Wacky Segment Stuff!

[Fangar]

Can you guys tell that I have too much time on my hands this week? (I took and extra week off on vacation). Anyway, I needed a pen for my sister that is almost as wacky as she is (in a good way). So feeling a little creative, I tried the segment thing. Actually, I have tried segments before with varying degrees of success (More bowls then pens). I followed the usual method, only I cut the blank in half and drilled the two pieces before then cutting each layer again and gluing them together for the final time.

Here is what the segments looked like before the final gluing:

This allowed me to glue each piece onto the tubes and align them. If I had taken more time making my cuts, it would have lined up better. Also, the bit wandered through the blank due to the weeknesses created by the intitial segments. Anyway, I like how it turned out even though the checkers are not quite perfect. If I know my sister, she will love it.

The wood is Wenge and Purple heart. BLO / CA finish. As always with Wenge, a lot of CA to make it smooth. Dang that Grain!

Cheers.
James

 

[WoodChucker]

Nice work and good job on the photo!

 

[Fangar]

Thanks. Still getting used to my manual focus, macro function on my camera.

James

 

[Ken Massingale]

Very nice, James.
ken

 

[MDWine]

Nice! Looks great to me!

 

[jvsank]

Nice looking you did a great job

 

[alamocdc]

I like it, James. Good choice of wood combination and I really like it with the black![8D]

 

[JimGo]

Wow James, that looks great!

 

[rtjw]

Great job. I like it with only two woods looks good.

 

[PenWorks]

Very good looking pen James, really like the color combo. Worth the creative effort!

 

[hobby_dale]

Awesome job James! I like the choice of hardware color to go with the wood. Dark was a great choice. Keep up the good work and us posted on the success.

 

[wdcav1952]

Very nice, James. Two woods instead of multiple woods is better I think as it calls attention to the design without being too busy. Sis will love it.

 

[Fangar]

Thanks guys. I really like this pen. I am not sure whether I will do the drilling first next time or not. It didn't seem to help really as far as aligment of the pattern. Thanks for all of the comments. I have another idea that might work, but I will try it before I post it. If it does, it might help to get others involved in trying a segment.

James

 

[wicook]

I really like the design, James. It looks like a relatively easy way to get into doing segmented pens. I, too, like the two-wood look. Nice job! []

 

[Fleabit]

Nice job! The color combination was a nice match.

 

[opfoto]

Great looking pen. Nice job.

 

[53Jim]

If your sister doesn't like it, I'll take it. I think it's a very good looking pen. That segmenting stuff is a P.I.T.A., but the end result is usually worth it.

Great job.

 

[Fangar]

Thanks Jim. The funny thing is, I sent her about 10 photos of pens that I have done recently. Without prompting, she said that she liked the segment the best. I knew it!
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James

 

[Darley]

Very nice pen I like the combo of colour, prety sure she will like this one.

Serge

 

[woodguy1975]

Nice work. I do like the wood combintation.

You might want to try glueing up the segments and then drilling. At least it is easier for me. I just chuck mine up on the lathe after the glue has set and drill it.

 

[jdavis]

nOW THAT IS DIFFERENT. lIKE IT