My First Herringbone

[darrin1200]

I have been facinated by the 360 Herringbone. I finally got up the nerve to try one.
It is African Blackwood and Babinga dressed in a BT/TG Elegant Beauty Click.
My mother in law has always supported me in all my endevours, so I figure my first complex segment would be an appropriate gift.
I planed the wood down to 1/2" blanks, then cut 1/8" thick slices on the bandsaw. I used a small sled attached to the mitre guage.
It took me a little while to figure out how the pieces glue together. It was hard to wrap my brain around the layout.
I made a few mistakes gluing up. Some places not quite square which left small voids in the glue seams.
A lot of work is still needed, but I can't wait to try another.
All comments and critiques welcome.

Darrin

 

[witz1976]

from someone who has never done one...looks great!!

 

[cschimmel]

Thats great. I cant wait to try it myself. Very nice job.

 

[David Keller]

Nicely done.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Good work. It looks great to me.

 

[ldb2000]

It looks good to me . Excellent job on it for your first try .

 

[jocat54]

Darrin, that is a lot better than my first herringbone, it looks good from here. Nice job.

 

[LarryDNJR]

I still can't get it figured out. Been trying so many different ways to glue it up. I'm doing something wrong but can't place it. I get Herringbones and something similar but not the 360 HB yet. Maybe soon I will with some more wasted wood and glue. LOL

Btw nice looking pen.

 

[boxerman]

Wow nice pen. For being your first.

 

[Phunky_2003]

I made my first herringbone blank a few weeks ago. They are addictive! I have a few to turn since making that first one. Very nice work your pen looks great.

 

[PaulDoug]

Nice job for sure. I don't get it either, Larry, so don't feel alone. I've moved on er, or sideways...

 

[Pens By Scott]

Wow! wonderful pen. Just wondering if you happened to take a picture of the blank, or if you have considered writing a how to?

 

[mrburls]

Well done, looks great on that kit also.

Keith "mrburls"

 

[turbowagon]

Looks great! I love how the figure of the wood gives the segments a textured look.

 

[jbostian]

Great looking pen.

Jamie

 

[Chief Hill]

Great Job Darrin. Its a PITA to make one but well worth it in the end. It looks great.

 

[glycerine]

Congrats! It's hard to get them to glue up perfectly with no gaps, so I wouldn't worry about that...

 

[Bree]

Gorgeous pen! I love it!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Rfturner]

great job

 

[workinforwood]

Looks fantastic Darrin!

 

[maxman400]

Great Looking Pen, I have not been able to figure out where to start let alone do one.

 

[wolftat]

You did a good job with that one, they will evolve as you build more of them.

 

[johncrane]

Well done Darrin really looks great .

 

[darrin1200]

Thank you all for the great encouragement. I had fun making this, and the MIL loved it.

Now the ideas are just rolling around in my head. I plan to do another one soon, and I will take pictures of the process.

Darrin

 

[darrin1200]

I just put up my 1st tutorial/guide.

I hope it helps.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?p=1042270#post1042270

Darrin
Timber Elegance