Dai Sensei
Member
I got a request from the owners of Ubeaut Neil & Pauline, good friends of mine, to make some pens for them for Xmas gifts using some kits they were going to send me. They wanted 2 from timber with the best grain I had, 2 circuit board pens, and 2 of my choice of my "specials". I said no probs, send me the kits :wink:.
Well they sent me Gold Dayacom Rollerballs from Timberbits
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My first problem was circuit board blanks only come in Sierra and Cigars, not long enough for these kits :frown:. So using some spare tubes to splice joint the Sierra circuit board blanks I had with pieces of the Dayacom Rollerball tubes, I extended them at either end. I then used some actual gold leaf and stuck it in patches to the tube extensions, before casting with some green Pearlex powder hoping to get a reasonable match. I think it works well.
I then used some Red Coolabah burl, and cross-cut Burdekin Plum, for the timber pens. Both have pretty decent grain and relatively easy for me to turn and finish in CA :wink:.
For my "specials", I chose a blue cast Banksia for which I am known for, and a clock parts pen that I have been experimenting with. The clock parts are embedded in polymer clay, baked, then cast in resin. I do have to turn them with a curved surface to miss the parts coming through though, although I think it looks Ok :wink:.
I think they all look pretty spiffy, so I'm sure they will fit the order :biggrin:.
Cheers
Well they sent me Gold Dayacom Rollerballs from Timberbits
. My first problem was circuit board blanks only come in Sierra and Cigars, not long enough for these kits :frown:. So using some spare tubes to splice joint the Sierra circuit board blanks I had with pieces of the Dayacom Rollerball tubes, I extended them at either end. I then used some actual gold leaf and stuck it in patches to the tube extensions, before casting with some green Pearlex powder hoping to get a reasonable match. I think it works well
.
I then used some Red Coolabah burl, and cross-cut Burdekin Plum, for the timber pens. Both have pretty decent grain and relatively easy for me to turn and finish in CA :wink:.
For my "specials", I chose a blue cast Banksia for which I am known for, and a clock parts pen that I have been experimenting with. The clock parts are embedded in polymer clay, baked, then cast in resin. I do have to turn them with a curved surface to miss the parts coming through though, although I think it looks Ok :wink:.
I think they all look pretty spiffy, so I'm sure they will fit the order :biggrin:.
Cheers
