A Rat's Tale

[skiprat]

.......or should that be A Rat's Tail?:biggrin:

This is my latest concoction and I personally think it is the best pen I've ever made and I'm pretty chuffed with it.:redface::biggrin:

I took loads of pics and I'll post them in order.
I hope you like it as much as I do

 

[skiprat]

....and some more

 

[skiprat]

.....just a few more:biggrin:

 

[skiprat]

.....eventually:biggrin:

 

[Gary Max]

Dang----you do that all by hand---very impressive

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

 

[WriteRev]

Amazing. You've outdone yourself - and that's saying something!

Thanks for the inspiration.

Steve

 

[Gordon]

That's amazing !!

 

[MarkHix]

Is "chuffed" good? If so, I am very chuffed! That is the coolest pen!

 

[markgum]

Holy cow..... i don't know if I can ever post a photo again.
That is AMAZIN'!!!!!

 

[altaciii]

Steve, How do you do that? Here he goes again. What a beautiful pen. I know its getting harder and harder for you to create something better than the last one. Somehow, you always come through. Great job! and thanks for the mini tutorial.

 

[cinder_ladylocket]

The Man has Become KING of the pen world........gosh....thats astounding for sure!

 

[rdunn12]

Awesome work man!!Maybe one day you could just do a normal kit pen and make the rest of us feel better!

 

[DCBluesman]

 

[CaptG]

You are just freaking amazing. And I do mean that in the best, most respectfull way.

 

[leehljp]

:star: Do you expect us to find mere words to describe that, or should we put the accolades to :musical-note: music? :musical-note: Anything less would be inadequate! :star:

For us mortals, could you please make an ugly wood pen and post the pictures? PLEASE! :biggrin:

 

[arjudy]

Wow. Impressive. Stupendous. Incredible. Splendiferous. Amazing. Unbelievable. :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

I don't think any of those words really describes your creation.

You are one talented human being.

 

[TBone]

I am speechless. Beautiful and very creative. I'm impressed you could think of that, much less accomplish it

 

[rando81]

Wow!!!

 

[THarvey]

That just stinks!!!:mad-tongue:

I expel all my creative energy trying to match a pen blank with a standard kit. YOU, on the other hand, are creating beautiful objects of art like this. :befuddled:

Well Done. That is one great looking pen. :highfive:

 

[areaman]

Amazing pen!! no need to say more than that.

 

[dgscott]

Gosh -- I suddenly feel so, so -- small, somehow!

Congratulations on a work of art.
Doug

 

[ldb2000]

You mean now I'm gonna have to use hand files too ? :tongue::biggrin:
I cant wait for the FULL tutorial :wink::biggrin::tongue:

That pen is just plain............SPECTACULAR !!!

 

[spiritwoodturner]

Uhhhhh.....

That's all I'm capable of at the moment.

Dale

 

[gmcnut]

M-A-Zing, Um-A-Zing, Em-A-Zing, Amazing!

As per usual of course.

 

[edman2]

Not too shabby there Mr Rat! :biggrin: I am in awe of that kind of creativity that can see the pen before you can see the pen and then make what you saw before you could see it! Visionary to the highest degree!

 

[JohnU]

Holy S*#T!

 

[btboone]

Very cool design and execution. Well done.

 

[wdcav1952]

Mark, let's break our skews and take up knitting!

Damn, Skippy, I don't have words for this one!

 

[Manny]

Where does he get all of those wonderful toys from???

 

[devowoodworking]

Amazing stuff right there!!

 

[mrburls]

Where do you dream up this stuff? We are lucky to have such talent here on this site. That is one of the coolest pens I've seen.

YOU ARE GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keith "mrburls"

 

[mitchm]

Steven, bloody hell.....that is AWESOME!!!!! Must be the boertjie blood coming through!

 

[BigShed]

G'day Steven, I think all the superlatives have been used so I'll just say WOW!!!

Fantastic pen, great design, and very innovative execution.

I was on the forum this afternoon and happened to spot this pen in the New Photos, before I even saw who posted it I knew it was a Skippy pen.
Said to myself, how in the blue blazes did that rodent do that!:thunder:

My best guess was that you hand made the metal parts and then cast them in acrylic, I was wrong on the second part. Hate to think how much time went in to that pen.

Have a feeling the only one who is going to make a pen to beat that one is you!:highfive:

 

[Jim15]

Were you born a genius or are you from some far distant mechanical planet? Absolutely amazing.

 

[stolicky]

Wow, good job.

 

[jaywood1207]

Excellent execution and an outstanding result.

 

[cnirenberg]

Wow. That is one wicked, awesome looking pen.

 

[skiprat]

Many thanks for all the compliments:biggrin:

If anyone tries something like this then although the pics are pretty self explainitory, there is one process that really helps. The pic below shows the PR clamped to the metal. At this stage the resin was cut and sanded to a reasonably close fit, but while it's clamped it gets heated with a heat gun on low and the clamps gradually tightened a fraction at a time. Then left to cool completly. This ensures a nice clean joint:wink:

Thanks again:biggrin:

 

[BRobbins629]

Wonderful stuff Skip, but we've come to expect that from you.