Leather Baron

[Stevej72]

After I made my first leather pen I said I wouldn't make another because it was too difficult to turn. But, the other day I came across my leather scraps and decided to try again. There were pieces of leather that were dyed 3 different colors. Cut them to about 1 x 6 inches and used CA to glue them together into a pen blank.

Last time I tried using a gouge to get it turned down close to the shape I wanted, stopping every few cuts to add more CA. This time I used my 1 inch skew for the whole process. I only had to add CA a few times and the whole thing took only about 20 minutes to turn. Putting the CA finish on took some doing but I finally got that done too.

It actually look better in person than in the pictures, for some reason I had a lot of trouble getting pictures that I liked. I had to settle for these as I have to move on to my list of honey-dos.

 

[Tanner]

Beautiful pen!!! I can see the brown stripes in the pictures. That makes it look more elegant than just black or just brown. Awesome job on using alternative materials!!! Make me wish I had some of my grandfathers’ old harnesses.

 

[Chuck Key]

Super nice looking. You should try a spit shine on it.[]

Chuckie

 

[Ligget]

WOW![] Lovely work!

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Oh WOW Steve, That is an amazing pen...Leather, That is so cool...you did a great job [8D]

 

[rherrell]

Cool pen. I think I'll try one!

 

[ahoiberg]

very interesting and a very cool look... so you just glued the pieces into a regular looking blank and drilled, etc. like you normally would? Is it the CA that gives it the acrylic look? It almost looks like you cast it or something.

 

[Stevej72]

Thanks for all the nice comments. I did glue it up and drill it pretty much like a wood blank, except when you drill it I had to clamp it in my drilling jig with 2 wooden clamps so it wouldn't tear apart the leather where it is glued.

It is the CA that gives is the acrylic look. I may try another finish on the next pen I am working on, but the CA give a nice hard finish.

 

[GaryMGg]

That's real unique and very well done.

 

[its_virgil]

Nice job one the pens, Steve. I've mads a few leather pens and they are fun to make and they look nice. Yours do also.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[rovercat]

Nice pen Steve. A friend in Canada sent me a fly rod grip made from an old leather coat. He did say it was tough to turn but it has a nice feel to it. I never thought of doing a pen in leather. Thanks for posting.
Brian

 

[kkwall]

Very nice work. Lovely pen.[][8D]