Walnut Pen and Pencil set

[OutofTurnSam]

27Walnut3i by OutofTurn2011

Here is a "matching" pen and pencil set that I made for my dad. These are the sister blanks to a pen I made earlier for myself. I'm happy with how the grain and the features of the wood turned out, but I was hoping the curves would be more symetrical.

I didn't notice until after a few tear outs had occurred that the blanks were cut on a slight angle. I had to fill in a few gaps with CA, and even make a CA/sawdust paste to patch up a blow out at the end of the pen. Fortunately I was able to hide it under the clip when I assembled the pen.

Thoughts? Comments? Compliments?

You can click on the image to be taken to my flickr page. All images of these pens are labled "27Walnut3" with a letter at the end that corresponds to the order in which the picture was taken.

 

[el_d]

Very nice Sam. Great figure in that wood.

Looks great.

 

[patmurris]

Nice wood, although i can't say i like those tiny waisted slims... drop the center band man! :wink:

Do you use sharp tools? When working with cross cut blanks, you want your gouge to cut like a razor.