Nebraska Cornhusker pen
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shull
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I agree...It is a great looking pen. I never thought of segmenting a corn cob.
Great job.
Great job.
erbymcbrayer
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He will like it, What an idea, you did a great job. Erby McBrayer, Apopka , Florida
rlofton
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Segmented corn cob? Who'da thought it? Great looking pen. If he doesn't like it, this UT (Texas) fan will buy it!
toolcrazy
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Very cool idea. Nice work.
OldWrangler
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This was the second one I did. Regular corncobs are easy to shatter on the lathe so I figured the segmented ones would be worse. After the first one exploded I set up another and got the chisels razor sharp. Taking extra light cuts and keeping the tools sharp did the trick. Once the pens were down close to the bushings, the pen got a good drizzle of thin CA. Careful cuts and a sharp skew took it to sanding. Finish is CA/BLO, sanding to 12,000MM, Ren. wax and a quick polish on the wheel. Thanks for your comments.
desertyellow
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Good use of materials!
ahoiberg
Member
nice pen. go big red!
reddwil
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Very nice, I know a few Husker fans that would love that.
Skye
Member
I hope you at least used a stabilized cob. That would be easier.
And by easier, I mean the difference between walking on 5 foot of broken glass as opposed to 8 foot of broken glass.
And by easier, I mean the difference between walking on 5 foot of broken glass as opposed to 8 foot of broken glass.
dntrost
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Really cool neighbor I like it! But around here you should be makin A&M pens
OldWrangler
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Dion, I've got plenty of TAM pens in my inventory but Aggies are hard to pry $50 out of. I also make UT, LSU and made one Baylor pen once. My son has a store in College Sta and carries my pens. All he sells are the casing/antler pens...none of the Aggie ones.
If you are in Conroe and I am in the Woodlands, we should get together and compare notes or swap secrets sometime. Let me know.
Skye, it was a stabilized cob but I shatter plenty of them too. Just need sharp tools and take plenty of time.
If you are in Conroe and I am in the Woodlands, we should get together and compare notes or swap secrets sometime. Let me know.
Skye, it was a stabilized cob but I shatter plenty of them too. Just need sharp tools and take plenty of time.
george
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I am sure he will like it. I do to. Great job.
markgum
Member
What a creative idea. I'm sure it would be popular with any Husker fans.
SamThePenMan
Member
Excellent! Neat, and brave idea to do a segmented corn cob!
Splinter
Member
Nice pen. That is the first segmented Corn Cob pen I have seen. I have made a few but had not thought about doing a segmented one. You are right corn cobs pens are easy to destroy. The last one I did I cast it in Alumilite and that helped. I think the next one I try I will drill a hole in the soft core first to get the Alumilite to penetrate that area better.
Good job.
Good job.
Ligget
Member
Don`t think I have ever seen a segmented corn cob pen before, looks fantastic!
huskerturner
Member
Hey OldWrangler,
If you do anymore let me know and I can ship you any amount of cobs right from the source here in Nebraska. you can reach me at gthimgan@neb.rr.com.
Have a good one.
Greg
OldWrangler
Member
Hi Greg,
Yesterday I bought a bag of squirrel food (dry cobs with the corn still on) and am husking the corn off to get just the cobs. I turned this one yesterday without stabilizing the cob, just being careful. Finish is a couple coats of wood stain and then CA/BLO. Grooves are done with a piece of hot wire. Pens like this sell real good. Thanks for the offer of cobs but I got plenty now.
Yesterday I bought a bag of squirrel food (dry cobs with the corn still on) and am husking the corn off to get just the cobs. I turned this one yesterday without stabilizing the cob, just being careful. Finish is a couple coats of wood stain and then CA/BLO. Grooves are done with a piece of hot wire. Pens like this sell real good. Thanks for the offer of cobs but I got plenty now.
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OldWrangler
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woody350ep
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Is that some blowout at the nib, or are my eyes lying to me? Either way, I've never done a corncob pen. I've never done a segmented pen either. In conclusion, I've never done a segmented corncob pen, so it is much better than what I have done for sure. Pretty cool.....
Skye
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Looks like blowout, which is odd considering the segmentation work is the hard part!
Crazy cobs man. I've seen tons of these pens but I haven't seen any with this much segmentation yet. You may have found your niche.
Crazy cobs man. I've seen tons of these pens but I haven't seen any with this much segmentation yet. You may have found your niche.
OldWrangler
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No blowout, just a bad reflection from the nib. Pen made it through OK. So this is my niche. I wait 70 years and my life's niche is turning corn cobs.....bummer!!!!