First Pens -- Need your honest opinions
- Thread starter Alzey
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Looks great. Slim line pens are a great learning experience. You have already learned that straight is not the only way to go with slim lines. Go to the Library here and read as much as you can. The help there will save you tons of mistakes and they will also give you helpful tips.
seamus7227
Member
Welcome to the group from wichita falls, tx! For your first three, excellent work! save those pics and look back on them in a year or two, you will see a dramatic improvement. Dont hesitate to ask questions!
hehndc
Member
Alzey:
I would like to say, you're off to a good start.
Good job.
Steve
I would like to say, you're off to a good start.
Good job.
Steve
mbroberg
IAP Activities Manager, Emeritus
I think for your first three they are great!
hilltopper46
Member
My honest opinion is them look a lot better than my first three pens. Keep up the good work!
Alzey
Member
Yea i have never been a fan of straight, thin pens. I have spent hours on this site and in the library before I decided to buy my lathe. Now I am hooked. Can't wait to try my hand cutting my own blanks, making segmented blanks, and what ever else i can dream up or copy from the library.:biggrin:
TheRealSmith
Member
Yep...you got the bug! Say bye bye to your extra $$$$
Displaced Canadian
Member
They do look good. Just remember that pen parts don't always match bushing size. I use the bushings as a rough estimate and use a micrometer to measure the pen parts to get my final size of the blank.
Justturnin
Member
Welcome to the Vortex from Spring Tx. Those are some nice looking pens. as was said above you want to get a set of calipers to get everything just right. I recommend this site for a read. It has all of his articles that have been in woodturning design. Change the way I turn pens. One think he mentions is the thumb nail test. That is my goal on every pen. Cant wait to see some more.
http://kurthertzog.com/demos.htm
http://kurthertzog.com/demos.htm
firewhatfire
Member
looks better than my first 3. maybe my 10-12th
boxerman
Member
Welcome to the new addiction. Better the some other addiction. Nice pens.
Drstrangefart
Member
You really hit a home run. Those look great. I look forward to seeing how you do on acrylic and PR.
jedgerton
Member
Remember to save at least one or two of these. It will be interesting to compare these to what you are turning after you hit 50, 100, 200 etc. pens. I still have my first and it doesn't look nearly as good as your firsts.
John
John
corian king
Member
Welcome from Va, Very nice first pens.Keep up the great work!
navycop
Member
Welcome from Virginia Beach,VA. Great job. I like the grooves on the pens. I have been turning for a while but have not been bold enough to try that..
Alzey
Member
rizaydog
Member
Looks good to me. Very nice for the first attempt. Keep it up.
ghostrider
Member
Honest opinion.
The contour of them seems nicely done, but other than that it's difficult to tell.
It looks like the blanks match the kits, and that the fit is good, but the lack of definition and sharpness in the pics leaves it undetermined.
I do like the styling though.
The contour of them seems nicely done, but other than that it's difficult to tell.
It looks like the blanks match the kits, and that the fit is good, but the lack of definition and sharpness in the pics leaves it undetermined.
I do like the styling though.
Honest Opinion
Honest Opinion. You need a bit better match where wood and metal meet - not a major problem. I'm not overly fond of straight slimlines either so I like your choice of shapes.
Honest Opinion. You need a bit better match where wood and metal meet - not a major problem. I'm not overly fond of straight slimlines either so I like your choice of shapes.
edicehouse
Member
Much better than my first 3. But then again I didn't check this forum out. I tried doing the grooves on one of my first, and got down to the tube.