a few recent ones

[LEAP]

Some from the last week or so. Its been cool enough to get in the shop with out melting.


click pen in Corian

Nice resin from one of the IAP members can't remember who.

A couple of rosewood burl blanks from Nolan on Jr gents Black Ti and CA. These things were hard to get a photo they are dark.

A blank from Ed

Camphor Burl on an El Grande Streamline Ca finish

Thanks for looking, pardon the pics, they are getting better but have a long way to go.

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice pens! I like the Rosewood burls best [].

 

[ed4copies]

Your work is great, Phil.

(But ditch that background, please!!!)[][]

 

[exoticwo]

Phil,
Nice looking pens, I see the Camphor Burl turned out well, bet it smelled great in the shop while turning that one!

 

[GaryMGg]

Very nice pens; good clarity. I love that Rosewood burl.
Who wouldn't? What a bunch of Nolan pimps we are!! [][]

 

[LEAP]

Thanks guys,
Ed I agree the background leaves a lot to be desired. I grabbed it after the lighter stuff I had was making the pens look so dark you could not see any detail.

Albert, the camphor burl is sweet stuff, sorry I forgot to give you credit for it. I'm jealous of people who have a good sense of smell though. My wife came in the shop and said it smelled great but I could not smell a thing.

 

[sahebert]

The rosewoods are my favorite. Wonderful graining.

 

[mick]

Great looking pens Phil, but I've got to know where you got the resin in the second picture...Come on guys fess up who gave Phil that blank? Connie gave me a book last week on identifying and valuing fountain pens and that resin is very much like some of the pens I saw from the 30's.

 

[LEAP]

Mick, Here is a link to the post where I bought the blank,
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21724&SearchTerms=italian
Its really sweet to turn.

 

[its_virgil]

But not as much fun to drill. The first one I tried melted and I had to change my plans and make a sierra from the other half. but, it is a nice blank and makes a nice pen. Italian Resin...drill slow and use water to keep the blank cool.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by LEAP
<br />Mick, Here is a link to the post where I bought the blank,
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21724&SearchTerms=italian
Its really sweet to turn.

 

[LEAP]

Originally posted by its_virgil
<br />But not as much fun to drill. The first one I tried melted and I had to change my plans and make a sierra from the other half. but, it is a nice blank and makes a nice pen. Italian Resin...drill slow and use water to keep the blank cool.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

You hit that nail on the head Don, it drilled like rubber. Had to really take it slow and plenty of water.