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Very nice looking pen Eagle, your a sweetie [
] But I'm going to Doug's house for dinner []
Anthony
] But I'm going to Doug's house for dinner []Anthony
tipusnr
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I know several retired Boatswains Mates that would love that pen!!
daledut
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Eagle, Is that cast in resin? Very nice job by the way.
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Nope, no resin.
CA just like the denim pens started with a tube and worked my way out.
CA just like the denim pens started with a tube and worked my way out.
I think we should make Eagle the moderator of the Weird Materials forum []
]WoodChucker
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Originally posted by jeff
<br />I think we should make Eagle the moderator of the Weird Materials forum [
Why just Weird Materials, he qualifies for much more then that. [
]Nice pen Eagle!
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C_Ludwigsen
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Now THAT is ingenious! I've thought about doing something with wound wire, but not twine. Very cool, Eagle.
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UHHH lesseee,
I have seen pens made out of
real snakeskin
simulated dog leg
kitchen counter top
shell casings
corn cobs
What "buckeye burl" made of?
Bowling balls(I personally have cut up a bowling ball and made a pen out of it)
copper wire pen
All the pens listed have been on this site at one time or another.
I guess I just want to do them all.
and those are just off the top of my head!
Don't y'all ever get tired of working in the same stuff?
Don't you ever try to think out of the box?
Way back in the summer The manager of a Woodcraft asked me, no he TOLD me
"can't you just make the pens as they are designed!"
I told him if he looked beyond the woodcraft catologue he would see that there are a lot of turners that are experimneting with kits and materials.
I just don't happen to fit in a mold and have some intelligence and imagination.
He said as far as the experimenting that I was wrong!
I have not and will not set foot in the Woodcraft store in Charlotte NC again.
As far as weird materials goes,
Whats so wierd about a bent wood lamination?
There have also been what I call clunkers that have not turned out.
The antler shavings pen, the bloodwood saw dust pen.
Babe Ruth is remembered for 714 home runs,
Not many peole remember he struck out over 3,000 times.
This new venture has given me the opportunity to make some money and even if I just considered it a hobby, it has MORE than paid for itself.
The pens that I have sold the most of are non- wood pens and glued up laminations.
(antler and corn cobs)Even if I don't sell them, I get interest in SHOWING pens that are different.If I can't get someone interested in what I make I'll never be able to sell them anything!
I have sold one "plastic" pen to a reatiler and a pair to a neghbor.
Ther are tons of people making pens out there.
MINE HAVE to be different!
I appreciate all the coments even if they are posted in jest.
I don't know when the article on corn cob pens was posted ,but the day I read it I kenw I wanted to make a different "Kind" of pen.
That's what got me started.
I'll take the title of Wierdpenking materials any day.
Thanks for looking and reading!
I have seen pens made out of
real snakeskin
simulated dog leg
kitchen counter top
shell casings
corn cobs
What "buckeye burl" made of?
Bowling balls(I personally have cut up a bowling ball and made a pen out of it)
copper wire pen
All the pens listed have been on this site at one time or another.
I guess I just want to do them all.
and those are just off the top of my head!
Don't y'all ever get tired of working in the same stuff?
Don't you ever try to think out of the box?
Way back in the summer The manager of a Woodcraft asked me, no he TOLD me
"can't you just make the pens as they are designed!"
I told him if he looked beyond the woodcraft catologue he would see that there are a lot of turners that are experimneting with kits and materials.
I just don't happen to fit in a mold and have some intelligence and imagination.
He said as far as the experimenting that I was wrong!
I have not and will not set foot in the Woodcraft store in Charlotte NC again.
As far as weird materials goes,
Whats so wierd about a bent wood lamination?
There have also been what I call clunkers that have not turned out.
The antler shavings pen, the bloodwood saw dust pen.
Babe Ruth is remembered for 714 home runs,
Not many peole remember he struck out over 3,000 times.
This new venture has given me the opportunity to make some money and even if I just considered it a hobby, it has MORE than paid for itself.
The pens that I have sold the most of are non- wood pens and glued up laminations.
(antler and corn cobs)Even if I don't sell them, I get interest in SHOWING pens that are different.If I can't get someone interested in what I make I'll never be able to sell them anything!
I have sold one "plastic" pen to a reatiler and a pair to a neghbor.
Ther are tons of people making pens out there.
MINE HAVE to be different!
I appreciate all the coments even if they are posted in jest.
I don't know when the article on corn cob pens was posted ,but the day I read it I kenw I wanted to make a different "Kind" of pen.
That's what got me started.
I'll take the title of Wierdpenking materials any day.
Thanks for looking and reading!
Tom McMillan
Member
Very, very nice Eagle---good job!!!
dougle40
Member
Different and very nice Eagle !
Gregory Huey
Member
Eagle very nice looking pen and it is a great gift to be able to think outside the box.
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Mudder
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Eaglesc,
You seem to have a real knack for making "different" pens and this is a good thing. How many coats of CA did you have to build up on that pen? I have to give this CA thing a try, that pen looks fantastic.
You seem to have a real knack for making "different" pens and this is a good thing. How many coats of CA did you have to build up on that pen? I have to give this CA thing a try, that pen looks fantastic.
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Not as much as you think,give it a try.
Wait till you see what I'll have ready tomorrow!
paleydp
Member
Eaglesc,
Nothing wrong with odd materials. Ground coffee smells wonderful when you turn it and has a unique look (voids are a little hard to avoid, though). The green tea pens get a lot of comments as well. I still like turning plywood - few people can ever guess what wood it is. Haven't tried it yet, but I've seen a pen made of cork. I even tried old shuffleboard disks (don't bother). Keep at it - it's your hobby!
Nothing wrong with odd materials. Ground coffee smells wonderful when you turn it and has a unique look (voids are a little hard to avoid, though). The green tea pens get a lot of comments as well. I still like turning plywood - few people can ever guess what wood it is. Haven't tried it yet, but I've seen a pen made of cork. I even tried old shuffleboard disks (don't bother). Keep at it - it's your hobby!
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Denise-
It's more than a hobby at this point,more of a way of life!
It's more than a hobby at this point,more of a way of life!
Fleabit
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Ok....three times now no picture. I'll wait for someone to let me know what is wrong with my settings.
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