Originally posted by wood-of-1kind
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Originally posted by ctEaglesc
<br />Made with the right woods I can see a "real" hand made piano key pen without the aide of a laser.
Eagle you have been either reading my mind or else someone has revealed to you my work in process secret. A piano key style pen is behind the 'practise' of this exercise. I've figured out the piano keyes but I've stalled on how to maintain the 'black' on some of the keys. The stock is so thin that the turning precision that is required for this exercise has me in a funk. Practise, practise, I can feel that I'm getting closer but...sometimes tomorrow may never come.
-Peter-
I think you are hung up on something that used to bother me when I started making glue ups.DC explained his perception of what I was trying to accomplish and though I never realized it he was correct.
When you get finished with the blank you are working on, will it be a piano that someone will play or are you trying to suggest to to mind of the viewer that what you are making is meant to resemble a set of piano keys?
If you want a perfect"black"key use an crylic.That is what manufacturers have done with mass marketed plastic keys.
If you want to do it with wood(A great choice by the way)use what is available.
African black wood, ebony,waterbuffalo horn, steel woodand as you have found out black paper.( careful with this, they use paper for glue blocks because of its' ability to come apart rather easily)
Do you think Elton Johns pianos are have all black and white keys?[
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ALso remember that CA is clear so use it to your advantage.Stabilize pieces before glue up then sand.It takes longer and is more diifficult but then agian you are making a one of a kind that shows your craftsmanship, not thousands of blanks spit out but a computer aided machine.What you are making cannot be bought by the masses and ver few have the skill and prescision to accomplish what you have already done.(actually many probably do, but they don't know it because they haven't tried or realize how much time and effort it is going to take)
Lastly.
If using the woods you used in this pen( andIdon't see much black and white) I saw the suggestion of a piano then evidently you already have the design).
BTW
Do you have any more ideas for me?????????[
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I have a box-o-wood that is begging for an idea.[
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