An accident that I kind of like!

[philb]

Hi,

Dont you love it when an accident turns into an idea!

Was trying out some new Mallee Root Burr that i had just purchased on Jr.gent! I have had some problems with the cap blow out when drilling, so am now on IAP recommendation not drilling all the way through! Its working a charm, until I didnt drill deep enough! I didnt check until I had glued the tube up and popped it in the blank, the only thing I could think of doing was to grab the nearest thing that had a 12.5mm hole in! Just happened to be BOW blank that had previously blown at one end! Of course I had to do a matching lower barrel then!

Didnt turn out too bad in the end? Also, loving the Mallee Root Burr, although its like turning concrete!

What do you think?

PHIL

 

[CaptG]

Sweeet, very nice looking. Just subtle enough to be effective and classy. Nice save.

 

[skiprat]

You shouldn't have told us Phil:biggrin: The 'oops' bands look so thin and neat that they really look deliberate. Isn't there enough allowance just to have trimmed the brass? But I prefer it like that. Adds a bit of interest:biggrin:

 

[wolftat]

It looks great. If you hadn't told us it was a recovery option, I would have thought it was supposed to be part of the design.

 

[GoodTurns]

very nice....may have to go try to have myself an accident!

 

[toolcrazy]

Very cool, nice work.

 

[Stick Rounder]

Great looking pen. Looks like you meant to do it. I wouldn't tell anyone else.

 

[arjudy]

I like it.

 

[altaciii]

Great lookin pen. You may have added some extra value to the original. I does look like a dilerbate design.

 

[philb]

Cheers Guys,

Well if I have another accident like this one, Ill have to keep it quiet. More like an original design! haha!

PHIL

 

[Ligget]

Looks like they were deliberate from up here too, lovely pen Phil, your finish is looking very nice too!

 

[rbragg08]

Looks like you meant to do that.

 

[bitshird]

What a beautiful save.

 

[GouletPens]

Great job, Phil! It looks like it was planned all along....all of my 'mistakes' usually end up flying not-so-gracefully across my shop

 

[philb]

Thanks for the comments! Glad it turned out ok, as I thought I had wrecked the Mallee Root, and it was my first attempted at that wood!
PHIL

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Great save! good looking pen, would have been a shame to waste malle and all that work.

 

[cnirenberg]

Great save indeed. It looks like you meant to do it. Nice contrast. The pen is a keeper.