3 for the FPP... plus one

[dubdrvrkev]

Thanks to Tom and Robert for the Corian. I got a few done ahead of time and have a few more ready to go. These are my first non-wood pens, the corian ribbons are stuck to everything around my lathe.
I know they aren't the red, white, and blue that you normally see for FPP, but then I'm not really normal.

Comments welcome.

 

[airrat]

They look good Kevin. You should see the dusting in my garage from cutting all the corian to blanks. Wait till you turn some of the avonite.

 

[BigRob777]

Kevin,
Nice work. I like the bottom one best.
Rob

 

[pastorbill1952]

Those are great Kevin and for a really great cause. Don't worry about the RWB, I sent solid oak.

 

[Tangboy5000]

How much did you grind off your tools? Great looking pens.

 

[vick]

Very nice! I especially like the middle and bottom material. All the pens look good though. What are your opinions of turning corian?

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Thanks everyone.

Charles, I didn't even sharpen between pens. Not bad to turn.

Mike, Corian isn't bad to turn except, with our weather the static is pretty bad and the shavings are stuck to everything. I learned that knocking the corners off on the belt sander helps alot in getting things started. Once it is round, it comes off in long ribbons.

 

[wdcav1952]

Kevin, Nice work. The pens I sent to my wife's unit were Corian, and I would hope they would hold up perhaps better than wood in the adverse conditions overseas.

 

[Spike]

is that the same stuff used for countertops? Looks great. I like the bottom one.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Added this one to the set. Tried a little different shape at the top barrel so the clip doesn't have such a big gap and added a few beads at the nib end.

Comments welcome.

Yes this is the same stuff from the countertops.

 

[airrat]

OK OK OK Kevin your really going to put me to shame. I have not even prepped one blank for this weekend. That blue one at the end is my favorite to turn. I have sold 5 made of it.

If you do one of the black ones. Make sure to paint the tubes.