RSidetrack
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This was the pen I entered into the Intermediate Contest. I was surprised I made it to the final ten so even though I wasn't in the top three I was ecstatic to have made it that far.
The photos were the ones entered for the contest, though I should probably retake with my standard setup.
The pen is a Marksman Eagle Fountain.
The pen is comprised of three woods: Redheart, Purpleheart, and Yellowheart (aka the All Hearts Pen). Each segment is separated by a piece of aluminum (taken from Aluminum cans - yes I recycle :biggrin
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So to describe the pen. The cap section is made of Yellowheart and Redheart in four segments. The segments were then glued to the aluminum and made a rectangular blank. I then cut a 45 degree cut off of each side, but opposite sides of the cap (if that makes sense). I glued the purpleheart on, let dry, then proceeded to cut 45's on the adjacent sides on each end of the cap piece, glued aluminum and purple heart on. That gives the big vs smaller cut on each end on the same "line" so-to-speak. My goal was to achieve a heart like pattern.
The main barrel consists of purpleheart as the center attraction. It was the small pieces in the cap, only made sense that it was the big piece here. The 45 degree cuts then consisted of yellow heart and redheart. The only drawback I had that really upset me was I somehow got my cut wrong on the redheart on the butt end of the pen, which you can see - it is very small compared to the yellowheart. Unfortunately time did not permit to go through the multi-day process of making another one of these pens for a contest, so I had to enter as is.
So this was my entry - the entry I thought somehow got lost in the submission process but then showed up :wink: The entry that I thought didn't stand a chance but made it to the top ten :biggrin: Next year I am going to try and get a head start on my pen, but with work and school who knows, I may end up with my time limitations like I did this year again. This is also my first try at the Intermediate contest.
Thanks for looking C&C welcome!
The photos were the ones entered for the contest, though I should probably retake with my standard setup.
The pen is a Marksman Eagle Fountain.
The pen is comprised of three woods: Redheart, Purpleheart, and Yellowheart (aka the All Hearts Pen). Each segment is separated by a piece of aluminum (taken from Aluminum cans - yes I recycle :biggrin
. So to describe the pen. The cap section is made of Yellowheart and Redheart in four segments. The segments were then glued to the aluminum and made a rectangular blank. I then cut a 45 degree cut off of each side, but opposite sides of the cap (if that makes sense). I glued the purpleheart on, let dry, then proceeded to cut 45's on the adjacent sides on each end of the cap piece, glued aluminum and purple heart on. That gives the big vs smaller cut on each end on the same "line" so-to-speak. My goal was to achieve a heart like pattern.
The main barrel consists of purpleheart as the center attraction. It was the small pieces in the cap, only made sense that it was the big piece here. The 45 degree cuts then consisted of yellow heart and redheart. The only drawback I had that really upset me was I somehow got my cut wrong on the redheart on the butt end of the pen, which you can see - it is very small compared to the yellowheart. Unfortunately time did not permit to go through the multi-day process of making another one of these pens for a contest, so I had to enter as is.
So this was my entry - the entry I thought somehow got lost in the submission process but then showed up :wink: The entry that I thought didn't stand a chance but made it to the top ten :biggrin: Next year I am going to try and get a head start on my pen, but with work and school who knows, I may end up with my time limitations like I did this year again. This is also my first try at the Intermediate contest.
Thanks for looking C&C welcome!
