Some of my Pens

[Mack C.]

I'm only a beginner to Pen Turning, but photography is my biggest challenge. Tell me how I did.

 

[broitblat]

Great selection of woods, nice finish, and the pictures look good, too.

To my taste, the upper barrel is a bit fat/proud on both of the pens, however.

Thanks for sharing and keep turning

-Barry

 

[stevers]

Pens look great, photography is pretty good too. Nice start.

 

[Mack C.]

Great selection of woods, nice finish, and the pictures look good, too.

To my taste, the upper barrel is a bit fat/proud on both of the pens, however.

Thanks for sharing and keep turning

-Barry

Hi Barry; Thanks for that critique. I'm taken with the fatness/proudness, rather than a straight line. Perhaps I'll try toning it down a little bit.

I haven't sold any pens yet, but I'm attempting to get an inventory together for a Craft show the end of Oct.

 

[redfishsc]

Look great to me! Nice choice of wood, and nice craftsmanship.

Your photos look a lot nicer than the ones I just posted.

 

[PaulDoug]

Nice looking pens. What kit and what wood? How do you finish? Beautiful wood.

 

[redfishsc]

Hmmmm, lemme guess.

The kit is the double-twist Euro parker in 24K plating.

The wood.......maple or box elder burl.

 

[dkarcher]

Both pens look good to me. Nice job on turning and photos look good.

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice pair. Good work.

 

[kennicka]

They both look good to me. Keep 'em coming.

 

[jskeen]

Nice work, and I'm with you, I think a straight bushing to bushing turn on these kits looks a little odd contrasted against the rounded caps. The photography is actually quite good, lighting is even and focus is pretty consistant throughout the depth of field. I would suggest that you try some pics with the pens parallel to the back of your camera instead of at an angle. Pics with one end significantly closer to the lens than the other can distort sizing and introduce other artifacts, as well as making it difficult to got both ends of the pen in sharp focus.

 

[Mack C.]

Nice looking pens. What kit and what wood? How do you finish? Beautiful wood.

Hi Paul; The kits are called Round Top European from www.penblanks.ca a family owned Canadian business. They host a small pen turner's forum "Penturner's Paradise" as well.

The pens are twists in Titanium Gold, stabilized, & dyed box elder burls. My finish is 3 or 4 coats of BLO/CA polished to 12,000 mm, and finished off with a coat of Renaissance wax/polish.

 

[Mack C.]

Nice work, and I'm with you, I think a straight bushing to bushing turn on these kits looks a little odd contrasted against the rounded caps. The photography is actually quite good, lighting is even and focus is pretty consistant throughout the depth of field.

I would suggest that you try some pics with the pens parallel to the back of your camera instead of at an angle. Pics with one end significantly closer to the lens than the other can distort sizing and introduce other artifacts, as well as making it difficult to got both ends of the pen in sharp focus.

Hi jsk; You're not the 1st person to tell me that, and I know what you mean. I've taken a few that way, but they just have a blah look to them in my opinion.

 

[Ligget]

Great work indeed, wood and plating choice is perfect!