has it taken you to make that many? Did you keep track of that statistic? It might be an interesting fact as well - since you do make these as a hobby and side-line.

Congratulations, my friend!

 

[allisnut]

I started in January 2010. I mainly make pens and sell to friends and at local crafts shows. I love having a completed project in less than an hour, or getting a batch of blanks ready and making two or three in a hour in the evening. I'm not so good at larger, long term projects. As long as I sell enough to buy more pen stuff and more tools, I'm happy. It has been a great way to teach my kids about business also. They buy their materials as they make pens, and pocket the proceeds when they sell. They also pay their share of the booth rent most of the time.