Mesh blank used

[LOIBLB]

Turned this pen this morn from a mesh blank it's 30 deg. in the shop. Put a little curve on the body to see how it would look.
A wood blank I was turning blew out yesterday it was 17 deg. Not sure the cold had anything to do with it.

 

[campzeke]

I like it! I was just thinking about doing something similar this morning but didn't want to experiment with a customer order. Maybe I will play with some different ideas after the holidays.

 

[liljohn1368]

Great looking pen. I think my shop would be the envy of a lots of turners. It's heated and cooled. My wife let me turn one of our unused bedrooms into a small shop 12' X 16'. Not big but it helps when I can work year round.

 

[Sataro]

Little curve sets it off. Looks good.

 

[magpens]

I like the way you shaped it !!!!

 

[OZturner]

Nice Pen and Blank, Robert.
Excellent Fit and Finish.
I don't know if the Workshop Temp, would have caused the Blow out you mentioned.
I would likely go for the Gluing of the Blank to the Tube, and / or a square Scrapping Action, picking up on the wood.
What sort of Tool were you using?
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[TonyL]

Gives it lots of personality. Thanks for posting.

 

[LOIBLB]

Thanks,
The wood that came apart was black palm wood. The tube had very little epoxy on it.
I'm now seeing the epoxy is not getting good contact. Going to plan "B"
Maybe swab the inside hole of blank with epoxy with a Q-tip before inserting the tube.