Not EPR...

[YoYoSpin]

Turned so much resin and acrylics recently that I needed to remind myself how to turn wood:

These slimlines, from left to right are: Sheaoak, Carob, crosscut Rosewood and Cocobolo...

And these cigars are all stabilized and dyed Box Elder burls and Curly Poplar...

 

[woodscavenger]

I realy like the shape you gave to the Carob. Very stylish! Nice curves but it still looks very servicable.

 

[ed4copies]

Ed,

Nice look, as usual. Seems to me your last post was clay (wet dirt, of sorts)-is there anything you don't turn into a fine writing instrument??

Hopefully you realize this is meant as a compliment.[]

 

[JimGo]

I love the carob! Really pretty! Ed, do you do the texturing at the tip freehand?

 

[green-eyes]

Great looking assortment there. How do youget those little tiny beads in there>> Shew that looks like work!!

 

[alamocdc]

Outstanding as always, Ed!

 

[Ligget]

Excellent work as always Ed! Especially like the cigars.[][][]

 

[coach]

Very nice Ed!!

 

[WoodChucker]

Wow, nice looking pens, Ed! Really like the second Cigar pen from the bottom, but there all nice!

 

[BogBean]

Very nice...I like the second from the left...

 

[YoYoSpin]

Thanks everyone. The beads are done with the point of a sharp skew. Just insert the skew's point into your tuning at a 90-degree angle...on a flat plain, parallel with the floor. Then do a light round over of the sharp edges, again with the skew.

 

[jvsank]

Ed some very nice pens

 

[rtjw]

very nice pens ed.

 

[wee willie]

your usual outstanding work Ed

 

[woodwish]

Very nice! I'm not a big fan of plastic so it's good to see some nice wood ones. [8D] The rosewood is especially nice.

 

[Klars]

Great looking pens. Are the first two cigars the curly poplar from Craft Supply?

 

[swm6500]

As usual Ed, those are some great looking pens. You had some really nice blanks.

 

[Darley]

Ed your pens are all way fantastic, I like the Carob pen for one reason is the bottom barel as been cut in 45 degree angle, I'm right or not?

 

[JimGo]

Ed, what do you use as finish?

 

[ctEaglesc]

Originally posted by woodwish
<br />Very nice! I'm not a big fan of plastic so it's good to see some nice wood ones. [8D] The rosewood is especially nice.

With a handle like that who wood have guessed?
Greeat job Ed, couldn't pick out the nicest of the bunch if a gun was put to my head(Though I bet there would be a lot of volunteers)

 

[simplepens]

Fantastic looking set of pens. I'll have to admit that I am partial to the cigars.

 

[Fleabit]

Oustanding batch of pens!

 

[YoYoSpin]

Let’s see if I can answer some of these questions:

The Curly Poplar is form Arizona Silhouette as well as the stabilized BEB’s

Yes, the Carob blank (my favorite out of this batch) was cut on a bias…it was a freebee that came in with one of my AS orders

The finish process on all of these wood pens was: dry sand to 400 grit, apply one coat of sanding sealer, Beall buff with the Tripoli and White Diamond wheels, apply a coat of Renaissance Wax, wait 30-45 seconds and buff with the third (clean…no Carnauba wax) Beall wheel, wait 15 minutes and apply a second coat or Rwax, wait another 30-45 seconds and then a final Beall buff using the third wheel. BTW, while I'm waiting for the first RWax coat to set, I've got just enough time to turn and finish another pen on a second mandrel.