A 20 Piece Segmented Chevron Finial

[mark james]

Tried this last year and the alignment was not good, this is better. I won't nit pick the minor flaws, but there is room for improvement.

FWIW: Byrnes Model makers Table saw; Byrnes Thickness sander; Craftsman Table saw; Disk sander; magnifying glasses. Padauk, Maple, black veneer. Finish with 6 coats of WOP.

Comments and suggests welcomed.


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[allunn]

Wow that is one gorgeous pen! The hands of a surgeon . Great job Mark.

Tony

 

[skiprat]

You are just showing off now, Mark. :biggrin:

But, as they say......if you can walk the walk, then you can talk the talk.:biggrin:

Superbly done as always. That finial is pretty special.:good::good::good:

 

[stuckinohio]

Very nice Mark!

 

[MikeL]

Looks like a very tedious effort payed off VERY well!

 

[Cwalker935]

Very impressive, that is a great looking pen.

 

[BRobbins629]

Nice. Please bring to Richmond when you come.

 

[mark james]

Nice. Please bring to Richmond when you come.

Actually, I wanted to attempt/finish this for the demos. So yes, I'll bring it and the pieces and parts for those interested.

 

[kruzzer]

That's a stunning looking pen... great job...

 

[Dale Allen]

Nice one Mark. BTW, I don't see any flaws.
Also, I assume you have enough from that blank to do a dozen more or so?

 

[firewhatfire]

I am glad to see you finally learning some segmenting skills.:hypnotized: just kidding as you know, its excellent.

That looks like a fun project to launch into. maybe 1 day I will try my hand at one of those.

Nice,

Phil

 

[Hubert H]

Mark,

I believe you can now be called the MASTER segmenter! Beautiful work.

 

[mark james]

Also, I assume you have enough from that blank to do a dozen more or so?

The finial was not made from a blank (ie, like a polymer clay "cane"). It was constructed from left over pieces of the Chevron inlays. So it's basically a one-off. However, I do have lots of left-overs :tongue:

 

[Dale Allen]

Oh, OK.
So ,let's see what the ends of your fingers look like!:biggrin:

 

[mark james]

I am glad to see you finally learning some segmenting skills.:hypnotized: just kidding as you know, its excellent.

That looks like a fun project to launch into. maybe 1 day I will try my hand at one of those.

Nice,

Phil

Slowly getting better, just need more time to play.

Mark,

I believe you can now be called the MASTER segmenter! Beautiful work.

Thank You, but not quite - I'm just gluing stuff together! But I'm having fun!

 

[JohnU]

Im a big fan of the chevrons but that finial really takes it all to another level. Fabulous work Mark!

 

[LouCee]

Wow, that is nice!

 

[wood128]

Outstanding work on this one Mark. It really takes a steady hand and lots of concentration. I would not even try something that small.......except on paper !!! Hope you are able to do some demos . Take care.:wink::tongue::redface::hypnotized::turtle:

Joe

 

[Woodchipper]

Very nice with lots of patience, I'm sure.

 

[SteveJ]

That is a great pen Mark. You have inspired us once again. Thank you for posting.

 

[mark james]

Outstanding work on this one Mark. It really takes a steady hand and lots of concentration. I would not even try something that small.......except on paper !!! Hope you are able to do some demos . Take care.:wink::tongue::redface::hypnotized::turtle:

Joe

Hi Joe. I'll be chaperoning the IAP Collection In Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, and possibly a dinner date in Raleigh/Durham. I will be doing a demo at each chapter on the Chevron Blanks, so yes. Unfortunately, I just won't make in down to Florida this road trip. But plans can change!

 

[budnder]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

 

[thewishman]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.*



*John Keats

 

[magpens]

Mark, that is unbelievable .... superbly well done !!!!!

 

[ajollydds]

Great work mark! I've got your tutorial sitting on my bench, thanks for the inspiration and sharing your process.

 

[SteveAxelrod]

You've just raised the bar...again! The creativity of IAP turners never ceases to amaze me!

 

[mark james]

Great work mark! I've got your tutorial sitting on my bench, thanks for the inspiration and sharing your process.

Any q's, just ask away, or PM me. Take it and run and take it to another level. Oh, have FUN!

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful work Mark.

 

[Aces-High]

That is really amazing work Mark. Can you put guess on how long you worked on that pen?

 

[mark james]

That is really amazing work Mark. Can you put guess on how long you worked on that pen?

Hi Jason, A rough estimate:

1. Making the block for the Chevrons - 2 hr (enough for 3 pens).
2. Making the actual Chevron Inlays - 1 hr.
3. Gluing up the Chevron Blank - 15 min
4. Typical drill, glue, turn, make the end caps, etc - 1 hr
5. Make the Finial - 30 min
6. Turn the finial - 15 min
7. Assembly - 10 min
8. Finish (I use WOP multiple coats 6 hrs apart - 2-3 days).

so over the coarse of a week, about 6 hrs. But then I don't sell pens, just give them away or my wife snags them, so I'm not in a hurry.

Try it!

 

[leehljp]

Wow Mark! BEAUTIFUL!

Labors of love like that are difficult to put a price on them. There is a great feeling of completing a pen like that. Congratulations and enjoy it. Keep it away from your wife and enjoy it a while! :biggrin:

 

[Rolandranch]

Amazing finial! Love it!

 

[PatrickR]

Very nice!
I really like the fancy binding used on guitars and this hits the mark.

 

[Charlie_W]

Great Craftsmanship Mark! Keep this up and we will need a forum tab for pen finials! :biggrin:

 

[Gwatson50]

Wonderful


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[mbroberg]

WOW Beautiful!

 

[mg_dreyer]

Incredible craftsmanship. Very well done.

 

[TattooedTurner]

That's amazing! A beautiful finial that really shows off your skill - and patience! Your blanks are stunning, but this takes it up a notch.

 

[Dalecamino]

You and I are taking different medications :biggrin:

It's an awesome pen. :wink:

 

[mark james]

That's amazing! A beautiful finial that really shows off your skill - and patience! Your blanks are stunning, but this takes it up a notch.

G'Day Jay:

After getting the Chevron inlay spacing close to good - the finial was just trial and error for how to get the alignment close. I got lucky and this was only the second try. In spite of a bit of tweaking, I am pretty happy with the result. Close enough is at times close enough! Getting too old to be too fussy...

You and I are taking different medications :biggrin:

It's an awesome pen. :wink:

But tomorrow will be another day my friend. Be well, sleep well. I'll PM you for a date in Sept to warm the garage.