Segmented Pen

[Rob]

My first attempt at a segemented pen. Used holly and blackwood for a customer that wanted "ebony and ivory". CA finish, after I got all the glue off my fingers from these tiny little segements.

Comments/suggestions more than welcome. Regards,

Rob

 

[ken69912001]

That is one nice pen.What kit is it?

 

[wdcav1952]

Very nice work, Rob. Had I tried that, I would still be glued to the blank!

 

[Penmonkey]

Nice pen![] Are the segments 1/6 of the blank? That must be hard.

 

[Jerryconn]

Very cool Rob, I like the look a lot.

 

[challagan]

Really nice segment work! Nice job.

Corey

 

[leehljp]

I really like the design. Nice! Love it!

 

[Johnathan]

Very nice pen. I would love to see a better photo without so much yellow in the lighting.

 

[Jim15]

Very nice work Rob, great looking pen.

 

[johncrane]

I like it very much Rob keep up the good work mate'

 

[Rifleman1776]

Well done. An elegant look. What kit is that?

 

[Rob]

Thank you all for your kind words. The kit is a Classic rollerball with black fittings from PSI (via Fritz and Ryan at Woodturninz). The two blanks (black and white) were cut down on my bandsaw with the table at 45 degrees. The blanks were cut into 8 triangles about 3/16" to 1/4" and then glued up two at a time until I reached a blank size suitable for drilling and turning. Since I had what amounted to 2 blanks/their parts, I learned that I didn't have enough dexterity wearing gloves to glue these segements together. The first blank looked like I glued it up in the dark! My second glue up is what you see. Johnathan, I've tried getting some of the "yellow" out of the photo. Hope the one I attached is a bit better. After seeing your work (and others on this site), I'm humbled and greatful for your comments and suggestions.
Regards,
Rob

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[huntersilver]

Looks really sleek, nice job!

 

[thewishman]

Very nice segmenting - the result is striking! Any difficulties with color tranfer during sanding?