I made this pen for my wife for Christmas. I didnt have a chance to take pictures of it until today.
Its made with a spiral twist pen blank made by my son using Koa and Walnut.
Since both woods are fairly dark the difference is subtle compared to the other I have made. The blanks were cut on a cnc using a rotary table and glued together. I use 1 inch radiator hose clamps to clamp it together when gluing it up.
This pen is a click pen using a Schmidt click mechanism. I disassembled it and cut the top button down to thread it to 10-32 threads and made a silver button to replace it. I cut the cup that the shaft rides in down to a hex and made a silver one that the the machined cup threads down into inside. Here is a link to the thread where I modify the Schmidt mechanism. http://www.penturners.org/forum/f56/working-modifying-schmidt-click-mechanism-127370/
The pen separates at the silver Center band, it is two parts, threaded to have access to replace the refill. I used a friction Polish from DR's Woodshop to finish it. Woodturning finishes from Doctor's Woodshop > Home
The Lower blank uses an 8mm tube about 1 1/8 long
Questions and Comment welcome.
Its made with a spiral twist pen blank made by my son using Koa and Walnut.
Since both woods are fairly dark the difference is subtle compared to the other I have made. The blanks were cut on a cnc using a rotary table and glued together. I use 1 inch radiator hose clamps to clamp it together when gluing it up.
This pen is a click pen using a Schmidt click mechanism. I disassembled it and cut the top button down to thread it to 10-32 threads and made a silver button to replace it. I cut the cup that the shaft rides in down to a hex and made a silver one that the the machined cup threads down into inside. Here is a link to the thread where I modify the Schmidt mechanism. http://www.penturners.org/forum/f56/working-modifying-schmidt-click-mechanism-127370/
The pen separates at the silver Center band, it is two parts, threaded to have access to replace the refill. I used a friction Polish from DR's Woodshop to finish it. Woodturning finishes from Doctor's Woodshop > Home
The Lower blank uses an 8mm tube about 1 1/8 long
Questions and Comment welcome.
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