Thanks for the kind words everyone.
Nice job as always Keith. How wide are the six stripes? Is it narrower than 3/32"
Mike
Thanks Mike. It's not what you're thinking
Once I had made the six sided blank I used a jig on my table saw to hold it safely and securely. The stripes are around 1/16". Freud Diablo circular saw blade. A pass through the drum sander with the center veneer and the three pieces of veneer fit nice and snug in the saw kerf.
Keith, the man upstairs is smiling.
:biggrin: Thanks Roy
Looks great Keith. Been awhile since I saw one of your pens.
Work picked up in March and I've been busy hanging cabinets Jeff.
I am constantly and consistently amazed and humbled by your work Keith. You are now the 2nd person, the other is a friend, that louts the use of a scroll saw. Do you use German style blades (my understanding is they cut on the way up and down not just down)? Are you willing to share how to get started and some easy projects to try? I know I am convinced that I want to try one out.
Thanks Ty. I actually didn't use a scroll saw on this one. I get my blades from Mike's Workshop. Flying Dutchmen blades. I guess he is from Holland originally but the blades are from Germany :biggrin: I use his "Ultra Reverse" blades. They cut on both the up stroke and the down stroke. For what I'm doing though that is immaterial as the top and bottom of the cut get turned off.
Here is his website:
http://www.mikesworkshop.com/blades.htm
The best tip I can give is to make sure you match the width of the blade to the thickness of your insert. Draw a pattern on a pen blank and start cutting and gluing
It's really not that difficult, just can be time consuming.
