purple heart

Spent some time at the lathe again this past week. Here’s one of my turnings. A special request for a Purple Heart pen as a Christmas gift for someone’s wife. Finished with CA. I look forward to hearing their response when they have it in hand. Thoughts and/or feedback always appreciated.

Tried my hand at heating the Purple Heart blank after I turned it to the shape I desired with a propane torch. Where the flame hit the pen the purple immediately deepened. It was a very unique experience to watch and perform. I then sanded to it's final shape and put on a CA finish. I chose...

I was asked to turn a thin line pen for a gentleman to give to his wife on her upcoming birthday. I know her and she’sa unique and quirky personality. When I showed him the pen he immediately said, she will love it!!! Thankful for how this one turned out.

A project I'm working on is a segmented pen using Purple Heart & an Acrylic in the Cap Section, both cut on a 45 degree angle & separated with a piece of aluminum from a soda can. I'd like to enhance the color of the Purple Heart using heat; either a butane torch or heat gun. Does anyone have a...

G'day! Sleeved this beautiful chunk of purple 💜 with some ebonite and made a massive pen! Ebonite section, Jowo #6 b, marble acrylic finials with abalone coin inlay, spacers, watch crown roll stop, CA finish. Thanks for looking! Casey.

Hey guys, here is the third pen I made. It`s slimline with Purpleheart and silver wire inlaid initials. I did this without bushings, that`s why my finish came out bad on the blank ends (CA finish). In the meantime, I made HDPE bushings for my Large jr Gentlemen fountain pen. I will show that...

I’m new to pen turning, have done a few and getting a little better with each on. I’ve been watching videos on CA finishes and have really been enjoying them. However I turned two Purple Heart pens today and when I finished them they had splotches that appeared to be under the glue. It’s nice...

I’m new to pen turning, have done a few and getting a little better with each on. I’ve been watching videos on CA finishes and have really been enjoying them. However I turned two Purple Heart pens today and when I finished them they had splotches that appeared to be under the glue. You can see...

I'm making two pens with purple heart and some type of ebony. I'm using the pen mill in my drill press; been doing this for quite a while with no problems. Anyway, the wood starts smoking before I even get close to the blank being turned down to the tube. I checked the Janka scale and note that...

Has anyone ever seen purple heart burl...is there such a thing? If so any pictures or places to purchase? Thanks, Steve