Vertex Click

[MarkY]

In gunmetal with an old bit of wormy apple.

 

[seamus7227]

I love your finish on that!~ Very well done.

 

[Jgrden]

WOW !! you came close on that one.

 

[MarkY]

I feel like I haven't worked out the vertex style. My last one I left it quite fat thinking that the hexagonal bits of the kit needed it to look good. This one I've almost got a concave under the clip (you can see it in the second photo).
Any suggestions on how to shape the blank on one of these things?
I suspect that I'll never really love then.

 

[booney0717]

Nice pen! I've thought about tring this kit a couple of times. Now that i've seen one completed i think i might give it a go.

 

[Jgrden]

Here are mine. The black one is Ebony with piano ivory.

 

[MarkY]

I Like the Pink one

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Here are mine. The black one is Ebony with piano ivory.

How does the pink one feel to write with, I like the shape.

 

[PenPal]

I like your pen for its turning and sheen.

Personally I was over the moon when I first laid eyes on the Vertex and still believe it is heaven sent to have a hex cut timber sheathing.

It would be rude of me to put a pic on this posting because it belongs to your pen.

Just saying.

Thanks for showing your pen MarkY

Kind regards Peter.

 

[MarkY]

I like your pen for its turning and sheen.

...still believe it is heaven sent to have a hex cut timber sheathing...

Thanks Peter,
True, it would look great hexagonal... I'm fixated with the 'limitation' of round pens.

 

[Wood Butcher]

Good mix of style, kit and material and well done on the turning and finishing. I have an order for one of these in chrome with BOW for a graduating wife of a friend receiving her doctorate. I am a little concerned with the click, that's what he wants, because of all of the bad press the clickers have gotten. Anyone have experience with the click version?
WB

 

[carpblaster]

I loved the pen, i made one and while letting someone look at it i dropped it and the clicker top broke,just my luck, it would not stay glued so it stays open unless stick something in top to click it,otherwise there a great pen and yours is the best yet
carpblaster

 

[patmurris]

Any suggestions on how to shape the blank on one of these things?

I like to turn the barrel straight (a perfect cylinder) but larger then the bushings, with a bevel at each end to match the kit parts.

 

[MarkY]

Thanks

Any suggestions on how to shape the blank on one of these things?

I like to turn the barrel straight (a perfect cylinder) but larger then the bushings, with a bevel at each end to match the kit parts.

I was thinking that might be a good idea. Thanks for posting the picture. I'll try that on my next one (I've got some figured Cottonwood waiting on the mandrel).