Majestic: Antique Olive

[Pitoon]

Tomorrow I plan on starting a Majestic kit. I figured I would post pics from start to finish. I'm hoping I can pull this one off. The blank gives just enough space not to mess up on drilling.....along with it being warped and cupped. Drilling this one is going to take some precise lining up and drilling.....and patients, lol!

Here's the blank i plan on using.....

Side 1

Side 2

 

[mark james]

Good luck. I look forward to seeing the end result. Nice grain patterns.

PS: I had to do a double take on your signature... I had not heard of United Herpes...

Time for a new set of glasses!!

 

[OZturner]

I look forward to your progress.
Brian.

 

[robutacion]

Tomorrow I plan on starting a Majestic kit. I figured I would post pics from start to finish. I'm hoping I can pull this one off. The blank gives just enough space not to mess up on drilling.....along with it being warped and cupped. Drilling this one is going to take some precise lining up and drilling.....and patients, lol!

Here's the blank i plan on using.....

After the blanks is cut in 2 and to size (lengths) all those bends become less obvious but if the blanks is on the "skinny" side of things, it may be a challenge, alright...!

Is that dark colouration/stain a blue(ish) or a dark grey, does it stink...???

I lose a lot of amazing Olive root blanks due to extreme shrinking, my normal size is 21mm dry so, I cut the Olive wood at about 1" square, I have lots of blanks that have shrunk to under 15mm and less, not counting the bends/curves and twists they endup with. All is strapped tight in my drying towers but, I can't control with it, if I don't cut it into pen blanks, it cracks like mad and shrinks, cutting them as pen blanks (1" square) seems to control most of the cracks but, the shrinking can be overwhelming and its happen to...! guess what...??? the prettiest blanks of the bunch, bugger...!

I have to find a use for all the shrunken to buggery, pretty blanks...!:frown:

That blank will also produce a spectacular pen, looking forwards to see it done...!

Good luck,

Cheers
George

 

[Pitoon]

Tomorrow I plan on starting a Majestic kit. I figured I would post pics from start to finish. I'm hoping I can pull this one off. The blank gives just enough space not to mess up on drilling.....along with it being warped and cupped. Drilling this one is going to take some precise lining up and drilling.....and patients, lol!

Here's the blank i plan on using.....

After the blanks is cut in 2 and to size (lengths) all those bends become less obvious but if the blanks is on the "skinny" side of things, it may be a challenge, alright...!

Is that dark colouration/stain a blue(ish) or a dark grey, does it stink...???

I lose a lot of amazing Olive root blanks due to extreme shrinking, my normal size is 21mm dry so, I cut the Olive wood at about 1" square, I have lots of blanks that have shrunk to under 15mm and less, not counting the bends/curves and twists they endup with. All is strapped tight in my drying towers but, I can't control with it, if I don't cut it into pen blanks, it cracks like mad and shrinks, cutting them as pen blanks (1" square) seems to control most of the cracks but, the shrinking can be overwhelming and its happen to...! guess what...??? the prettiest blanks of the bunch, bugger...!

I have to find a use for all the shrunken to buggery, pretty blanks...!:frown:

That blank will also produce a spectacular pen, looking forwards to see it done...!

Good luck,

Cheers
George

The blank on that side is a bit light blueish grey, so i'm supposing that it was in the begining stages of some spalting. We'll see how deep it got into the wood once i start turning.

Pitoon

 

[Ambidex]

Looking forward to some more pics and can't wait to see the finished product! Best of luck with the blank!

 

[robutacion]

Tomorrow I plan on starting a Majestic kit. I figured I would post pics from start to finish. I'm hoping I can pull this one off. The blank gives just enough space not to mess up on drilling.....along with it being warped and cupped. Drilling this one is going to take some precise lining up and drilling.....and patients, lol!

Here's the blank i plan on using.....

After the blanks is cut in 2 and to size (lengths) all those bends become less obvious but if the blanks is on the "skinny" side of things, it may be a challenge, alright...!

Is that dark colouration/stain a blue(ish) or a dark grey, does it stink...???

I lose a lot of amazing Olive root blanks due to extreme shrinking, my normal size is 21mm dry so, I cut the Olive wood at about 1" square, I have lots of blanks that have shrunk to under 15mm and less, not counting the bends/curves and twists they endup with. All is strapped tight in my drying towers but, I can't control with it, if I don't cut it into pen blanks, it cracks like mad and shrinks, cutting them as pen blanks (1" square) seems to control most of the cracks but, the shrinking can be overwhelming and its happen to...! guess what...??? the prettiest blanks of the bunch, bugger...!

I have to find a use for all the shrunken to buggery, pretty blanks...!:frown:

That blank will also produce a spectacular pen, looking forwards to see it done...!

Good luck,

Cheers
George

The blank on that side is a bit light blueish grey, so i'm supposing that it was in the begining stages of some spalting. We'll see how deep it got into the wood once i start turning.

Pitoon

Yes and no, Olive wood doesn't spalt as most other woods do, in your case the closest to the bottom/rotten part of the root the darker the grey(ish) will be, and the more will stink, you need to make sure that wood/blanks you are going to work with is free of moisture, maybe a few hours in an oven at 60° celsius will suffice to get any moisture out that otherwise, will play havoc with the finish you intend to give it.

