Ace of Spades

[Ron Mc]

Had some time to chop some wood and glue it back together today. Bloodwood / ebony / curly maple.
Before turning

Finished

As always comments and concerns welcome.

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Neat Ron

Thanks for showing the glue up.

 

[ilikewood]

Really cool Ron!!

Did you really turn it like that or did you cut it down first?

 

[Ron Mc]

Bill,
I sanded it down first. That picture just lets people know what a blank looks like.[][]

 

[woodpens]

A picture is worth a thousand words! That's a slick pen, Ron.

 

[ed4copies]

Ron,

Cool!!
Nice job of keeping everything "on center".

 

[pete00]

looks great ..thanks for sharing the tips

 

[DWK5150]

COOL!!!

 

[tipusnr]

Loved the picture of the blank! It got me out of the mental rut!!

 

[Darley]

Tip Top! Ron you done again, great looking pen

 

[BryanJon]

Ron, as always..........Spectacular !

 

[ldimick]

Ron,

You really made a boring kit, in my opinion, look great!

 

[PenWorks]

Very sharp pen Ron, top notch on the blank work.

 

[UKpenmaker]

HI Ron, excellent work, stunning quality on the pen.
Do you ever have any problems with the pieces sliding out of line as you are glueing them up.[?]

 

[Hastur]

Originally posted by Ron Mc
<br />Bill,
I sanded it down first. That picture just lets people know what a blank looks like.[][]

Just curious how you sanded it down? Did you attach a piece of sandpaper to a block of wood and sand it down on the lathe? or just a bench sander? I have been doing some smaller versions of pens like this and was trying to find a better way of "trimming" off the edges. Awesome looking pen, my wife liked it and wants something like it now.

 

[gerryr]

Excellent work as usual. The "before" picture is really interesting.

 

[darbytee]

Another nice one Ron. Thanks for the before and after shots.

 

[Ron Mc]

Andrew,
If you drill your pieces first and then make your blank on the tube it helps you keep everything lined up properly.
Robert,
I use a belt sander to sand this one down.

 

[Ron Mc]

Lynn,
Actually it was a "boring kit". Not anymore![][]

 

[Dario]

Excellent job Ron, I really like it though I am not much fan of glue-ups/lamination