A mess of pens....

[Jayman72]

Hey all,

Been busy turning, not so busy posting so I thought I would take some time away from making and start some posting....


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These 2 are an attempt at making "Equal Opposites"
They are made from Yellowheart, Ziricote and blue veneer with the pieces put together opposite of each other.


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This is made from cut off's from a segmented bowl I made.


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Redwood Burl


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This was made with basic Pine. Bottom is dyed black and the top is made from Pine pieces (grain offset by about 15 degrees from each other) red and black veneer and aluminum strips.


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Osage Orange with Mahogany and Maple


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PSL - Parallel Strand Lumber - Used for structural beams in construction - Absolute terror to turn. Next time I am going to try stabilizing it to see if it works better.


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These are a set of pens made with Stabilized Cypress. (Cypress is tough to turn until you stabilize it then its a dream.)


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Purple Dyed Curly Maple with a Celtic Knot


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This one came together as an experiment that turned out pretty nice I think.
Its Holly wood with a charm bracelet spacer used instead of the crappy one that came with the pen.

As always thanks for looking.

Jay
Tampa, FL

 

[liljohn1368]

Wow!!! Those are nice. Really like the purple with the celtic knot...

 

[jeff]

#1 looks great on the front page :biggrin:

 

[Jayman72]

#1 looks great on the front page :biggrin:

I'd say that I agree but I am a tad biased.

Thanks

 

[OZturner]

A Great "Mess" of Pens Jay,
Terrific Assortment of Fantastic Creativity.
Glorious Blanks, Superb Segmentation, Excellent Fit and Finish.
I have just about run out of Superlatives,
Outstanding Craftsmanship.
Congratulations,
Brian.