A couple new segmented pen experiments

[MattDaddy]

Inspired by some of the beautiful pens I have seen, I decided to try a couple of the techniques myself. They were a challenge, but overall I am pretty happy with how they turned out. Definitely a chore to keep the cuts even and uniform. Let me know what you think.

I did learn the importance of wood color selection on the twisted pen. The orange died wood contrasts the base wood nicely, but there just wasn't a pen finish that looked good with it. Tried Gold, Chrome, Platinum and even copper. The Gold looked the best - but definitely not a good match up.

 

[CaptG]

WOW, I would be happy with those also. Very nice job. I really like the red and white.

 

[workinforwood]

Great work. I love the red/white one too.

 

[mickr]

the first is an eye-catcher

 

[Dalecamino]

Nice playing around . They look good to me .

 

[cnirenberg]

Those are totally awesome. I really like the look of the 2 tone red/white swirl.