Pair of Zen stamp pens

[ossaguy]

Here's a pair of Zen stamp pens done decoupage style.One is with flower stamps from Austria,the other is with Minnesota duck stamps.These duck stamps are bigger than normal,but fit a turned down Zen barrel perfectly.They cost more so I'm glad it only take two!


Thanks,
Steve

 

[vanngo5d]

Great job Steve, always enjoy seeing the stamps.

 

[RetiredJake]

Nice job, those are lovely. Mind reviewing your process for the stamps?

Thanks,
Jake

 

[jyreene]

That's slick looking.

 

[Jim15]

Good looking pens.

 

[ossaguy]

Nice job, those are lovely. Mind reviewing your process for the stamps?

Thanks,
Jake

I pretty much follow the PSI video on YouTube, ( Search: Stamp Pen) and also there is a good tutorial here on the IAP in the library,to do them decoupage-style.I needed to do it that way on these because the stamps are jumbo sized,and they would overlap on a bare Zen tube.I think I turned the blank down to .460'',from the .512 finished size.( that fit the duck stamp just perfectly,I really lucked out)

Then built the med ca up to about .525'',then I use a sharp skew like a scraper (wrong.,I know..) to make it straight,down to .514",them MM to size,then buffed out.

On the other ones I've done,I send the decorated & sealed barrels to Don Vann for clear casting,then finish as normal.I like all the edges to mate up,so having a straight tube is needed for that.On the pens that will have curved shaped barrels,sending them to Don is the way to go.He does a great job.

Thanks,
Steve