The spalting in Olive wood is formed by transforming into a white colour that becomes very powderish, a very unique spalting but also a very fragile one. Stabilising is the best solution but, not always the spalting appears on the rotten areas, there most of the time the woos simply get dark grey and that its while the spalting tend to form in the pockets of softwood that have preserved high levels of moisture, something like this,





Looking for some pics of pens made with this spalted Olive root, I couldn't find any but I remembered one that I posted on IAP, long ago, here

Cheers
George

 

[Pitoon]

Tomorrow I plan on starting a Majestic kit. I figured I would post pics from start to finish. I'm hoping I can pull this one off. The blank gives just enough space not to mess up on drilling.....along with it being warped and cupped. Drilling this one is going to take some precise lining up and drilling.....and patients, lol!

Here's the blank i plan on using.....

After the blanks is cut in 2 and to size (lengths) all those bends become less obvious but if the blanks is on the "skinny" side of things, it may be a challenge, alright...!

Is that dark colouration/stain a blue(ish) or a dark grey, does it stink...???

I lose a lot of amazing Olive root blanks due to extreme shrinking, my normal size is 21mm dry so, I cut the Olive wood at about 1" square, I have lots of blanks that have shrunk to under 15mm and less, not counting the bends/curves and twists they endup with. All is strapped tight in my drying towers but, I can't control with it, if I don't cut it into pen blanks, it cracks like mad and shrinks, cutting them as pen blanks (1" square) seems to control most of the cracks but, the shrinking can be overwhelming and its happen to...! guess what...??? the prettiest blanks of the bunch, bugger...!

I have to find a use for all the shrunken to buggery, pretty blanks...!:frown:

That blank will also produce a spectacular pen, looking forwards to see it done...!

Good luck,

Cheers
George

The blank on that side is a bit light blueish grey, so i'm supposing that it was in the begining stages of some spalting. We'll see how deep it got into the wood once i start turning.

Pitoon

Yes and no, Olive wood doesn't spalt as most other woods do, in your case the closest to the bottom/rotten part of the root the darker the grey(ish) will be, and the more will stink, you need to make sure that wood/blanks you are going to work with is free of moisture, maybe a few hours in an oven at 60° celsius will suffice to get any moisture out that otherwise, will play havoc with the finish you intend to give it.

The spalting in Olive wood is formed by transforming into a white colour that becomes very powderish, a very unique spalting but also a very fragile one. Stabilising is the best solution but, not always the spalting appears on the rotten areas, there most of the time the woos simply get dark grey and that its while the spalting tend to form in the pockets of softwood that have preserved high levels of moisture, something like this,

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Looking for some pics of pens made with this spalted Olive root, I couldn't find any but I remembered one that I posted on IAP, long ago, here

Cheers
George

Great pics! When i cut this blank is was cut 1in x1in and in the pic it's close to 3/4in now. So yeah some major shrinkage and warping.

I just looked at your old thread. Those olive pens are awesome!

I would have to say that olive is one of my favorite woods.

Pitoon

 

[Pitoon]

Well today during lunch I manged to partially turn the blank. Hoping to finish the blank after work. The grain is very pleasing! Now just have to finish turning and apply that first coat of thin CA to see the really colors.

Thanks for looking!

Pitoon

 

[Pitoon]

Well i finished the pen this evening, here's some progress pics.

Thanks for looking

Pitoon


CA dry and ready for sanding

just finished polishing

layout of the pen kit

putting the base together

base complete

cap complete

pen complete

 

[RickLong]

Nice job with the Majestic Pen.

 

[Indiana_Parrothead]

That is a very beautiful pen Pitoon the grain and colors are amazing, there is just one problem. All of the beautiful pen contests coming for the Bash state the pen can't have been posted before, you could have won with this pen and it is going to be hard to top

Great looking pen well done.

Mike

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful pen.

 

[OZturner]

Beautiful Work Pitoon.
Great Blank, Your Fit and Finish are spot on.
Works perfectly with the Majestic.
Hearty Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[Ambidex]

Sweet!! love the results

 

[Pitoon]

Thanks everyone for the kind words! I plan on starting on another Majestic today with intentions of completing it this weekend. I'll be working with a blank i have never used before...so it will be interesting.

Pitoon

 

[steamshovel]

That is a very nice pen. Where can I buy a Majestic pen kit like that. Does it have kit number? I want a ball point. Is yours a ball point or a rollerball?

I agree that pen would win any contest it enters.

Preston

 

[Indiana_Parrothead]

Steamshovel, Ed at Exotic Blanks carries the Majestics but it looks like he is out of everything but the Rhodium/BLack Ti. Penn State (PSI) also carries them.

Mike

 

[Pitoon]

Steamshovel,
The cheaper pen kits are ball point, while the higher end kits are exclusively rollerball. You could probable modify it to accept a ball point refill, but why? I find rollerball pens write so much smoother compared to ball points.

Pitoon

 

[OZturner]

Great Pen Pitoon.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[mark james]

Excellent final! The blank, kit and craftsmanship worked well!!

Be proud - that's a great pen!

PS: If it needs a home... :tongue:

 

[Pitoon]

Excellent final! The blank, kit and craftsmanship worked well!!

Be proud - that's a great pen!

PS: If it needs a home... :tongue:

Thanks! This pen will now become my daily writer.

Pitoon

 

[robutacion]

Well, I only seen this pen today, and I like it very much...!

Great fit and I wonder where all the bluish/dark greyish that was in the blanks, went...!

Sometimes these colourations are only formed at the wood surface, which is a shame, it could have looked more unique, for a piece of Olive wood root burl...!

Well done.

Cheers
George