Modified Slimline Explained

[splinter99]

I made another tonight in red mallee burl with a macasser ebony centerband.. the second photo may help explain how its done..
Finish is ca/blo..buffed with ren wax and tsw

thanks for looking

 

[LEAP]

Thats one classy looking slim.

 

[laurie sullivan]

Thanks Harold, I think I understand. when you are turning the upper tube, do you place a tube in the blank along with the glued tube to stabilize the wood, then remove it after your finished with the finish? thats a great pen and your finish is perfect.

Laurie

 

[splinter99]

Thanks Laurie..I turn them round seperately..get the ends squared up, then put them together to get the two mating ends to match up and the shape right..then I sand the whole thing..then take them back apart to finish them

 

[Jamie]

You should do an article... if you haven't already. Very nice look.

 

[Texatdurango]

Very nice looking pen, probably the nicest slimline I have seen. Makes me want to go out and try one myself.

Thanks for sharing the "how to" tip.

George

 

[gketell]

That is a very very gorgeous pen!!!! Thanks for sharing the ideas!!
GK

 

[Shane]

I was wondering how that was done, thanks for the explanation.

That's a great looking pen!

 

[ahoiberg]

good job harold, those are my favorite mods to do... a great way to make a normal slim look different. i think don did an article explaining this for one of his local woodturning newsletters, if he's peering, he might offer it to some others... i think it was don at least.

 

[Jim15]

Very nice pen, nice work.

 

[its_virgil]

I write an article, "The Penturner's Corner", each month for More Woodturning, www.fholder.com/Woodturning/woodturn.htm I did several articles on modifying slimlies back in the winter/spring
There was an excellent thread on this pen: http://tinyurl.com/yrk5yw and another excellent thread that Russ started can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/24zdf2

do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by ahoiberg
<br />good job harold, those are my favorite mods to do... a great way to make a normal slim look different. i think don did an article explaining this for one of his local woodturning newsletters, if he's peering, he might offer it to some others... i think it was don at least.