toddlajoie
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Here's a few pens I've done over the past while that I haven't posted:
Ebony on a Hybrid Cigar:
Did this one as a test, as a friend had wanted me to make an ebony pen, but all the posts here warned of cracking. So far (about a month and a half) no cracks, but there have been some strange dimples appear under the CA, and surprisingly, a small white cloudy patch appeared several weeks after the pen was created... I don't know if I'll bother trying ebony again...
Green PVC Water Pipe on Gold Euro:
I REALLY like the feel of the finished PVC, it has a smooth comfortable texture that I don't feel in a CA or polished acrylic. Of course, this is construction material, so the color is not very uniform. There are stripes and spots and darker areas kind of randomly around, which makes the pen look slightly dirty all the time... It's still cool material.
Blue Burls & Swirls Hybrid Cigar:
I've had this blank for several months and just could not decide what to do with it. My sister and her husband were over for a visit from the other side of the country and he was checking out my wood collection (we're both into cool wood used in guitars, so this stuff falls right in line) and he took a liking to this blank, so I made this to send him as a birthday present...
Ambonya Burl Chrome Navigator:
I've had this blank kicking around for a while too, just never picked it up when it was time to make a pen. My first try at ambonya, and I really like it, It has a bit more of an orange hue to it than the photos show (and than I expected from the blank) but it is a very rich color that I really like...
Afzelia Burl Black Ti Euro:
This blank (and 3 others bought at the same time) goes back to my early days almost a year ago. They seemed to be a bargain when I purchased them, but I had not read the size closely. I was familiar with the local woodcraft's 3/4" blanks, and did not realize that people made and sold smaller blanks (I forget if these were 5/8 or 9/16, all I know was there was no way I could drill strait through them in the early days...) So this and the others have sat waiting for my drilling ability to catch up, and I guess that time has come. I LOVE the Euro for a ballpoint pen, and at the moment, this is my favorite...
Thanks for looking, and feel free to comment, good bad or indifferent!
Ebony on a Hybrid Cigar:
Did this one as a test, as a friend had wanted me to make an ebony pen, but all the posts here warned of cracking. So far (about a month and a half) no cracks, but there have been some strange dimples appear under the CA, and surprisingly, a small white cloudy patch appeared several weeks after the pen was created... I don't know if I'll bother trying ebony again...
Green PVC Water Pipe on Gold Euro:
I REALLY like the feel of the finished PVC, it has a smooth comfortable texture that I don't feel in a CA or polished acrylic. Of course, this is construction material, so the color is not very uniform. There are stripes and spots and darker areas kind of randomly around, which makes the pen look slightly dirty all the time... It's still cool material.
Blue Burls & Swirls Hybrid Cigar:
I've had this blank for several months and just could not decide what to do with it. My sister and her husband were over for a visit from the other side of the country and he was checking out my wood collection (we're both into cool wood used in guitars, so this stuff falls right in line) and he took a liking to this blank, so I made this to send him as a birthday present...
Ambonya Burl Chrome Navigator:
I've had this blank kicking around for a while too, just never picked it up when it was time to make a pen. My first try at ambonya, and I really like it, It has a bit more of an orange hue to it than the photos show (and than I expected from the blank) but it is a very rich color that I really like...
Afzelia Burl Black Ti Euro:
This blank (and 3 others bought at the same time) goes back to my early days almost a year ago. They seemed to be a bargain when I purchased them, but I had not read the size closely. I was familiar with the local woodcraft's 3/4" blanks, and did not realize that people made and sold smaller blanks (I forget if these were 5/8 or 9/16, all I know was there was no way I could drill strait through them in the early days...) So this and the others have sat waiting for my drilling ability to catch up, and I guess that time has come. I LOVE the Euro for a ballpoint pen, and at the moment, this is my favorite...
Thanks for looking, and feel free to comment, good bad or indifferent!
