Eat More YardBird!

[joefyffe]

After being away from kitless for toooooooooooooooooooo looooong, I finally got back around to trying it again. The cap blank came from Woodturnings, (I'm not sure what it it) the lower barrel is a home cast alumilite. Bock #5 nib and Schmict converter. C and C most welcome

 

[redneckmedic]

Jealous... I haven't journetd into kit-less yet

 

[Dalecamino]

Good looking pen Joe. For a yard bird. :biggrin:

 

[lorbay]

Ha Ha. I thought you were talking about the band. "The Yardbirds" most of the younger people will have never heard of them.

Lin.

 

[John Den]

Still working on my first kitless - solving the problems as they arise out of the woodwork/acrylicwork!
Great pen love the cap!
Regards,
John

 

[Robert111]

Very cool, Joe! What's the clip from--long clicker by any chance?

 

[anthonyd]

Your choice of cap material colour really goes well with the black body of the pen. It makes the pen really interesting.

Tony

 

[joefyffe]

Very cool, Joe! What's the clip from--long clicker by any chance?

Robert: Thanks for the Kudos, but for the clip??? That came out of an old parts drawer and I am not really sure of it's origin.

 

[joefyffe]

Ha Ha. I thought you were talking about the band. "The Yardbirds" most of the younger people will have never heard of them.

Lin.

I'm not sure I have. Were they country? :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::music::music::music::yawn:

 

[SDB777]

Cap looks pretty nifty! Almost a coffee/cream look?
The body is well done, from the photo's you have here...I'm thinking it'd be hard to find any sanding marks. Did you buff this blank?


What tap/die sizes did you use on this?






Scott (too much fun) B

 

[johnluc]

I'm not sure I have. Were they country? :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::music::music::music::yawn:[/quote]

more blues

nice pens by the way.

 

[edicehouse]

Ha Ha. I thought you were talking about the band. "The Yardbirds" most of the younger people will have never heard of them.

Lin.

You mean Clapton and some other guys (LOL).

Awesome looking pen, finish, really nice.

 

[lorbay]

Ha Ha. I thought you were talking about the band. "The Yardbirds" most of the younger people will have never heard of them.

Lin.

I'm not sure I have. Were they country? :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::music::music::music::yawn:

Nope.

Lin.

 

[lorbay]

Ha Ha. I thought you were talking about the band. "The Yardbirds" most of the younger people will have never heard of them.

Lin.

You mean Clapton and some other guys (LOL).

Awesome looking pen, finish, really nice.

Yeh that's right Clapton, Beck, Page and then Plant in the later years when they became Led Zeplin.

Lin.

 

[CharlesJohnson]

I'm 65. I always preffered the ones who ate every thing they could get their becks on,flow very short distances,and tast "really" good battered and fried. Thanks for the reminder. I got to get some! Always have fun!!

 

[wizard]

Joe, That is a beautiful piece of work...Really like what you did with the threads as well as the duo look of the barrel and cap... really complement each other. How do you like working with alumilite? Regards, Doc

 

[joefyffe]

Thanks Scott: All threads on this one, were single start. 9 X 0.75 on finial and 12 X 0.75 Cap to Bbl. Finish was wet sand through 2000 Wet MM through 12,000 and Novus
Cap OD at clip .571 Barrel OD at cap .509

Sorry, Scott for the separate post, but when I tried to send as a quote response, I kept getting the "too short message, it must be at least three letters long" message. Being computer dumb I had to do it this way. Maybe someone can teach me how to "Reply":embarrassed:

 

[joefyffe]

Joe, That is a beautiful piece of work...Really like what you did with the threads as well as the duo look of the barrel and cap... really complement each other. How do you like working with alumilite? Regards, Doc

Thanks Doc: I'm loving the alumilite, though it is a bit different. You don't just knock it from a pvc mold, you turn off the pvc or belt sand a couple sides, down to the alumilite, and peel off the pvc. Once, this kinda freaked me out as, while peeling off the pvc, the alumilite "bent". Guess it needed a couple hours more to totaly "mature":biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:. Rolled on a flat surface to straighten. I really do like it. Threads much better than Silmar PR.

 

[joefyffe]

Thanks to ALL for the C and C input It helps me improve!