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[wolftat]

This 360 herringbone is made with 5 different colored stabilized wood. The kit is your basic ti. gold Sierra. The finish is 10 coats of CA followed by micromesh and some Ren wax.

 

[tim self]

I'm still trying to fugure that pattern out. Just when I think I've got it....... Anyway, nice segments.

 

[igran7]

Looks good Neil. The name says it all, I am much happier after seeing it. Oh, BTW excellent finish all well.

 

[thewishman]

That is a sweet little pen! Love the segments with the bright colors.

 

[jkeithrussell]

Is this the same process as described in the segmented pen tutorial for a 30-degree herringbone? Looks good.

 

[wolftat]

Is this the same process as described in the segmented pen tutorial for a 30-degree herringbone? Looks good.

It is the same as a 30 degree herringbone but with 360 degrees.

 

[Jim15]

Outstanding pen.

 

[Dalecamino]

Man , that's beautiful !

 

[Ligget]

Fantastic segmenting, beautiful pen!

 

[johncrane]

Yep l agree with Mark,

 

[mickr]

great segmenting & lively colors

 

[GouletPens]

Great job on that....I would call it the Jester pen, b/c it reminds me of a court jester's outfit.....:biggrin:

 

[cnirenberg]

Neil,
Big fan of that pen. Your finish is outstanding.

 

[talbot]

Great combination of colors,workmanship and end result.
regards, Bill

 

[rjwolfe3]

Wow that is really cool. How many hours do those segments normally take?

 

[jkeithrussell]

It is the same as a 30 degree herringbone but with 360 degrees.

Is there a tutorial around here somewhere, or can you give me the basics?

 

[wolftat]

Is there a tutorial around here somewhere, or can you give me the basics?

There is no tutorial on the 360 herringbone, but there are tutorials on regular herringbone blanks.


Wow that is really cool. How many hours do those segments normally take?

This one was a bit quicker than most because I used thicker pieces that normal, but the average time to make a full blank is about 8hrs for me. This one took maybe 3hrs to do.

 

[workinforwood]

It's awesome indeed. The colors are great. I could be wrong, but I don't think that's at all the same process as the 30 degree herringbone. That's a laser situation. I would be possible to do that with a tablesaw, but the effort would be so frustrating it would outweigh the gain. And then the cost too, that would be crazy..you would need completely dyed woods to pull that off. I put my money on laser.

 

[wolftat]

It's awesome indeed. The colors are great. I could be wrong, but I don't think that's at all the same process as the 30 degree herringbone. That's a laser situation. I would be possible to do that with a tablesaw, but the effort would be so frustrating it would outweigh the gain. And then the cost too, that would be crazy..you would need completely dyed woods to pull that off. I put my money on laser.

Jeff, I'm not really sure what your saying here. I have to admit that I'm not sure of what a 30 degree herringbone is, but I do all my work on my bandsaw. The laser is coming, I just have to order it(and something about a boatload of money too).

 

[wolftat]

Jeff, I'm not really sure what your saying here. I have to admit that I'm not sure of what a 30 degree herringbone is, but I do all my work on my bandsaw. The laser is coming, I just have to order it(and something about a boatload of money too).

I just checked out the 30 degree herringbone and it is the same basic idea, but this one goes just a little bit further, it doesn't have the same effect. I don;t think you need a laser to do any of these.

 

[workinforwood]

yea...I was just staring at it for a few minutes and reading what you said. Pretty sure I see the pre-spun blank. But it is quite cost prohibitive..you can't argue that! You built a square rope. Thank god your name isn't Carradine! lol.

 

[Rollerbob]

Super nice segmenting you did there, Neil!! Keep on you might make a hand!:biggrin:

 

[jkeithrussell]

I can't tell for sure from looking at the pics. The 30-degree herringbone is basically 2 strips of pieces glued up and squared with a 30-degree angle where the pieces meet. There are basically 3 pieces in a repeating pattern (2 strips wide). The 360 looks like a 5 piece pattern which would require the blank to be doubled up somehow 4 strips wide. Puzzling. I looked at some previous posts on the 360 herringbone and it seems to be a right of passage that you figure it out for yourself.

 

[cinder_ladylocket]

Make some kits for us that can't do it!!! I would buy some!

 

[DurocShark]

One of these days I'll sit down and figure out how to do a 360. Until then I'll just enjoy looking at yours.

 

[bitshird]

Show Off!!! nice pen Neil.