What's your most creative Pen

[Glenn McCullough]

NO turning was requested, it asked for the most creative. Nicely done. Wish I had one of your pens.

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

 

[Glenn McCullough]

That is a classy pen, may I ask where you got the clip or did you make it?

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

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

The clip was a gift from Bruce Robbins, I have one more and one day will be making a pen with it also......a gift for him.

That is a classy pen, may I ask where you got the clip or did you make it?

 

[papaturner]

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



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

Go for it Brian.......Sorta fun to make.

 

[gawdelpus]

I finished this a couple of days ago for a client ,not in the same league as most already shown in this thread ,but apart from one I made with "chicken drumsticks " this is my contribution

Cheers ~ John

 

[papaturner]

Either my aluminum rocket:

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

Don,that`s the neatest Pentel I have seen. Awesome job.

 

[Phunky_2003]

Toni,

Those are some of the cutiest and most unique pens I have seen. They are different, that Dalmation doggie one is really cool. Reminds me of my first dog. He was quite the goofball. You do some very nice work. Most of the time I see your work, I have to wait and look several times before commenting because I am just flabborgasted at the work you do.

Impressive!

 

[Toni]

Those are some of the cutiest and most unique pens I have seen. They are different, that Dalmation doggie one is really cool. Reminds me of my first dog. He was quite the goofball. You do some very nice work. Most of the time I see your work, I have to wait and look several times before commenting because I am just flabborgasted at the work you do.

They made GREAT teachers gifts and not expensive at all!! The teacher that got the Dalmation pen lived down the street from us, so I knew her and her dog real well, great dogs!! Thank you for the complements I also have a turtle pen as well head comes out of the shell and its the pen..

 

[CaptG]

Toni, you are making it to rough on us old guys, lol. Nice work.

 

[Rfturner]

I finished this a couple of days ago for a client ,not in the same league as most already shown in this thread ,but apart from one I made with "chicken drumsticks " this is my contribution

Cheers ~ John

Next time if your take a golf ball and drill it out it will make a nice stand just flaten the bottom or drill and use a peg to hold it onto a base

 

[gketell]

I guess this one would considered my most "Creative". It is a copper pot scrubber cast in clear PR with the hole painted black.

I just wish that they had the Sierra Vista style when I made this. It is a little too "pregnant" for my tastes.

 

[DurocShark]

That looks awesome!

 

[Sylvanite]

Well, I think my most creative pen was the "Belaying Pen":

The most unusual material I've used is probably whipping twine, as in the "Coachwhipped Pen":

Regards,
Eric

 

[PaulDoug]

WOW! There is some great stuff here. These are not very creative ones but I'm not a very creative person. The first is the most difficult one for me to turn because of the two different hardness' of the materials. Cork and mesquite. The second one was made from black pvc pipe. I scroll sawed the bats and filled with epoxy and paint.

 

[MartinPens]

Creative Himalayan Pen

It's not my favorite pen, but it did have a lot of creative juices involved in making it.

African Blackwood. Slimline kit. Silk threads from a Himalayan shop. Brass lotus flower buttons from Napal shop.

 

[MartinPens]

I find all of these pens to be very inspiring! So glad to have found this site!

 

[jimbob91577]

WOW! There is some great stuff here. These is not a very creative ones but I'm not a very creative person. The first is the most difficult one for me to turn because of the two different hardness' of the materials. Cork and mesquite. The second one was made from black pvc pipe. I scroll sawed the bats and filled with epoxy and paint.

Was the cork in general hard to drill out and turn? Did you have to stabilize it with CA or something to keep it from deteriorating when you drilled it out?

 

[PaulDoug]

Was the cork in general hard to drill out and turn? Did you have to stabilize it with CA or something to keep it from deteriorating when you drilled it out?

Not hard to drill, I used a Brad point bit. As you can guess from the picture I used wine bottle corks. Just drill about 1/8" at a time and clear. These were wine bottle corks and some 100 year old wine barrel stays. Really smell good while turning. Made for my neighbors that own a winery.

