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I ran out of stock to make tools and my poor old Jet metal lathe went down last Thursday, So I got to make some pens instead of tools, (not complaining mind you, please keep using them) any way here are a few I got to make, First is a Jr Statesman 22kt/Rhodium Poster from CSUSA dressed with Amboyna Burl from Nolan Harris this is for my Tax Lady whom I love dearly Straight CA finish 5 coats of thin and 3 of medium, wet sanded to 1000 and buffed, turned with a Woodchuck Model A
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Next is a Jr Gentleman from CSUSA and some nice wood, I think it also came from Nolan I believe it was Brown Malle Burl, but I started it so long ago I forgot This one is finished with Mr. William Young's method of BLO/CA, Sorry it's not up to his standards

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Next is an Elegant Beauty Gold Titanium from The Golden Nib, dressed with some Rose Myrtle from JohnM I think, it too was turned with an amazing Woodchuck Carbide scraper [size=-2]shameless commercial advertisement[/size] finished in traditional many coats of bottled plasticky eye burning liquid stuff, wet sanded and buffed.
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Comments welcome,
Keith "VIZXP" just don't make me cry again, I'm very fragile :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
 
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Ken , your usual beauties have amazed me again . Glad you remembered your roots ! You always bring the best out of a blank . Nice work !
 
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thewishman said:
You make pens, too?!
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Chris I was beginning to wonder, I've never liked the way gears sound when they quit meshing especially on my own equipment until last week, Gears got here this afternoon but I was too busy playing with my new Barracuda chuck to be bothered,

dalecamino said:
Ken , your usual beauties have amazed me again . Glad you remembered your roots ! You always bring the best out of a blank . Nice work !
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Thanks Chuck, Having the good blanks helps too. I just wish I could get a finish like William Young's.
 
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Ken are these completly Woodchuck???

No other tool while turning? I do like the tool and am waiting for some extra money to play with. Im diggin the "Chuck" would like to try some blue lapiz with it, kinda tired of re-sharpening every 3 seconds.
 
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Hillbilly said:
Nice...I think Mr. Young would be proud!
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I just can't get the shine that he gets, or that I can get with straight CA, I must be doing something wrong

el_d said:
Ken are these completly Woodchuck???
No other tool while turning? I do like the tool and am waiting for some extra money to play with. Im diggin the "Chuck" would like to try some blue lapiz with it, kinda tired of re-sharpening every 3 seconds.
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Hi Lupe, that's all I've been using since I made the first one. I'm making a shorter one for demoing at a show next week, I can't bring in a bunch of equipment so I'm using the short one to square my ends with, and it's still long enough to do pens with. I did the Brown Malle that way, and a few more last night. I made a flat aluminum pad and put the shank of it in my tail stock to finish squaring up the blanks since I cant bring in my disk sander.


workinforwood said:
Great looking pens, fit and finish look outstanding. When you sell your pens at a show, do you sell them as "Leapwood Pens"?
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Hi Jeff Yup. I'm trying to get the brand name recognized, My buisness cards read
Leapwood Pens
Hand Crafted
Writing Instruments
Ken Ferrell​
 
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