Twisted Pens
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Powerstroke 7.3
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I like them - thanks for showing the before and after.
marksman
Member
Pretty cool! Thanks for sharing.
SDB777
Member
How long did this process take you to do(the glue-up and cutting)? Because you certainly made it look right.
Thanks for sharing, I might try a few with all the "pieces I can't seem to throwaway"!!
Scott (collection of everything = cool) B
Thanks for sharing, I might try a few with all the "pieces I can't seem to throwaway"!!
Scott (collection of everything = cool) B
pianomanpj
Member
You both did a very nice job! Congrats!
8ball48043
Member
Scott, If you're talking about the 'blanks' used to make these pens, they are made using a patented process. Only one company in the world has access and rights to the patent.
Actually, the glueing in of each veneer is a single step, and is allowed a full day to dry and cure, so .... the more veneers that are glued into the main or base piece adds the longer it takes to produce the piece.
FYI: Since the primary use of this wood is for the production of pool cues, the pieces are glued up in 2" x 2" x 30" pieces, so .... when the pieces are cut down to pen turner size, some of the twists can be completely cut out of the piece.
You can learn a bit more about the process, and see other examples of some of the beautiful turnings produced by this process at: http://www.twistedturtlecustomcues.com/products.html
I've contacted Twisted Turtle to try to procure (for you guys) some more of these awesome, unique pen blanks.
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Alzey
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Nice looking Pens. My next adventure in pen turning will be creating segment blanks. I like the asymmetric look to these blank. That idea alone will cut my frustration level while learning :biggrin:
boxerman
Member
Those are very cool looking pens.
