colored pencil pen blanks

[jeff3285]

can anyone give me some help on making colored pencil blanks,,i have been looking for the 8 sided kind but all I can find is the round ones,,any help on finding the right kind or the procedure for glueing or turning them would be a real help,,thank you

 

[Sabaharr]

There is a video on youtube on that. As for the pencils try school supplies or ebay as a last resort.

 

[jttheclockman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tWSlV58qi5M

 

[Crayman]

My wife is an art teacher, so i get a mix of short pencils from many diff manufacturers. I trim to approx 3/4" stand them up in a blank mold and cast them in Alumilite. I prefer to tint the Alumilte with a color for pens and I powder coat my tubes. I also cast them in a round mold with clear for pendents.

 

[KenV]

If you want the hexagonal ones, shop art supplies. The round ones are for school kids.

Have not seen octagonal ones that I remember

 

[TonyW]

As these coloured pencil blanks are another part of my learning curve, as I'never heard of them before, can I have a link to finished pens with them please. Unfortunately I couldn't find the original video mentioned in the clip John T' link.

Thank you,

Tony Wells.

 

[jttheclockman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xPAK_jR-RKI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g1CmSkmlunk

Couple of other nice colored pencil projects.

here is a thread of one of our members doing this.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f56/argh-colored-pencil-woes-123847/

 

[Mr Vic]

Jeff,

I believe this is what you are looking for. Hexagonal = 6 sided which is the same as most #2 pencils. Haven't seen an Octagonal shape one and even so it would leave a lot of gaps which is probably why bees make their honeycomb hexagonal

Prismacolor® Col-Erase® Pencils with Erasers | Staples®

 

[Edgar]

I recently bought a couple of packages of hexagonal colored pencils at a dollar store - cheaper than any place else.

 

[TonyW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xPAK_jR-RKI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g1CmSkmlunk

Couple of other nice colored pencil projects.

here is a thread of one of our members doing this.

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f56/argh-colored-pencil-woes-123847/

Thanks John!

Tony.

 

[Marnat3]

I just bought a large fistful of them at a thrift store for .99.

 

[Notscottish]

I got mine at Michael's crafts.