Cigar pen and Americana pen

[Snazzypens]

I am playing with segmented pens. I am sorry about the photos. I am very photo retarded. These 2 are my favourite I have done. I had to share. This pen is made of purple heart, yellow heart, liptospernum and gidgee.

This pen is made of bloodwood and cherry and tasmanian oak. I been trying to acheive Diamonds. I managed it on this pen.

this is a shot of the diamonds

I look forward to your replies
bye Toni

 

[DCBluesman]

Toni- all filenames must contain only letters or numbers and must have a .jpg extension.

 

[Kaspar]

Very good start. The top one seems especially inventive.

 

[chigdon]

I like them a lot.

 

[emackrell]

Neat pens Toni, esp the diamonds! How did you do those?

cheers Eileen [8D]

 

[jssmith3]

I agree with Eileen, how'd you do that? They all came out real nice.
Janet

 

[jssmith3]

I agree with Eileen, how'd you do that? They all came out real nice.
Janet

 

[Penmonkey]

They are all very nice! My favorite is the middle one. Glad to see you around here.

 

[Snazzypens]

Thank you all very much, I did was rather simple..using seminole patterns from patchwork, I used a blank of cherry, blank of tasmanian oak and a blank you know those one that you get that are two tones, half cherry and half blood wood checkered one..
Then I cut them all up and glued the checkered pieces between the normal squares, they glued them up in steps, so the end one lined up with the bloodwood so your blank you are looking at is heading crooked. Then just trimmed and turned. Pretty easy

Hope that helps some or more confused?
Toni

 

[emackrell]

Ummm, Toni... would love to say "oh I get it now" but Mom always taught me not to tell lies. [:I]

Any chance you could post photos or sketches of the diamonds-in-the-making?

cheers Eileen [8D]

 

[Snazzypens]

I will try ok sorry
toni

 

[Snazzypens]

I followed this pattern but with wood
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/glasscase.shtml
I used cherry and tasmanian oak for the edge pieces, I used a laminated piece for the centre. Like the one in figure one in this article for the centre each time
http://www.woodpenblanks.com/Tutorial/MorningAfterTutorial.pdf
HTH bit better
Toni