Pen Pillow! And now for something completely different...

I had almost forgotten, until reminded by the gentleman ordering the Red Flake Simplicity II, that he had requested a 'pen rest' (or 'pen pillow') with it - a common presentation with a number of high end pen manufacturers.

Not having done a pen rest before, I had a bit of a challenge figuring out what I could do, given the tools at hand.  Well, I have a lathe, and I have a belt sander, among other tools, so I put them to use to make this shiny little thing.

I'm pretty happy with how it came out.  It was a great deal of fun going through an exercise like this!

OK.   On with the day now.