Afghanistan Service Ribbon Pen

[cheesehead256]

This pen was turned from Acrylic, Corian and guitar picks. The stripe thicknesses and colors were scaled to fit the Comfort pen tube length.


I made a couple of pens using dyed Poplar (Rit dye) but the dye wanted to reflow when applying spin shellac or CA glue. Eventually I used Carnauba wax and applied wax on a per stripe basis. The acrylics are nicer but cutting the thin pieces was tricky.


Many thanks to the Redstone MWR for hosting the Turn-A-Thons.

 

[OZturner]

A Beautiful Pen Mike, For a Worthy Cause.
Love the Service Ribbon Segmentation, Terrific Fit and Finish.
Well matched to the Kit.
I look forward to future postings.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[keithlong]

Nice pen, looks better in person.

 

[Band Saw Box]

A truly outstanding pen. You idea for the making the service ribbon is great and your fit and finish is spot on. It's a very worthy cause and your pen is perfect.