Modified Cherry slimline

[badwin]

After some inspiration from others on this site, decided to try and modify a slimline. Not sure if I'm too

crazy about it or not. Think I made the top a little to big. Oh well live and learn.
Brian

 

[rtjw]

nice pen, but it does seem a bit boring. Not being mean just advice.

 

[cigarman]

The top does appear to be a bit large, but the quality of the work is excellent.

 

[Thumbs]

The neat thing about this kind of work is that you can tear it down and re-do it if you like. What'd you finish with?

 

[Ligget]

The fit quality is excellent, I have a lot of cherry blanks that I bought when I first started. I tend to leave them to one side now and go for other blanks with a grain pattern.
However, they are great to practice on, and if you want to dye a pen then dye a cherry blank.

 

[dougle40]

Nice try Brian . Just a suggestion , but if you made the lower barrel a little more bulbous and tapered it into the top and burned in a couple more lines in the top , it would really make the pen stand out .
I love playing with slimline pens , there's SO much that you can do with them .

 

[badwin]

Thanks for all the advice. The reason I used Cherry is because I have quite a bit of it and didn't want to try a more expensive wood on an experiment. Finished with the turners polish from lee valley.

 

[Fleabit]

Nice work. From my last blunder, I would suggest the bottom a little bigger in diameter, and the burn mark more pronounced. Overall, nice pen.

 

[jdavis]

Nice pen. Idea is good. Top seems too large for my taste.

 

[wicook]

I have been thinking of doing something similar. Now that I've seen it executed, I'm definitely gonna give it a try. Nice work!

 

[Doghouse]

I like the design, It is very similar to the Euro, just would reqire the top be a little more tapered. Other than that it is a euro w/o the centerband.

Now that it and Idea, if you added a centerband of a contrasting wood, that would increast the visual impact.

I say it is a nice job of doing something different.

 

[WoodChucker]

It might be a little big, but its still a nice looking pen.

 

[tipusnr]

Good technique and finish. I don't care for that shape on a twist pen as customers mistake it for a push mechanism and wonder why it won't depress. I agree that making a thicker shape on the bottom would be nicer and prevent the "push" misconception.

 

[woodscavenger]

The top is not too big, the bottom is a little small. I agree with the comment above about making it a little more bulbous....