Stave segmented pens
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Displaced Canadian
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Looks good.
Edward Cypher
Member
WOW!!! I just helped a friend cut staves for a stainless steel mug he got from craftsupplies and I thought those pieces were small. I was wrong. Nice work!!!!
juteck
Member
Some tough cuts with some small pieces..... Looks great. I really like the second one.
RichB
Member
Great Job. A lot of time in those. Drilling had to be a lot of fun, not to mention the cutting and gluing. Thanks for showing.
Robert111
Member
Beautiful pens, Jon. I don't think I've seen any discussion on the stave construction technique. Generally, how are you doing these?
alphageek
Former Moderator
Both very good pens! Perfection in segmenting and nice color choices.. I have a hard time picking which I like more.
LabTrnr
Member
I thought about making some kind of jig to cut the staves but I'm not good at that sort of thing. I use a Wixey angle box to set the blade angle, I have a Jet cabinet saw. I made corian zero clearance inserts, they're nice and flat. I start with .375" to .5" thick stock, make the initial cut to set the first edge, flip the board end for end, move the fence (I use a Rockler thin strip cutting jig) so the pieces are about 1/64" thick on the narrow edge and make the next cut...and so on. I use a set of Grippers to hold the stock, works well as I still have all my fingers, I use these on everything. To glue them up, I lay out two pieces of painters tape and lay out the strips with a piece of flat veneer between each, then run a line of wood glue between each piece and roll it up using the tape to hold it together. If everything is fitting perfectly I use rubber bands to clamp them until dry, then drill and turn as usual.
SDB777
Member
Effective lines. I like it!
Scott
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