Turning A Carpenters Pencil - The Blank Was To Short

[@CrossCutCreations]

Celtic knot blanks are always fun to watch come to life when they get turned, even if the blank length wasn't quite right.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Yes they are, I love turning Celtic knots.

[@kwstasantwniou243]

Nice kit Bob ! Take care and will see you again 👍

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Kwstas. Regards, Bob

[@fredbush9459]

Bob, very cool kit, I know you will find the perfect blank to turn!

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Fred. Regards, Bob

[@davenewkirk1642]

You are absolutely right things don't always go according to plan. Thank you for a great video.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Dave, We all have those days and anyone who says they don’t isn’t telling the truth. Regards, Bob

[@raystevens687]

Yea Bob I had the same thing happen to me. I've been kicking myself for sure so now I'm being more careful and watching myself.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

This was a total accident. I have made a new tube for the kit and will locate a new blank and get it turned. Regards, Bob

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Awesome video Bob , glad to see my friend

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Donald. Regards, Bob

[@donaldosborn1892]

Yep I had a woodcraft wall street ll pencil kit that I was making a pen and pencil kit to match with the tiger stripes blank I got a couple years ago at the mid-Ohio pen turners gathering but when I got both turned the tube that was in the kit was to long. So I have a pen but the pencil didn’t work. Thanks for sharing Bob

[@RJBWoodTurner]

That is a shame. I spoke to Bob and. He wasn’t sure if the wrong tube came with the kit or if he mixed it up with a tube from another kit. No worries, I’ve made a new tube to the proper length all I need to do is find the right blank to put with it. Regards, Bob

[@georgewilmore7599]

I hope you find another kit that blank will work with. Nice you will be able to use the kit looks like it’s a winner.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

The kit is a cool one and all I need to do is find a blank for it. Not sure what kit I could use for the blank but if I find one… Regards, Bob

[@WoodenItBeNice]

What a great shame Bob. That is a nice blank and a generous gift from Bob. Just a thought could you drill out the tube in the blank and then insert the correct sized tube an glue a contrasting section top and bottom? I know it would be extremely fiddly with very precise drilling but it could work and you would only need to drill out 1/2" or so from either end to glue in the new tube sections that would accept the kit "end caps" and the component parts of the pen. Take care Bob. Cheers, Huw

[@RJBWoodTurner]

That is an interesting idea Huw and I tried it once before. I might be able to make that work with a full blank but one that’s already turned is so thin that I’d probably crush it trying to drill it out. Regards, Bob

[@WoodenItBeNice]

You can always turn a dowel to fill the tube to the length needed which would support it. Just a thought

[@enterprise59]

I turned 2 of the 3 kits like this from PSI, and I had a short tube in one kit as well. They sent me a replacement tube for it.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

It seems like a really nice Kit other than that. Regards, Bob

[@markduggan3451]

That's a nice kit.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Mark, With a replacement tube made, all I need to do is find the perfect blank and you’ll see this one again. Regards, Bob

[@MelbourneAlan]

i seem to be creating plenty of opertunities lately. i wonder could you make a blank from carpenters pencils. sand the paint off the sides and glue piece together to create an angled blank then turn that. could be a bugger to turn but would be cool

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Cool idea Alan. Not sure what I’ll do with this kit just yet. I’m still figuring that out. 😀 Regards, Bob

[@angim8984]

This happened to me not too long ago.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

It’s disheartening when it happens. Regards, Bob

[@marathiaselikalazos]

Very good jop...... congratulations from Greece

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you very much. 😀 Regards, Bob

[@rickmacgregor2933]

Bc maybe you could use some old oak that has been stabilized. The oak from the 1800s.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Hello Rick, I used some oak recently from the 1640’s. Did to send me some 1800’s oak? My memory is not as good as it use to be but if you did, I can look for it and see if it works with the kit. Regards, Bob

[@rickmacgregor2933]

@@RJBWoodTurner Bob I had sent you some maple old oak and some other wood over a year ago in a medium size box you did a video on all the packages that you got that day from the post office. I hope that helps. The oak was from the 1800s. It was from the mud sill of a house built in 1840s.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

I will look for it.

[@rickmacgregor2933]

@@RJBWoodTurner the box I sent it in was medium size white Post office box. I hope you are able to find it.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Hello Rick, I have spent the day looking for the blanks you sent me. I put the persons name and wood type on every blank I receive. I wish I could send you a photo of the boxes of blanks on my shop floor. There is still a ton of wood in the loft but so far I haven’t found your blanks. I do apologize, I know they are here some place and they will eventually surface. Regards, Bob