Okay, so after going through the library I came across a video tutorial done by Ed Davidson about adding "Gizmo's" to the end of your pen. I followed the link provided to the vendor to buy some, but they no longer carried them. Jon Piper was kind enough to send me his last 3 to do some tests with. What you see in the images is a result of a couple hours in the shop. See write-up under images for details!
The wood Mosaic test is done on a full sized Statesman lower barrel. The wood is Birdseye Maple, the segmenting is a Brass, Styrene, Brass sandwich with a black PR band from Dawn. This has been turned, but IS NOT finished. I still have to put a CA finish on it. Waiting on my CA to arrive in the mail...just have thick left.
The Black Mosaic test is done with PR from Dawn on a full sized Majestic lower barrel. I did a half scallop on the top with the mosaic in the fold. I added a brass plug below that for effect and did a verticle segment under that with the same brass, styrene, brass sandwich. Not sure it needed that, but it's a test so who really cares.
NOTES: The wood held up and I wasn't as scared that the mosaic pin would rip out. I think the wood acted as a buffer a bit. The PR was VERY slow going. I felt that the blank would blow at any second, but I took REALLY slow cuts and just skimmed the surface until I had it shaped. The possibilities are endless with this, but just like scalloping...it's a real pain in the butt!!!!
Hope this helps others
The wood Mosaic test is done on a full sized Statesman lower barrel. The wood is Birdseye Maple, the segmenting is a Brass, Styrene, Brass sandwich with a black PR band from Dawn. This has been turned, but IS NOT finished. I still have to put a CA finish on it. Waiting on my CA to arrive in the mail...just have thick left.
The Black Mosaic test is done with PR from Dawn on a full sized Majestic lower barrel. I did a half scallop on the top with the mosaic in the fold. I added a brass plug below that for effect and did a verticle segment under that with the same brass, styrene, brass sandwich. Not sure it needed that, but it's a test so who really cares.
NOTES: The wood held up and I wasn't as scared that the mosaic pin would rip out. I think the wood acted as a buffer a bit. The PR was VERY slow going. I felt that the blank would blow at any second, but I took REALLY slow cuts and just skimmed the surface until I had it shaped. The possibilities are endless with this, but just like scalloping...it's a real pain in the butt!!!!
Hope this helps others
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