New from Oregon

[cmiller]

Hi, just found this forum, looks great. I live in Eugene, Oregon. I've been making pens for almost a year. Attached is an early project: one of eight I made for participants at my son's wedding. The wood is myrtlewood burl. Myrtlewood is very rare but native to the Oregon coast so there's plenty around. Finish is CA.

Hope to learn a lot from the group.

Colin

 

[jttheclockman]

Welcome to the site Colin.

Looks like you have a grasp on this pen making stuff. I like the kit. What is that kit and where did you gt it??? Is that your added touch with the concave center in the cap or is that the design of that kit??? Looks good and thanks for showing. Your entry fee is accepted.

 

[Jack Parker]

Welcome from Las Vegas. That looks like the Concava from PSI. Very nicely done. I like the myrtlewood burl.

 

[Sappheiros]

Welcome from Chicago! I like the whimsical shape of the cap! Can't wait to see more!

 

[cmiller]

Thanks, all. Jack's got it right, it's the Concava set from PSI. The shape is how it's shown in the catalog, so I didn't invent that. It was delicate trying to get eight of them to look the same, but things came out great.

 

[dthayer]

Welcome from CA. Nice pen! I like the Concava kit -- something different!

 

[USMCCpl]

Welcome from NH.

That is a very nice looking pen.

 

[TonyL]

Welcome from Alpharetta, GA. Very nice work!

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen, welcome from Scotland!

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Colin. Good looking pen.

 

[wwneko]

Welcome to the group!

 

[skewed-logic]

Welcome from Salem

Colin,
Welcome from Salem. I am sure that you know about the Beaver State Group on the 4th Thursdays there (Beaver State Woodturners) and you are welcome to hit our meeting on the second Thursday.
-p

 

[rholiday]

Welcome from South Carolina.

 

[SDB777]

Welcome aboard!!!!



Scott B

 

[Edgar]

Welcome from Texas

 

[liljohn1368]

Welcome from Mississippi.........

 

[cmiller]

Thanks, all. I do know about the events at Woodcraft in Eugene, I'll be attending.

Hey, I'm learning new things from this forum already. I found an article in the library showing how to convert the basic slimline model into a pen with no center band--all wood. I used Italian Olivewood, came out pretty nice.

 

[George417]

Welcome from Saginaw Texas
Your pen looks very good.

 

[D.Oliver]

Nice job. On your myrtle wood pen, is the wood normally the red. I had a gentleman give me a block a wood that he said was myrtle wood but it is mostly tan with no red in it. I'm wondering if it is in fact myrtle wood.

 

[cmiller]

Hi Derek, myrtlewood is normally a warm or neutral brown color. I attached a picture with a couple pieces, burl and normal grain. I stained the pen to get to that red color.

 

[cmiller]

Derek, this also may help: attached is a photo of the set of eight I made with this kit. All myrtlewood burl, some stained reddish, some stained more or less colorless. The myrtle is warm already, so a bit hard to tell which is which. The slight differences make for a nice set, I think. Anyway, this is pretty normal treatment for myrtle from what I've seen in the stores and galleries around the state.

Colin