Hillbilly Cue Pen

[EBorraga]

I made this a while back after Skip posted his first one. I finally got a photo booth set up and could take a decent pic of it. I made this quite a bit differently than him. I'll post pic's of my process later this weekend when I get back in the shop. It's a chrome zen kit from CSUSA. Curly maple with walnut points.

 

[jimm1]

Very sharp.

 

[boxerman]

Thats cool pen.

 

[corian king]

Nice pen!! great work!!!

 

[Dalecamino]

That's a slick pen Ernie. And good pics too. Keep em coming.

 

[johncrane]

Great job Ernie! i will keep an eye open to see your process,

 

[Grizz]

That is really nice. I'd also like to see one with the 'points' going the other direction.

 

[Texatdurango]

Wow, pretty slick! For a second, in the first photo the flash glare looked like you had put a light brown wedge inside the dark brown wedge at the end!

Can't wait to see your jig or setup.

 

[titan2]

Neat pen.....

Also like your avitar.....Hacksaw Jim Duggin.....USA USA USA......



Barney

 

[bitshird]

Dang Ernie That is sharp. but now they know you is a hustler as soon as you walk in the Parlor..

 

[EBorraga]

Neat pen.....
Also like your avitar.....Hacksaw Jim Duggin.....USA USA USA......
Barney

I changed my acatar to honor the "Pine PITH":biggrin:. He always had a 2x4 with him or an american flag. I still see him with his tongue sticking out to the side, giving everyone a big thumbs up!!!!

 

[EBorraga]

Dang Ernie That is sharp. but now they know you is a hustler as soon as you walk in the Parlor..

Ken, they usually figure out your a player, when from out of nowhere they look at your hand and see you went from an open bridge to a closed bridge after they jacked the bet:wink:.

 

[alphageek]

That's awesome!!! You beat me! I too am working on a pen like this and my process is nothing at all like skippy.

I am curious to see if your process is at all like mine!

 

[EBorraga]

I am curious to see if your process is at all like mine!

I have a light work day tomorrow, but I have to fix my neighbors AC in her car. After that I'll head into "The Studio" and take some action pics of my process.

 

[alphageek]

I am curious to see if your process is at all like mine!

I have a light work day tomorrow, but I have to fix my neighbors AC in her car. After that I'll head into "The Studio" and take some action pics of my process.

Cool... I came up with a method to do mine as a blank without being on the lathe - I did a couple of test cuts and am now working on a jig to perfect it. I havn't gotten a full pen done yet.

The pool cue idea had me intrigued from the first time I saw it, but I didn't think I could replicate skiprats methods (even with his pics), so I had to come up with something completely different.

 

[robutacion]

I made this a while back after Skip posted his first one. I finally got a photo booth set up and could take a decent pic of it. I made this quite a bit differently than him. I'll post pic's of my process later this weekend when I get back in the shop. It's a chrome zen kit from CSUSA. Curly maple with walnut points.

Nicely done mate...!

When skiprat showed what/how he did his pen, in my reply post I did make a note that if I would do a pen like that I would do it the way you did. The way to get there may would be different, I don't know but, that is what I meant with a solid wood blanks and resin as a filler...!

There are other ways to get there with a non-solid wood blank but the looks would be identical unless, different types of wood are used to do the glue-ups before the resin completes the blank...!:wink::biggrin:

Cheers
George

 

[PenMan1]

Cool pen, Ernie!
I make these, too! But I'll bet our technique is different.
I usually Just pick up the small pieces of the "house" stick I was using once my opponent has used it to test the structure of my rib cage.

Pulling out a 3 piece Meucci que and moving from an open bridge, AFTER the bets have doubled upsets some folks

I love the look! Ever thought of "whipping" the butt end?

 

[el_d]

Nice job "Tough Guy" (got to say it crosseyed, like Hacksaw)

How the heck do you "break" with that thing?

 

[Wood Butcher]

Nice......