Closed End Jr Gent #3

[G1Pens]

A week or so ago, I posted a few pictures of my second closed end. I got some great feedback and used that feedback to create this revision. This is the same cap with a different pen body. Obviously the colors are different, but I changed the shape of the body as well as the shape of the "end".

Let me know what you think.


Here is the original post/pen

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/2nd-closed-end-need-input-91685/

 

[bobjackson]

I like it. Outside the box.

 

[DrPepper8412]

I've been trying to figure something like this out for the longest time! Looks fantastic!!!

Mind sharing the trade secrets that allowed you to have a nice, buffed end with a shape like that?

 

[Ruby pen turning]

Looks fabulous. I have done one or two that way and I really like it. Is the cap a different color or is it just the lighting. I bet I know where you got your closed end mandrel from.:wink:

 

[skiprat]

Very nice, :good::good:, that shape reminds me of YoYoSpin's work, like this one

 

[alphageek]

Very nice, :good::good:, that shape reminds me of YoYoSpin's work, like this one

Agreed... I said the last one reminded me of him. This one even more so!

Very nice pen! :biggrin:

 

[G1Pens]

Looks fabulous. I have done one or two that way and I really like it. Is the cap a different color or is it just the lighting. I bet I know where you got your closed end mandrel from.:wink:

Cap is solid black. Pen is black/green

 

[firewhatfire]

That's pretty nifty looking. You are a creative fella

 

[EarlD]

Sweet pen, Gary. Sculptured end looks nice.

 

[joefyffe]

Gary: You NAILED that one, Brother!!! B U T FULL!!! :good::good::good:

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen Gary. I like it. How did you do the end of it?

 

[G1Pens]

Very nice pen Gary. I like it. How did you do the end of it?

I've been trying to figure something like this out for the longest time! Looks fantastic!!!

Mind sharing the trade secrets that allowed you to have a nice, buffed end with a shape like that?
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Dave




Then main pen body was turned and shaped. I then did the MM think on the pen. With the pen still on the mandrel I took it to my spindle sander and shaped the end. I then hand sanded the end to 600 with sand paper and with MM to 1800, From there I took it to the buffer and buffed the end and entire pen, There may be a better way, but that is how I did it for now.

 

[rizaydog]

Very nice pen. What a creative idea.