What's your most creative Pen

[Minotbob]

I just looked at jttheclockman's pen from braided chrome and it was beautiful. This got me to thinking of all of the different materials that one could use to turn a pen. Please post a picture of your most unusual pen that you have created.

 

[Jgrden]

Unusual desk pen

Red oak desk pen set.

 

[ldb2000]

I've done a number of creative pens , they are the most fun to make but this one is the most unusual material I have ever used . I won a prize in a birthday bash with this one .



It's a kitless design made from cast BX armored electrical cable :biggrin:

I personally think this is my most creative pen . It is one of my Twindows pens . It's made from Aluminum and brass and uses a cigar transmission and parker type refill . You twist the brass barrel inside the window in the aluminum body to extend and retract the refill .



I have a number of other pens in my album that could be listed here including a cartridge pen made with cast Abalone shells and the pen that got me into the Penmakers Guild .

 

[RAdams]

My coolest pen still lives in my head! I just wsh i had the skills to get it out of there!

 

[RAdams]

Butch, that twindows pen is sweet! I like the idea!!!

 

[Minotbob]

John and Butch - Those are really different and beautiful.

 

[CaptG]

A one piece cigar, acrylic with a rope twist. Nib twists to move cartridge in and out.

 

[rdunn12]

well here's mine,kitless closed end with serpent rod centerband.

 

[btboone]

This one might be mine. Spiral cut Olivewood in a titanium desk set. The base is weighted and the barrel is splined to spin when the pen is set in the base.

 

[maxman400]

My Polyvinyl Chloride Olympian II Elite

 

[Buzzzz4]

So far my creativity came out in my grass pen.

 

[knifecut]

Carved cigar in ash, alongside a couple of carved pencils.

 

[YoYoSpin]

Here's mine...blast off !

 

[skiprat]

I think my 'most unusual' pen was my 'Bare Bones', which was definately also my ugliest but my favourite was my Rat's Tale :biggrin:

 

[creativewriting]

To date I like my sports pens because they were such a challenge.

 

[David M]

made with crushed coal . coal that was from the salvage of the Titanic with coa .

 

[jttheclockman]

To date I like my sports pens because they were such a challenge.

Keith I always did like those when you showed them and I think they are also my favorite. At least one of them. Thanks for showing again.

 

[creativewriting]

Thanks John! This is the other side of PC without the flowers (Just kidding Toni)

 

[hunter-27]

My most unusual is probably the single barrel rebar pen. Not a lot of fun to drill by the way. :wink:

 

[USAFVET98]

Here is mine. It is turned from aluminum and then duracoated to match a gun set we did for a customer.

 

[ahoiberg]

So far my creativity came out in my grass pen.

oh hell yes! did you just cast the fresh grass in PR? i'm a phd student studying turf, i had that idea a long time ago but never got around to doing anything with it. i haven't turned a pen in at least a year, but this just might get me interested again. i'd love to hear some details.

 

[MDEdwards]

Not art, but most creative for me.
Michael

 

[bgibb42]

How about a father and son set? Pen for me, the father, and a "pen" for my son, who's 2.

 

[jttheclockman]

"The 4 Metals"

Being my name was mentioned at the top of this thread I might as well put my up to date best or most creative. It happens to be the 4 different metal sleeving blanks I cast in clear poly resin. They look alot better in person so sorry for the poor photos because of the shiny metal it was hard to photogragh. Thanks for looking.

 

[Rfturner]

This is by far one of the most creativce I have done. This is oak and mahogany that I did on my bandsaw, glued together, and turned. I have a secret project that I am starting and will be posting it soon. It will make some of you jealous once it is done. I will post pics once I have it completed

 

[papaturner]

Compared to you folks I`m not at all creative,but this one is a bit different.
Didn`t even steal the idea.:biggrin:

 

[Minotbob]

This is by far one of the most creativce I have done. This is oak and mahogany that I did on my bandsaw, glued together, and turned. I have a secret project that I am starting and will be posting it soon. It will make some of you jealous once it is done. I will post pics once I have it completed

Ryan, that's gorgeous.

 

[jskeen]

I was actually pretty proud of this one at the time, it was a fairly early effort, but hey, it sold, and come to think of it may have been the first one I ever got over $100 for.

http://www.penturners.org/photos/images/4316/1_desk1.jpg

Axis antler crown with water buffalo horn and cocobolo.

 

[Minotbob]

Being my name was mentioned at the top of this thread I might as well put my up to date best or most creative. It happens to be the 4 different metal sleeving blanks I cast in clear poly resin. They look alot better in person so sorry for the poor photos because of the shiny metal it was hard to photogragh. Thanks for looking.

John T. Those are really nice. What kind of mesh are the two silver pens?

 

[DurocShark]

Either my aluminum rocket:

Or my santa sierra (I can't find my photos, using the one from the PITH):

 

[rjwolfe3]

Either my aluminum rocket:

Or my santa sierra (I can't find my photos, using the one from the PITH):

You know my wife loves those pens!!:biggrin:

 

[DurocShark]

You know my wife loves those pens!!:biggrin:

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Glenn McCullough]

cant decide

These are standouts, IMHO. Standouts in my collection of accomplishments, not in comparison to many others, though...

 

[jttheclockman]

John T. Those are really nice. What kind of mesh are the two silver pens?

Thanks

From left to right. braided brass, braided stainless steel, braided copper, and a weaved chrome.

 

[DurocShark]

These are standouts, IMHO. Standouts in my collection of accomplishments, not in comparison to many others, though...

I love the ropework on the ivory pen!

 

[bgibb42]

Compared to you folks I`m not at all creative,but this one is a bit different.
Didn`t even steal the idea.:biggrin:

You didn't, but I might!!!:biggrin: That's a great idea!

These are standouts, IMHO. Standouts in my collection of accomplishments, not in comparison to many others, though...

That first one is great! I love how the barrel wraps around itself, so speak. Nice work!

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Have a few that were made from Eagles blanks but you asked for our most creative, I guess this might be it.

 

[Minotbob]

Have a few that were made from Eagles blanks but you asked for our most creative, I guess this might be it.

I love that Kokopelli figure. That turned out really nice.

 

[PenPal]

One of many firsts in creation

This pen evolved from my Spark Plug Pen. Using Corian turned in African Ebony, hex cut turned to reveal the faceted faces I called my Aztec Pen.

Hunter when you asked for the hows etc of my ReBar pen I mentioned how rebar is an amalgam of all types of steel and I learned later there are two types one tensilish and one softer for bending both hard on drills. My REBar was drilled out and fitted with conventional brass sleeves.

Regards Peter.

 

[Toni]

Not sure if these pens count as my "most creative" but they were fun to make!! and worth a good laugh especially the crazy chicken. Of coarse they werent turned on a lathe