 

[rebelgal1]

I am very interested in how u did this, I have just got started with the pr,and love all the things that can be done with it...... thanks sandy

 

[jttheclockman]

I am very interested in how u did this, I have just got started with the pr,and love all the things that can be done with it...... thanks sandy

Do what????? If you are talking about casting objects in blanks, look in the library for articles about casting or post your questions in the casting forum. Will get more responses.

 

[cinder_ladylocket]

WOW you guys and gals!!!! You just baffle me with your knowledge and ability to create such designs.....wonderful work...keep it up!!!!

 

[FireMedic4Christ]

late entry

A gift for the dad who has everything from his son whom I work with at the fire department. A wine cork and oak from the family winery.

Thanks for looking,
Brian

 

[PenMan1]

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.

Some day, I will own this pen! I may have to do a "papa John" and track it down and buy it, but I LOVE THIS PEN!!!!!!!

 

[jaywood1207]

This was my most challenging and favorite so far.

 

[Jgrden]

A gift for the dad who has everything from his son whom I work with at the fire department. A wine cork and oak from the family winery.

Thanks for looking,
Brian

What a great idea.

 

[bobalouie76]

100+ year old Hickory from a Ford Model A

Although hickory is a fairly bland wood... the history behind these is hard to overlook. Made for my grandfather who restores and collects antique cars including a number of Ford Model A & T's, these pens are made from original spokes from these pieces of American history. Since this is supposed to be my most "creative" pen to date, I guess the wood type doesnt really matter.

Matt

 

[Dai Sensei]

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

Love the dog Toni :tongue:

My own most creative would be my closed end hidden clip Malachite & Turquiose Banksia modified Churchills

 

[creativewriting]

Man there are some cool pens in this post. That Pentel is great. I have to add another so I apologize. The sports pens were cool, but I think my last was my most creative and biggest achievement yet.

 

[Minotbob]

Neil, Those are beautiful

 

[stolicky]

Probably my wenge "Cigar" pen.

 

[Ryan Richardson]

I think the material is what makes this pen my most creative. The body of the pen is made from a spollete, which is a simple type of fuse used in fireworks and is made from tightly wrapped paper. It was turned using a skew chisel, lightly sanded and finished with CA.

 

[DurocShark]

I like the spollette. Did it hold together while turning?

 

[Ryan Richardson]

Surprisingly, it held together pretty well. It did have a tendency to tear when using any tool other than a skew.

 

[phillywood]

Well, Ladies and gents. I haven't even truned a pen yet, but you guys making me drwel. And, honestly, I am not sure that I can even keep up. probably when I start out you guys are gonne laugh in the back ground and not even express it here.

 

[its_virgil]

Other than the pens I make with blanks I cast I suppose I have two favorites I would place in this category. Pictures follow and I think they are self explanatory. If not, ask and I will answer.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[darrin1200]

Don those pens are awesome.

That halequin pattern is great. It looks like you turned 2 blanks to shape then cut out the diamonds and reglued on a tube. If this is the case, how in the heck did you cut them so exact. If thats not how you did it, could you give me a clue. I would love to try something like that.

Darrin

 

[its_virgil]

Thanks Darrin. That is exactly now it was done. I did not cut the diamond pieces myself. I drilled and preturned the blue and purple blanks and sent them to Ken Nelsen at http://www.kallenshaanwoods.com and he cut the pieces for me. I then glued the diamonds to the tube and finished turning the pen. Contact Ken if you want to do one and I'm sure he will help you out. Mention this pen and he will remember...he probably will anyway. We had fun figuring out how to best do this. The pen was a special request from a customer. I will be doing more of these in other colors.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

quote=darrin1200;1038874]Don those pens are awesome.

That halequin pattern is great. It looks like you turned 2 blanks to shape then cut out the diamonds and reglued on a tube. If this is the case, how in the heck did you cut them so exact. If thats not how you did it, could you give me a clue. I would love to try something like that.

Darrin[/quote]

 

[jttheclockman]

BUMP

Anyone add to this. Its been awhile and seems to have died.

 

[Drstrangefart]

This one has been shown a couple of times now, but is the most creative of my pens. I wanted to use a table saw instead of a bandsaw to make a super thick celtic knot, and the Colorply looked like it was gonna be good for the job. I did the turning after he walked me through installing the knot into the blank. We both worked on the CA finish.

 

[DCBluesman]

I don't do "creative".