igran7
Member
I received the first installment of "Karl's Blank Of The Month" blanks. This is the lava Flow resin/wood hybrid blank turned as a closed-end full size Gentlemen's fountain pen. Comments welcomed. Thanks a bunch Karl!
Lava Flow from Karl's Blank Of the Month
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toolcrazy
Member
Wow, that is cool. Nice work.
igran7
Member
Sorry bout that. It is a resin/wood hybrid blank. Maybe Karl will chime in and tell us exactly what type of wood it is.
PaulDoug
Member
Way nice. I like the consecpt of the blank of the month club. When I become something above a novice I hope to join up. Right now I don't want to make waste out of such nice material.
B727phixer
Member
That looks great finished pen and blank
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rjwolfe3
Member
That is very nice, I haven't turned mine yet (I'm too scared, so I just stare at it instead)
Johnathan
Member
Nice looking pen.
sparhawk
Member
Really like the look with the wood in it. May have to try that myself.(With a foot note to thank Karl or Curtis for the idea.)
Ligget
Member
Awesome, the blank is out of this world, you made an outstanding job on the closed-end and the fit and finish![]
Best closed-end I`ve seen in a long time Joe![:0][][]
]Best closed-end I`ve seen in a long time Joe![:0][
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Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Another nice pen ! with Karls nice blanks ! Thanks for sharing Joe ! [8D]
Reb
Member
Hi
Great pen and great blank.
How did you finish it, with both plastic andf wood in the same blank?
Thanks
Randy
Great pen and great blank.
How did you finish it, with both plastic andf wood in the same blank?
Thanks
Randy
TurnaPen
Member
Lovely pen Joe, well finished. That wood looks like pinecone?? Come on Karl, tell us what it is. Amos
stevers
Member
Ya Karl, how are you getting the diff colored boarders between the wood and the PR. Like the Earth blank you supplied earlier. The light colored boarders are slick. My Earth blank doesn't have the definition between the materials.
And of course, lovely job of turning and great finish Joe. Really nice shape on the closed end also. Great plating choice too. Very nice!!
And of course, lovely job of turning and great finish Joe. Really nice shape on the closed end also. Great plating choice too. Very nice!!
karlkuehn
Banned
Joe, great work on the blank! So far, the pics I've seen from the Blank of the Month blanks have been great! Just what I wanted to see - great pens that I didn't have to spin myself! I really like how the clip end pattern turned out on that one. That's why I love this stuff, even with a whole bunch of planning, the final product always looks different than what I was expecting! woot!
Incidentally, the wood in April's blank is the box elder from my backyard.
Great job, even I didn't have the cajones to tackle that blank in a closed-end configuration, and after seeing yours, I wish I would have! Excellent work, I know that was a bit of work there.
Incidentally, the wood in April's blank is the box elder from my backyard.
Great job, even I didn't have the cajones to tackle that blank in a closed-end configuration, and after seeing yours, I wish I would have! Excellent work, I know that was a bit of work there.
igran7
Member
Originally posted by karlkuehn
Great job, even I didn't have the cajones to tackle that blank in a closed-end configuration, and after seeing yours, I wish I would have! Excellent work, I know that was a bit of work there.
Thanks Karl. I was holding my breath there for awhile, I wasn't sure it would turn out. I am very pleased with the outcome, I felt like a kid at Christmas opening a package. Thanks a bunch!