Polka dot pen.

[Ruby pen turning]

Last week I showed a Zen with a rainbow blank I had made. That blank was made from the extra resin that was used to make the polka dots in this pen. I turned the 3/4" solid color blanks to 3/8" polished them and sliced them into 3/4" section and glued them alternating colors into the 3/8" holes. I then drilled to the center of the blank on the sides and inserted the colored rods and glued then cut everything even with the sides of the blank found the center and turned round. It has some problems with gaps on the sides of the rods filling with sludge from sanding which I filled for the most part with a slurry of thick CA with black mica. There are several coats CA sanded and polished with Novus polish.
Thanks for looking.

 

[Roos85]

I like it a lot. I hope to be making my own blanks soon...

 

[jaeger]

Very cool! I think next you are going to have to turn the blank and then drill the holes. You may have to invent a jig for this.


Nice pen. They look like photos from outer space!!!

 

[neubee]

very ingenious design. thank you for sharing

 

[srf1114]

Nice. I been thinking something along that line but with different species of wood dowels.

 

[watchman7]

Great concept. Please make more.

 

[Ruby pen turning]

Thanks everyone.... I think my next one is going to be a white blank with holes drilled to the center instead of all the way through. Maybe make the blank an octagon so I can get more dots.

 

[srf1114]

Instead of filling the holes with rods, why don't you fill them with uncured acrylic? no gaps to fill in then.

 

[boxerman]

Very cool looking pens. Thanks for sharing on how you made this pen.

 

[hewunch]

I had a pen I made like that a couple of years ago. Made it out of woods. 3 dozen plugs. It won the ugly pen contest on two sites, AND I sold it. I guess I ought to make another.

 

[chris63]

that is so cool neat looking pen will be a great seller.

 

[ToddMR]

That is pretty darn cool. You did a good job catching the beauty of the pen in the photos.