An Experiment in Skill Retention

[dreinhardt]

I made a similar pen about 10 years ago. I haven't been doing any segmentation for a long time, so I thought I'd see if I still 'got it'.

The verdict: not quite. While this is not bad, it is not a precise as I wanted. Keeping the segments flat and square through the various gluing and drillings for the circle was a bit of a challenge. Precise drilling and turning perfectly round pegs was also not as good as I wanted. The lower blank was supposed to have the amboyna stripe, but there was a bit of spontaneous, high energy disassembly. Having said all that, it's still a good looking pen, just don't look too close.

Emperor kit, Ironwood, Amboyna burl with pine veneer, the circle is maple burl with holly.

 

[SteveAxelrod]

Looks like you haven't lost your touch to me. Nice job!

 

[mark james]

I would be proud of that! Nice design.

 

[magpens]

I think it is very nice also !!!!

Can you please tell us what woods you used (I recognize the amboyna stripe).

 

[D.Oliver]

"...a bit of spontaneous, high energy disassembly"

I like that. That's how I'm going to describe it from now on too!

 

[Jim15]

Looks great to me.

 

[Rick_G]

Looks pretty god from this angle. We seem to be our own worst critics. Don't tell about the flaws and they will never be seen.

 

[Gwatson50]

Nicely done especially the band around the dowel. Shows unique design and imagination


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[OZturner]

Excellent Pen Dave,
Terrific Design and Execution of the Segmenting,
Great Fit, Finish, and Choice of the Emperor Hardware.
Congratulations,
Brian.