Herringbone glue-up, How?

[handplane]

I saw this pen and want to make something similar.

I know how to make the herringbone pattern but not how to make it so it looks the same all the way around. Is there a trick to this or am I going to have to make lots of little pieces, glue them to the tubes and then cast it. Any help would be appreciated.

BTW that's the Graff von Faber Castell 2008 pen of the year.

 

[Chasper]

You are aspiring to herringbone version 4.5 and that is way beyond me. I can explain herringbone version 1.0. Maybe that will give you a start for what you want to do. Try this:

Start with a little wood cube turned on an edge, about 3/4 inch cube would be about right. See figure one on the illustration.

Cut a bunch of small slices from 3/4 inch blanks, cut them about 1/8 inch thick or so. See figure two. These can be the same wood, contrasting wood, whatever you like. Glue and stack the little slices on the cube until you get it the legnth of the blank you need.

When you have it glued up as long as you want it, cut on the dotted lines and you have a herringbone blank

 

[handplane]

Thanks, I guess I'm on the right track because that was one of my ideas.

My wife always makes the comment that I try the hardest things first. Easy is boring. I have to challenge myself to keep my interest up.

 

[PaulDoug]

Help. I just don't get it. Is there atutorial for this? Maybe more pictures. Guess I could just start cutting and maybe it would come to me.

 

[handplane]

As soon as I get a chance I'll post a screen shot from the sketch-up drawing that I've been working on. I think I have it figured out, on paper. Now the fun, actually making it.

 

[Jerryconn]

Here is a link to an article about styles of segmentation the Herringbone is at the end. http://content.penturners.org/articl...gpenblanks.pdf

 

[TribalRR]

Herringbone Glue-up

Here are some pictures of one I made after seeing that same pen. Let me know if you get stuck.

 

[great12b4ever]

Here is a link to an article about styles of segmentation the Herringbone is at the end. http://content.penturners.org/articl...gpenblanks.pdf

I guess I am a computer dummy or something as I cannot get this link to work. Can someone please help me?
Thanks

 

[wdcav1952]

Rob,

Try this link, pages 13 & 14 deal with a herringbone pen

http://content.penturners.org/articles/2006/segpenblanks.pdf


It doesn't make sense to me, but my link opens for me and the other one does not.

 

[MobilMan]

wdcav1952. Same here. Yours opens but the others just say "Web page cannot be found".

 

[vick]

The tutorial he is reffering to only convers a regular 2 dimension herringbone pattern not what is being discussed here.

By the way Cavs link works fine for me
but the tutorial can also be found here http://www.distinctiveturnings.com/tutorials/SegPenBlanks.pdf

 

[TribalRR]

That tutorial is for a standard herringbone, not the wrap around pattern. The sides of those are flat and the wrap around looks the same from every side.

 

[dntrost]

Man I swear I can't keep up I want to try all of them. I need to just quit work and do this full time. Oh yeah my wife said I need a paycheck not a hobby!

 

[mikemac]

well... looking at the individual SIZES of each piece of wood, it looks like he's gluing up very small slabs... mayb 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/8" giving that size, the blank would end up having 2+ rows of herring bone.. allowing the pattern to go 'all around'

Maybe I'll fire up 3dsmax, and try making a virtual blank to confirm.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[TribalRR]

The number rows of herringbones depends on the angle of the triangles. The pics I posted have 3; 6 pieces per layer.

 

[mikemac]

i found one additional pic that might help

 

[BRobbins629]

Will also work with veneer and a little planning. This one is a 360 degree pattern.

 

[hewunch]

Here are some pictures of one I made after seeing that same pen. Let me know if you get stuck.

OK what do you start with? can you show a picture of that?

 

[Darley]

I saw this pen and want to make something similar.

I know how to make the herringbone pattern but not how to make it so it looks the same all the way around. Is there a trick to this or am I going to have to make lots of little pieces, glue them to the tubes and then cast it. Any help would be appreciated.

BTW that's the Graff von Faber Castell 2008 pen of the year.

Nice pen, do you know where to fine this kit? if he can be found

 

[TribalRR]

There is not a kit for that pen nor is there anything close that I have found. That pen's MSRP is $3000 BTW...

I started with 3/16" thick triangles and went from there...
I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in doing a tutorial or telling exactly how to make this. However I will help you get started and if you make attempts and get stuck I will give help.

 

[Jerryconn]

Sorry Everyone,
Not sure why that happened just follow Cav's link