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The first is Red Heart and Osage Orange with aluminum segments. Managed to keep the aluminum dust out this time. The second is a Checkerboard pen with Bloodwood and soft maple. I think I'm finally getting the hang of the CA/BLO finish. Comments and critiques welcome and appreciated :).
 

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Very nice. I especially like the first one. Did you come up with the design, or is there a pattern to be found somewhere?
 
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Beautiful work Brian. Be prepared for lots of questions on "keeping the dust off". You did an Excellent job at doing that on the pens.
 
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I did not come up with the pattern on my own. I saw Kaspar's gorgeous zebra and tru-stone pen and wanted to try my hand at a similar design. Check it out here, its really a masterpiece. http://www.villagephotos.com/utils/image.aspx?u=2003-11\493974\Zebra%20Composite-open-002.jpg&188978.1499156803

"Hank is right.... How DID you manage to keep the aluminum dust out of the wood? Hmmm? :wink::biggrin:"

I took Hank's advice and tried scraping instead of sanding. My scraper was a bit dull and I didn't want to go sharpen it, so I used the very tip of a sharp gouge chisel. My hand isn't very steady, so it was a bit nerve racking. I think that when I actually go take the time to sharpen the scraper it will work a lot better.
 
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Really like the look of the Redheart/Osage. What size is the aluminum you used? It looks a lot thicker than others I've seen. Both are great looking pens.
 
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ngeb528 said:
Really like the look of the Redheart/Osage. What size is the aluminum you used? It looks a lot thicker than others I've seen. Both are great looking pens.
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I honestly don't know what size it is. The aluminum comes from some old trail markers. Its roughly the same thickness as the flashing you can get at Lowes.
 
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