Coffee Wood Euro

[tinker]

I had a couple of hours for the shop for the first time in awhile so I practiced the Euro style. I started the taper too soon and the clip will not seat on the barrel and I got careless at the nib. My main concentration was on the tenon with the new bushings. I also turned the lower barrel with the nib on the wrong end, so the grain doesn't match up. If it is true that you learn from your mistakes, I learned volumns today. I was in a hurry and had a ton of other things on my mind, shouldn't even be in the shop in that condition.
LOML pointed out the grain difference.

 

[coach]

LOL! They asked for it right!

 

[JimGo]

Looks pretty good, especially for a "failure".

 

[Thumbs]

I'll TRY never to be too curious again![]

In Re: ..... another forum or another thread?

 

[Fangar]

Uh...That's one "pecker" of a pen. Huh huh.. did you say wood? I digress.

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Fangar

 

[MDWine]

LOL Fangar []

 

[btboone]

You would think that turning coffee would give you a buzz. Does it have a nice smell like coffee beans?

 

[Rifleman1776]

The grain thing doesn't bother me and you have already pointed out the error with the nib. But, the clip problem is puzzling. Your upper barrel seems to be OK. I don't recognize the clip, what was your source for this kit? Can you adjust the clip to fit the barrel? I have had the opposite problem. Upper barrels must be fairly straight or there is no space between the clip and wood for slipping over the cloth of a shirt pocket. Sorry, but I don't find the wood very impressive. I'll drink my coffee. []

 

[Chris Hare]

If it is a "woodcraft" kit. there should be a tension small screw and spring that holds the clip to the "cap". If you loosen the screw the clip may sit better.

Hope this helps.

 

[alamocdc]

It looks like the same clip used on the Olympia, which is spring tensioned. But they normally have a negative incidence so the fit against the barrel shouldn't be a problem... especially on this one.

 

[tinker]

The coffee wood is not impressive, that is why I bought it to practice with. The blanks were 50 cents each from rockler.
The clip is adjustable, from woodcraft. I have adjusted and had no luck. I will disassemble it to save the hardware and pay more attention to detail next time.

 

[Kurt Aebi]

Yupee, they definitely asked for it!

Actually, the pen looks nice and if I wasn't looking for an "embedded" image, i probably would have never noticed the flaw!

 

[Doghouse]

First euro I did had the opposite problem. Too bulbous of a top. I even have done the other problem. I cut the tenon on a tip end of a flattop American and had to assemble it backward. Oh Well! We all make mistakes. I am proud of you for showing them to all of us! I think we should do a show off your oops thread some time so that the new people can realize we all still make mistakes. []

 

[tinker]

I took a class from a fellow penturner and forgot about dividing the barrel into thirds mentally. If I had done that, I would not have made that mistake. I have to remind myself to "think, stupid" not "think stupid"[:I]
I haven't been in the shop since making this pen, high school football takes a presidence right now. Monday through Friday, then Saturday for chores and Sunday for relaxing. I have to make a couple of pens for the charity auction and one that is commissioned, so I will have to fix the schedule for that soon.
Edit: I think the ooops thread idea is a great one