Thanks for the comments everyone. I was trying for a sublte design, but at the same time was worried that it would get lost in the blank. In person it is far easier to see the design, as you rotate the pen the light catches on the aluminum.
I've exchanged PM's with Richard and he has suggested some other Tru Stone colors to me which are not so busy.
Does the tru-stone tend to chip or flake when working with it?
Steve, the Tru Stone cut very well. I did not sand the joints, just glued them as they came off the saw. I did find it to be a bit "grabby" on the upstroke of the scroll saw and had to focus on holding the blank down. I was also pleased that it did not "melt" with the heat of the cut. I've had that problem while cutting PR and Alumilite.
Beautiful pen, What kit is that?
Nick, the kit is an Elegant Beauty that I got from Aaron.
Can you tell us a little about your setup for the photos. Are you using a light tent and if so what type lights??? What are you using for the background and under the pen???
John, I'm not using a light tent. I have diffusers on my lights. The background is a piece of lexan over a white piece of paper. I want to build myself a light box like the one Gerryr outlines in his tutorial. I get highlights on the hardware which I would like to tone down or eliminate.
Cool Keith did you ever think to do your design with brass or copper?
Darley, I've used brass in other designs before but not in this one. I think I will give it a try. I do find the brass harder to work with than the aluminum. I've never done anything with copper, mainly because when I was buying my aluminum and brass sheets a while back the price of copper was through the roof :biggrin:
The same thing they say about people who jump out of perfectly good airplanes!!!!!:biggrin:
Steven, there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane! That is why you have to jump out of them :wink:
Get some of the pearls or a contrasting color metallic to insert your metals - SHOW OFF your work, don't camoflage it!!!
That's the plan Ed, just waiting on my order from Dawn :biggrin:
Awesome, Keith! If I tried that, it would have been named Circles in a Quandry!!
Thank you Cav, you gave me a good laugh at the end of a long day :biggrin:
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