Lemon Chiffon Bakelite

[winpooh498]

Black Titanium Statesman, Lou's SF Med. nib, Exoticblanks.com Lemon Chiffon Bakelite and LOTS of prayers!
I don't think I have ever been as nervous turning a blank as I was this one.
Thanks for looking and all comments good bad or indifferent. Suggestions on Photos is ALWAYS welcome.

 

[PenTurnerfromMaine]

Nice all the way around.

 

[cnirenberg]

Dawn, Great looking pen. That bakelite color sure does pop out at you.

 

[mickr]

wow screaming yellow...hard to lose that one

 

[ed4copies]

Beautiful Dawn, but my suggestion on the photos--------


Why don't you do all of MINE!!!!

Great job!

 

[furini]

Love it - coincidentally just eaten a piece of lemon cake and the pen looks good enough to eat too!

Stewart

 

[Russianwolf]

Damn that's one fine looking pen.

 

[winpooh498]

Beautiful Dawn, but my suggestion on the photos--------


Why don't you do all of MINE!!!!

Great job!

Thanks for the comments. I don't think Shane likes it when I go into take pictures. He bought me a new camera for my birthday and I am still fighting with it to get it work like I think it should.

 

[Rum Pig]

very nice looking pen

I'm not a big fan of the colour yellow but it really looks nice in this pen well done:good:

 

[wolftat]

Great looking pen Dawn. Now if I could take a picture like that I would be happy.

 

[JohnU]

I like it! The blank works well with the kit, and it will be hard not to notice that pen if you set it down.

 

[Jgrden]

Good job. Beautiful.

 

[spiritwoodturner]

I love yellow, and that's probably the prettiest yellow pen I've ever seen! That one won't last long...

Dale

 

[avbill]

Dawn, How hard was the Bakelite to turn?

 

[Jim15]

That's a real beauty.

 

[Stick Rounder]

Very nice looking pen!

 

[workinforwood]

Whew! That's a hot pen Dawn!

 

[mrburls]

Very nice job on pen Dawn. Did you paint inside of barrel after drilling or paint tubes? If so what color did you use?
Great photo too.

Keith "mrburls"

 

[talbot]

Beautiful pen Dawn. Very well turned and a great choice of material.
regards, Bill

 

[winpooh498]

Thanks for all of the comments.

I wouldn't say that it is hard to turn. I was able to get very fine powdery ribbons. We did move our sharpener by my lathe and I would make a few passes then sharpen my skew. I was worried about heat so I switched back and forth between 2 different skews and kept them both very sharp.

We painted both the blank and tubes white, then used CA. The blanks are transparent enough that we can see the paint and the ripples of the glue, but it also looks like that is the way the material is supposed to look like.

 

[ed4copies]

GREAT technique IMO

Thanks for all of the comments.

I wouldn't say that it is hard to turn. I was able to get very fine powdery ribbons. We did move our sharpener by my lathe and I would make a few passes then sharpen my skew. I was worried about heat so I switched back and forth between 2 different skews and kept them both very sharp.

We painted both the blank and tubes white, then used CA. The blanks are transparent enough that we can see the paint and the ripples of the glue, but it also looks like that is the way the material is supposed to look like.

The bakelite blanks are THICK! Turning them down can take an hour (for ME, that's forever - most plastic pens are 10 minutes, max). I am not patient. BUT, a couple coffee breaks per pen (these are NOT being done by me for PRODUCTION!!), whenever the blank starts to feel "Hot" to the touch. Personally, I have made every bakelite into a pen, without flaws - and, if you consult Visconti's website you will learn that "bachelite" (this material was created by a guy named Bach, it is NOT from "Bake" like in ovens, as I originally thought) can withstand higher temperature than any other pen-making material. Having read that, I still don't like to get it hot.

YMMV - but I'll bet you learned something!!!

 

[winpooh498]

The bakelite blanks are THICK! Turning them down can take an hour (for ME, that's forever - most plastic pens are 10 minutes, max). I am not patient. BUT, a couple coffee breaks per pen (these are NOT being done by me for PRODUCTION!!), whenever the blank starts to feel "Hot" to the touch. Personally, I have made every bakelite into a pen, without flaws - and, if you consult Visconti's website you will learn that "bachelite" (this material was created by a guy named Bach, it is NOT from "Bake" like in ovens, as I originally thought) can withstand higher temperature than any other pen-making material. Having read that, I still don't like to get it hot.

YMMV - but I'll bet you learned something!!!

It makes sense that it can with stand higher temps, sense it was made for insulators. But still at the cost per blank I don't want to take any chances.

 

[ed4copies]

It makes sense that it can with stand higher temps, sense it was made for insulators. But still at the cost per blank I don't want to take any chances.

Dawn,

I couldn't AGREE with you MORE!!!!

An ounce of prevention...............