Some good - some bad

[dbledsoe]

The finish on this Amboyna/Alt Bone Baron looks pretty good, but the scallops look like they were done with a butcher knife. I can't decide if it is my tools or my techniques that won't let me make them even.
Anyone with suggestions for getting the cuts precise, I am listening. Any other comments are welcome also.

 

[LL Woodworks]

I know that we as pen makers know our problems and "defects" and are very critical of our own work. That is, after all, how we improve; but customers will never see the slightly unevenness and our other imperfections. That is what makes each pen unique

They'll be in awe of the pen's uniqueness and beauty.

I fight the same issue. I try to make sure the blank is squared up after each step, and the blank sits square and securely as I make each angled cut. I usually find I have gotten away from the basics.

Nice pen by the way.

 

[jimjam66]

Looks good to me! Any kind of segmentation is super sensitive to the slightest shake while cutting, a good solid bandsaw sled is worth it's weight in gold. I know, cos I don't have one ...

 

[mikespenturningz]

very sharp.

 

[Hendu3270]

Looks good to me. I'm figuring out my bandsaw sled to help with these cuts as well.

 

[Bobostro61]

I don't know, it looks good to me.

 

[MikeL]

I agree with everyone else--looks good to me.

 

[BSea]

I also agree, the scallops look very close to me.

One little tip that helped me. I round the part of the blank that I'm going to use for the scalloped end. Then I draw a ring around where I want the scallops to go. I then use my disk sander to sand the angle from the center of the tip to the ring. If you drill dead center, your scallops should all be even. I know with a really nice precise jig, you should be able to get even closer to perfect. But many of us don't have all the best tools for this sort of pen making.

 

[dbledsoe]

Thanks to everyone for the comments and suggestions. I have a hard time getting the scallops even, so I will try the suggestions. I have been cutting them on my little 10 in Delta band saw, but I just can't seem to get them in the right place. I made a sled for it, but it is pretty crude. I have a whole new respect for the others I have seen on the site.

 

[hobbyist2013]

This gorgeous piece inspires my imagination.