My first resin pen

[vferdman]

I have made five pens before from wood blanks and I really loved doing it. I used slimline kits for the first five. This is my sixth pen and the first made with a resin blank I picked up at Woodcraft. It also uses a "European" kit. This one is in brushed nickel hardware.

I have really enjoyed making this pen, but the resin this is made of is not like the PR I am used to. Might it be Alumilite? I don't know, but it smells different when turned, is much harder (tools dull on this stuff!) and does not chip out nearly as easily as the PR. Excellent material, but I definitely did not expect it to turn the way it did. I used my roughing and spindle gouges to round the work and get it close to desired dimension and then mostly used my skew.

 

[Band Saw Box]

That's a very nice pen.

 

[stonepecker]

Looks like you "Nailed" it ...... I love the blank.....blue is my favorite color.

The pen itself, is one to be proud of.........good work.

 

[terry q]

You did very well. That is a great looking blank.

 

[BJohn]

Very nice pen ! Great job

 

[turncrazy43]

Vladimir, nice job on the pen. The blank, if it is from Woodcraft, is very likely acrylic acetate. That material does not chip out like PR. It is not Alumilite. I believe the blank is called "Mercury".
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[Cwalker935]

Good job

 

[Trey]

Well done! Looks like the fit is dead on!

 

[wyone]

Great work!