Deep Purple Inlace

[ghostrider]

This is the second Inlace Acrylester I've tried (still working on the first one).

This stuff really does require a light cut, and takes longer than Alumilite.


Another modified Slimline.

Any questions or comments welcome.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Buzzzz4]

Beautiful blank and nicely turned. Your finishing looks great!

 

[Ted iin Michigan]

Nice pen. I like the bead detail. The photography is excellent, too (esp the 1st pic). Inlace is hard to photograph to get the "shimmering".

 

[RichB]

Outstanding Pen Dave. I really like the shape, and the depth of the blank really shows. Thanks for showing

 

[George417]

Lovely pen and a good photograph

Keep it up

 

[bitshird]

Nice pen, I love the color and the look of Inlace Acrylester, but the only tool I ever found that worked good was a 60 grit skew, (just kidding) sort of, it is a beautiful material and you purple one is awesome, I've heard that a skew master can do them if they can keep the tool beyond razor sharp.
Congratulations on a beauty of a pen!!

 

[renowb]

Nice pen! I always have trouble photographing purple. It never comes out as good as yours.

 

[ghostrider]

Nice pen, I love the color and the look of Inlace Acrylester, but the only tool I ever found that worked good was a 60 grit skew, (just kidding) sort of, it is a beautiful material and you purple one is awesome, I've heard that a skew master can do them if they can keep the tool beyond razor sharp.
Congratulations on a beauty of a pen!!

I was turning it with the skew (and mine is sharp enough to pop hairs off my arm), but then I read the instructions that called for a fingernail gouge, or spindle gouge, and tried that. I learned also (then read in the instructions) that it requires patience, and light cuts. In some cases, I did go down to 150 grit, just because I was being cautious. I think with a bit more practice (and patience. I find I'm being too aggressive with it), that the fingernail gouge works well. I think the main thing is just, "light cuts".

 

[ghostrider]

Nice pen! I always have trouble photographing purple. It never comes out as good as yours.

I was working on those photos for over an hour last night trying to get a decent image. Getting the dark side of the pen to stand out from the shadow was probably the toughest.

 

[bitshird]

Nice pen, I love the color and the look of Inlace Acrylester, but the only tool I ever found that worked good was a 60 grit skew, (just kidding) sort of, it is a beautiful material and you purple one is awesome, I've heard that a skew master can do them if they can keep the tool beyond razor sharp.
Congratulations on a beauty of a pen!!

I was turning it with the skew (and mine is sharp enough to pop hairs off my arm), but then I read the instructions that called for a fingernail gouge, or spindle gouge, and tried that. I learned also (then read in the instructions) that it requires patience, and light cuts. In some cases, I did go down to 150 grit, just because I was being cautious. I think with a bit more practice (and patience. I find I'm being too aggressive with it), that the fingernail gouge works well. I think the main thing is just, "light cuts".

The best luck turning Inlace for me was done with one of my round 1 tools, it has a small round insert, so not a lot of cutting surface is engaging with the material at once. The problem was controlling the contour since the tiny cutting surface left some wavy areas, which I finally got flat with a brand new R2 insert which left a nearly sanding free surface, BUT it get expensive doing it that way. in a regular woodchuck. It's a bloody shame the stuff is so hard to work with cause it's beautiful!!

 

[ToddMR]

Very nice looking pen. I like how the design you did turned out.

 

[ghostrider]

Nice pen, I love the color and the look of Inlace Acrylester, but the only tool I ever found that worked good was a 60 grit skew, (just kidding) sort of, it is a beautiful material and you purple one is awesome, I've heard that a skew master can do them if they can keep the tool beyond razor sharp.
Congratulations on a beauty of a pen!!

I was turning it with the skew (and mine is sharp enough to pop hairs off my arm), but then I read the instructions that called for a fingernail gouge, or spindle gouge, and tried that. I learned also (then read in the instructions) that it requires patience, and light cuts. In some cases, I did go down to 150 grit, just because I was being cautious. I think with a bit more practice (and patience. I find I'm being too aggressive with it), that the fingernail gouge works well. I think the main thing is just, "light cuts".

The best luck turning Inlace for me was done with one of my round 1 tools, it has a small round insert, so not a lot of cutting surface is engaging with the material at once. The problem was controlling the contour since the tiny cutting surface left some wavy areas, which I finally got flat with a brand new R2 insert which left a nearly sanding free surface, BUT it get expensive doing it that way. in a regular woodchuck. It's a bloody shame the stuff is so hard to work with cause it's beautiful!!

I don't think there is going to be a quick way to do it without practice developing the skill with either tool to get it sanding free. I can get close with the fingernail gouge, and then wet sand, but I still need sanding.

Honestly, As much as I like this blank, I'm pretty sure that Buzzzz4 could make me something pretty close to effect and appearance that is much easier to turn.

I have a holigrafic "Galaxy" blank that he might not do, but for the trouble on this look I just don't see the worth when there is a nicer alternative