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Thread: Nice "RETIREMENT" project!!!

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    Nice "RETIREMENT" project!!!

    As some of may know I retired in February of this year and was excited that now I can spend some time in the shop. Well, right before after I retired I was contacted by a company that I had done some pens for last year, 100 pens, and they wanted to know if I could make some more pens for them. I said sure, when did they need them and how many were they talking about. They told me they would get back with me in a couple of days. Well a couple of days later I get an e-mail with the details, they wanted another 100 pens with their name engraved on them. About five minutes later I get another e-mail telling me they made a mistake in the previous e-mail, that they wanted 1000 pens and they wanted them for November. Needless to say, I was dumbfounded, I could not believe my luck. This was a "THE" pen order of a lifetime in my opinion. Well, when it was all said and done, the order grew to 1500 pens with their name engraved on them. I just completed the last of the pens last week and got them all assembled, put in velvet pen sleeves and boxed up to be delivered to the company. I want to give a big "THANKS" to Ernie at Bear Tooth Woods for his help and support in this project, I don't think I could have got it done without him. He went way above what he need to do to make this order possible.

    I have included what 1500 pens look like, sorry for the quality of the pictures, it's hard to photograph that many pens.

    As a side note, I got a call from the company about the possibility of another pen order!!!!

    Bobby
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    And I have trouble making four of anything!! Congrats!

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    PLEASE tell me you did this with some sort of duplicator attachment (or CNC)... After 100 done manually, I think I would shoot myself.
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    Hi Bobby; That is indeed a fantastic pen order and you did a fantastic job completing that many pens. I think I am with Dan on the 100 then get bored... nice job, they look great. Peter F.

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    Like John, I have trouble doing much of anything repetitive, but you have done an amazing feat. Way to go and congrats on the order, along with your ability to complete it!

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    Very cool. Did you use a duplicator?
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    Largest order I ever had was 30 and he supplied the cherry he wanted them made from. I was glad when it was done I can't even imagine 1500 the same.
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    I've done 100 twice, contemplated jumping off a cliff after each, but 1500 is crazy!!! Well done Bobby and your are right on about Ernie...that brutha rocks!!
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    And I though you "retired" in February. I guess you have a new career. Congrats on the great order.
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    how many boxes did you need ? 12 dozen per box =10.41 boxes , I would get confuse if I try to count the boxes

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    That is amazing. My biggest order has been 50 and I thought I would go crazy. Can't image doing 1500. I think it's time for that retirement vacation.

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    That's amazing. Congrats

  14. I just got to ask, how much did you charge per pen?

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    Amazing is about all I can say.

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