Picaso Madness!!

[MartinPens]

Another Jeff Powell blank via Exotics. Very satisfying to finally finish but WOW what a tough pen. Very tedious. Needed to glue a couple pieces back on and did a lot of work on the body with just sandpaper. Very satisfied with it. Not sure I would do another.

Enjoy. It worth a try at least once!! Thanks Jeff!

Martin

 

[thewishman]

That is super funky and AWESOME!

 

[maxman400]

WOW I LIKE that, The colors really pop.

 

[seamus7227]

Nice job Martin! I can only imagine the difficulty of that material, it appears that you did a fantastic job turning and assembling the pen.

 

[Finatic]

Wow! That is certainly worth the effort. Stunning.

 

[workinforwood]

That's sweet! I personally never had a problem with spinning one of those. I use a rotondo tool. You are right about the madness part..it's pretty wild looking, but I think in a good way.

 

[wizard]

Martin, I think it looks awesome !! That's about the most abstract piece of art that you could put on a pen! Thank you for showing! Doc

 

[MartinPens]

Definitely in a good way, Jeff. It was fun to turn, just had to keep my tool super sharp and go slow a couple of times when a particular color was coming to an end in the turning process. I had two small pieces separate off, but I kept the dust collector off so I could find them and glue them back on. (I wear a Trend Airshield). I enjoyed the shavings so much! They come off in thin colorful ribbons.

Thanks for the great blanks. I'm turning the electric guitar with fire next. : )

Regards,

Martin

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[wizard]

Definitely in a good way, Jeff. It was fun to turn, just had to keep my tool super sharp and go slow a couple of times when a particular color was coming to an end in the turning process. I had two small pieces separate off, but I kept the dust collector off so I could find them and glue them back on. (I wear a Trend Airshield). I enjoyed the shavings so much! They come off in thin colorful ribbons.

Thanks for the great blanks. I'm turning the electric guitar with fire next. : )

Regards,

Martin

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Martin, I have one of those too. What kind of kit are you going to put it on? I am waiting on a Black Ti Jr. Gent..Regards.Doc

 

[65GTMustang]

That is VERY COOL!
I think it looks Great!

 

[G1Pens]

I've seen a lot of pens posted here since I joined and that one just may be my favorite.

 

[MartinPens]

I don't know yet, Doc

I heard that the cap works best in larger diameters, but what is your experience? I think black Titanium is the way to go. Mine is going to a young college student with long hair and a gotee!! I was looking for something in titanium. I was also trying to think custom and use some African Blackwood. Let's see what happens!

Regards,

Martin

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[bitshird]

Incredible blank, and Martin you did a great job of turning it, and getting it matched up. very cool indeed.