Jim Boyd
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If I can keep those freaking bubbles out I might become a pen turner[V]
At least the idea was good.
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dfurlano
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I like it!
Can you tell me how you did the spider and web?
Thanks.
Dan
Can you tell me how you did the spider and web?
Thanks.
Dan
pastorbill1952
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Great looking pen unless you have arachnaphobia.[
] Now a black widow on white.
] Now a black widow on white.
vick
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The bubles may have had it not turn out like you pictured, but the effect is actually pretty cool. It make the spider seem nastier, I mean that in a good way.
DWK5150
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You beat me to it Jim. Looks pretty good. I was gonna do the same thing only I was going to use abalone dust
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Thumbs uP
Thumbs uP
Thumbs
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Great! Too good, in fact. If I had it here, I would probably throw it onto the floor and stomp on it![:0]
Arachnaphobe? Nah! I just hate those eight legged suckers![}]
Arachnaphobe? Nah! I just hate those eight legged suckers![}
]rtjw
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Great looking pen. I want to know how you did that also.
Ron in Drums PA
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Great pen Jim!!!
Darley
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Spider man pen, really nice great work and imagination
Fleabit
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I think you did an excellent job on it. The bubbles actually make the spider a little more real looking....
Jim Boyd
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Thanks folks! The maple with black spider I'm working on now won"t have any bubbles. I hope[] The spiderweb is really easy. I used 3 ebony pen blanks to make this pen. Two were split down the middle length-wise with the blade tilted to a 45 degree angle. The white veneer was glued between the halves returning the blanks back to its original dimensions. When dry I cut them at 45 degrees again except with a sled creating triangles. I had 12 triangles grouped in 3 sets of 4. Each set was glued together with whit veneer sandwiched between each piece. This made 3 squares which were stacked glued making a really fat top barrel blank[] After that it is just regular pen making. The spider was done by drilling 2 holes, a 1/4" and unknown smaller bit. The 2 holes intersect. Then I penciled in some legs and scrollsawed them in. Just a single blade width. This is where I had problems coloring the ca glue used to fill the cutout. Doing the second one today using a 15 minute epoxy seemed to work filling the thin leg cuts. Time will tell when I turn it tomorrow or the next day.
] The spiderweb is really easy. I used 3 ebony pen blanks to make this pen. Two were split down the middle length-wise with the blade tilted to a 45 degree angle. The white veneer was glued between the halves returning the blanks back to its original dimensions. When dry I cut them at 45 degrees again except with a sled creating triangles. I had 12 triangles grouped in 3 sets of 4. Each set was glued together with whit veneer sandwiched between each piece. This made 3 squares which were stacked glued making a really fat top barrel blank[] After that it is just regular pen making. The spider was done by drilling 2 holes, a 1/4" and unknown smaller bit. The 2 holes intersect. Then I penciled in some legs and scrollsawed them in. Just a single blade width. This is where I had problems coloring the ca glue used to fill the cutout. Doing the second one today using a 15 minute epoxy seemed to work filling the thin leg cuts. Time will tell when I turn it tomorrow or the next day.JimGo
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That is pretty cool! I like it a lot!
darbytee
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That's really cool Jim. I had sketched a similar design a couple of months ago but never managed to get off of my butt and try it. Beautiful work.
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