Preparing Popsie's Pens
My husband is terrific with wood - he has made many fun things from cradles to a puppet theatre to a giant tractor that now lives on our front lawn - and he recently discovered the art of making wooden pens. He's enjoying the variety of woods that he can craft the pens from as well as the varied looks that he turns out. I recently posted some of his pens on Facebook and he immediately got a few sales, so I thought it would be fun to document the process of pen making and let folks know how they might purchase one. It's interesting to see all the pieces and parts and the effort that goes into forming the tubes that become the pens. He has to select the exact drill bit (and he has MANY to select from) Here he is positioning the drill on a tiny X It's a delicate maneuver. He actually has to go up and down several times so the sawdust doesn't accumulate and mess up his work. The smoothing process is interesting to see. I know I'd...