I have wanted to do some segmenting and the scallops in particular for a long time now. One of Wiset1's (Tim) pens inspired me enough to get off my duff and do one. This is one of my simple wooden roller ball pens I enjoy making, only a little less simple this time. It is a curly maple with walnut scallops and ebony accents. The clip, center band, the front section connector, inserts in the end caps, and the tip of the nose cone are ebony. This pen was a great challenge for me. I have been pushed to keep up with the holidays and it shows up in the pen. The scallops are not perfect by any means. They do however all line up when assembled. I admit it was as much luck as anything. Threading the ebony was anything but easy. I had to remake the center band and connector each twice before I got it right. I will be sending this one to my brother in Michigan.
The scallops were cut 45 degree on the ends and 60 degrees in the middle.
a picture of the ebony connectors I made.
Comments welcome.
The scallops were cut 45 degree on the ends and 60 degrees in the middle.
a picture of the ebony connectors I made.
Comments welcome.