Every year at work we raise money for our Holiday Party with an auction of donated items. Here are two corian pens and a Cedar Bottle Stopper I turned. The first pen was from a piece of corian that I thought was to bland to be very viable. As a pen, it looks pretty good. As a counter, just not enough color for me. The second pen is from a small piece of blue corian that I thought was pretty good looking, and it is. I think I would like to try the blue again using a black tip and center band. That means I would have to turn those too, which doubles the time and work. The fit and finish on these pens are good, so with a replacement ink cartridge I would sell either for $45.
The last item on today's posting is a simple bottle stopper I made from ceder and put a walnut oil/shellac finish on it. Cedar turns quick and sanding is more of a concern due to the softness of the wood. The two colors are because the piece is off the edge of the log, giving it a lot more character.
Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.
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