Captive ring pen

[neon007]

I saw one of these at a show once and thought it was the coolest thing. Well I was looking around and found the tutorial on making them. So it was a no-brainer for me to give it a try. I used a black Ti slimline. The wood is cherry burl with amboyna burl segments and ring. For a little contrast the main pen is CA finished and the ring is finished with Tung oil. Hope you like it. All comments welcome and encouraged. Thanks.

 

[alphageek]

Nice! Great materials and execution. This is one my (long list) of to-trys. This one is a nice mix of good looks and still being functional.

 

[Stevej72]

Keith, I like it. Great idea to use the Amboyna Burl for the ring.

 

[LostintheWoods]

Nice pen! Had to be really tricky to apply the CA finish on the pen without the ring flopping around and messing it up! What's your secret?

 

[neon007]

My secret is that the ring is just small enough to not come off. Therefore I kind of wedge it on one side and do half. Then when that side dries I switch sides. It takes a bit but worth it I think.

 

[gketell]

The pen looks really nice but I think the uniqueness of the captive ring is lost on a segmented pen because the viewer can think "oh, he just slid the ring on before he glued it together". WE know that isn't true but non-turners may not.

GK

 

[clewless]

Nice job Keith, hope you bring it to Bubbasville East on Sept. 8th.

 

[GaryMGg]

Nice work.

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice job. Excellent choice of materials!