Artist & Toolbox Pencils

[Spats139]

I've done some sets of these lately; they seem popular. Both styles are sometimes referred to as Artist sketch pencils, but I've taken to calling the one piece style the Artist Sketch Pencil, and the two piece the Toolbox Pencil.

1. The first set is a selection of inlace acrylester from Woodturningz;

2. Second set contains various acrylics; most from Beartooth I believe;

3. and the final set, with the exception of #4, are all from Super Bowl 2010 blanks. L-R: African Rosewood (stolicky?), Pecan (fiferb), Asst. Segmented (displaced canadian), Maple and red acrylic, Kingwood (displaced canadian), and Buckeye Burl (RDH79) with acrylic. (Thanks again guys for the great blanks!)

 

[mrcook4570]

Great looking group of pencils! And a very nice touch of color matching the lead to the blank.

 

[ctubbs]

Good job on the pencils. Matching lead color to blank color is a way cool idea. Tht should make it easier to pick the color to use. Do those sets sell well?
Charles

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pencils.

 

[BobBurt]

Great looking set, thanks for showing them

 

[Jim15]

Those are awesome.

 

[Rangertrek]

All of those pens are great. I think I like the one piece ones the best. Nice work on all of them.

 

[Spats139]

Thanks for the comments.

I prefer the one piece style as well; they feel good in my hand, and I like having a clip to draw the eye to the best part of the barrel.

Dale

 

[jbthbt]

Those are incredibly well done and very beautiful. Where do you find the colored pencils that are in them?

 

[KiltedGunn]

First off, those are GORGEOUS!

I really like the colored lead matching...a great eyecatcher!

Now, since you obviously have experience with this kit, if you don't mind my asking, how the HECK do you glue in the top piece that the sharpener screws onto????????

Aw, disregard, I'll PM ya so I don't hi-jack the thread! :biggrin:

 

[Spats139]

Those are incredibly well done and very beautiful. Where do you find the colored pencils that are in them?

I buy the colored leads at the same time that I buy the kits. My last batch was from CSUSA, but I have also purchased them from William Wood-write.

 

[Spats139]

First off, those are GORGEOUS!

I really like the colored lead matching...a great eyecatcher!

Now, since you obviously have experience with this kit, if you don't mind my asking, how the HECK do you glue in the top piece that the sharpener screws onto????????

Aw, disregard, I'll PM ya so I don't hi-jack the thread! :biggrin:

The sharpener screws onto the top of the mechanism, which just runs through the whole tube and out the top. The guts are held into the barrel by a threaded fitting at the nib end.

One thing I did have to do on the Toolbox style, and the main reason I now stay away from them when I can, is to glue (CA) the top decorative ring on; it doesn't press fit well enough to stay on its own.

To clarify: the other piece that KiltedGunn is referring to, also has to be glued in. I put some med CA glue inside the end piece and then push it into the barrel and onto the end of the lead mechanism. Personally, I think it's a pretty poor design, and it's another reason that I try and stay away from that kit now.

If there is anyone else out there who uses the Toolbox kit, and can offer some additional ideas, or an explanation for the need for that design (other than the need to get through the center coupler) I would also be interested in hearing from you.

 

[Pioneerpens]

All look great! very nicely done!

 

[paps]

That's a terriffic idea and well executed. Congrats!