My first try at segmenting

[SCR0LL3R]

It's a real simple style that was inspired from a nice pen I saw around here a few weeks ago. I thought about how i should balance each half of the pen and decided that the mahogany piece should be the same size on both ends, so that's what I went with. The mahogany is paired with maple burl.

I learned at least one valuable lesson.... when making a fountain pen like this, I also have to pay attention to the orientation of the nib in relation to the segmented pattern. Oh well.... I think it still turned out pretty nice.

 

[JRay8]

Very nice!

 

[feeneypens]

Yes! Very nice! Good tip too...I'll remember that on the orientation of my fountain pen nibs to the segment.

 

[Ruby pen turning]

Looks good. Well proportioned and classy looking.

 

[Younka]

I think it turned out good!!

 

[propencity]

Well done on the segmentation. I like the blend of the maple and mahogany. Finish looks great; what type of finish?

 

[SCR0LL3R]

Well done on the segmentation. I like the blend of the maple and mahogany. Finish looks great; what type of finish?

It's just a CA finish, wet sanded to 1500 grit, polished a few times with HUT polish then buffed with ultra-fine acrylic buffing compound.

I use maple with mahogany a lot when I need contrasting colors on a scroll saw project. It's one of my favorite combinations

 

[weasel1219]

great looking pen