Girlie, huh?

[alamocdc]

Some of my female customers have been after me to me some "smaller" pens, so I whipped out a few in various woods last week. I got, "Oh, that's nice.", but that's about it. And this afternoon, a repeat customer calls me and say he needs a "feminine" pen for his son's girlfrien for graduation. Feeling like the few I had weren't gonna be quite good enough, I turned these tonight. This one is Black/Purple Inlace Acrylester on Black TN.

This one is Red Inlace Acrylester on Platinum.

This one is Red Fleck Acrylic Acetate on Gold TN.

I figure he's bound to like one of them. [?]

 

[Pipes]

Looken good to me !! And I have heard the same thing the women not all BUT most prefer the plastics in colors !! I would rather turn wood ! But being new to pens not turning .. I am I think going to turn a majority of plastics bout 70 % ...




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[vick]

Looks very nice. How did you like the flecked acrylic I have been thinking of getting some?

 

[Jim15]

Great pens Billy.

jim

 

[alamocdc]

Thanks, all! Mike, I've turned four colors in it and really like it. This is the stuff that Martin (woodbin) had for sale a while back.

 

[EdwinSSIV]

They all look great Billy!

 

[angboy]

Very nice Billy. And guess which one I like best? Yep, the top one- purple of course! How do you get the white lines near the center?

 

[Johnathan]

Very nice work. I can't let my wife see these or she'll want one![]

 

[JimGo]

Very nice Billy! But couldn't the finish be a little shinier? []

 

[alamocdc]

Thanks, all! Angela, I just cut them in with a skew and they stayed that way. Even through a soaking wetsanding, and I mean soaking.

 

[gerryr]

Very nice pens Billy. I like the white lines, gives them a "refined" appearance.

 

[Blind_Squirrel]

Very nice! Are those all from slimline kits?

 

[thewishman]

You are clearly getting in touch with your feminine side, with great results! Purple is my favorite color, but the red inlace is my favorite in this group.

Nice creative thinking on the Russ Fairfield adaptation in acrylic. Your shapes and designs really broaden my thinking.

Good work, Billy.

 

[Dario]

All look very nice Billy. [^]

 

[Skye]

Are you using longer upper barrels or just omitting the band and pushing the halves together?

 

[vick]

Originally posted by alamocdc
<br />Thanks, all! Angela, I just cut them in with a skew and they stayed that way. Even through a soaking wetsanding, and I mean soaking.

To funny I would have swore you laminated white plastic in them. I am glad you were not able to get the white off it is what I like best on the pens.

 

[alamocdc]

Originally posted by Blind_Squirrel
<br />Very nice! Are those all from slimline kits?

Yes, these are all from slimline kits, Scott.

Skye, the tubes are stock. As long as you don't remove any of the tube, they fit just fine. If you "kiss" the tube a little too aggressively with the trimmer or sander, you'll have a gap. DAMHIKT