My Take on Bamboo

[wdcav1952]

Gold Cigar kit using craft store bamboo. I felt that a bamboo pen should look more like bamboo.

 

[rtparso]

I like that. Love the knuckles. How big was the nateral hole in the middle? Did you have to fill it or wasa it small enough to drill and tube?

 

[wdcav1952]

Thanks, Ron. I was surprised that there was almost no hole in the middle. I was thinking about having to build up the middle to have something to glue the blank to, but it was not necessary.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

It might be better to start with a blank that was closer to the size of a pen. I should harvest some since I have bamboo growing in my yard. When I trimmed it last is didn't seem very substantial though, of course that was before I was turning I may have to re-visit my trimming soon. [}]

 

[alamocdc]

Nice pen, William. I also think one with more of the natural joint left would look very nice, I just haven't found any that will work yet.

 

[pastorbill1952]

Nice pen.

 

[swm6500]

Nice looking pen William.

 

[green-eyes]

Great pen William. My best friend's daughter loves bamboo! Looks like another Christmas gift idea!!

 

[PenWorks]

Good looking pen William. Kind of looks like antler from the photo. I have a bamboo on my table sittin there for a couple months now. Just the bomboo, I don't want to turn it, but leave it natural. Having technical difficulties with the design fit.

 

[KKingery]

Looks good! I think it turned out great.

 

[BigRob777]

I can't believe you found some bamboo that tight, knuckle-wise. Nice job on the whole thing (fit and finish just isn't my lingo yet). I've been talking to my wife about turning some bamboo, but the knuckles, or webs, whatever, were too far apart. I'd probably chop it up anyway. I wonder if you can dye it, so the joints stand out. Not that this pen needs anything more.

Is that a cigar pen kit. It looks like the ones I just bought from woodturningz. Nice.