First Postable cap! My Best YET!

[crabcreekind]

So before i made this pen i went up to woodcraft in spokane, I didnt even think that the guy that made all those pens for woodcraft new display stuff was in spokane. I got like 100 bucks worth of stuff there and the drill bit for this kit (15/32), super spendy. but it works like magic. So for this pen i used a Jr commish from woodpenpro. I dont really like the plastic threads but, it works. It is afzelia burl(at least i think), It was in a pack of 4 burls from wc and they are all unlabeled, so i kinda guessed on what it was by the color. I turned it with a carbide tipped rougher. finished with 5 coats thin Ca and then mm , hut plastic polish. This is my favorite pen yet that i have made. I am thinking that is the same thing as a jr gent? Does anyone know that, i wanna know if i can use the same bushings from jr commish for jr gent. Thanks for looking, and I hope to start going to the pen turner meeting in spokane.

 

[seamus7227]

It probably matches the jr gent I and not the II. Nice job

 

[thewishman]

Looks good. You have made a lot of progress in a short time.

 

[bluwolf]

Looks good. You have made a lot of progress in a short time.

Yes he has. Can you imagine what he'll be doing in the not too distant future? Very nice job James.

Mike

 

[wizard]

James, Looks great! If you can do this at 16..at the rate of your progress..like bluwolf said..I cannot imagine what you will blowing us away with in a very short time.
Regards, Doc

 

[Rick_G]

Nice job James. For the next one pop the finial out and turn a new one from that little piece of leftover wood. John Crane did a tutorial on that in the library http://content.penturners.org/library/techniques/custom_finial.pdf

I generally glue the leftover to a 3/4" dowel and use a collet chuck

Keep up the good work.

 

[crabcreekind]

OK thanks for the tips on the finial i will probably do it the way he does because i dont have a collet chuck.

 

[G1Pens]

Great looking pen.