recent pens (newbie)

[Caden_Hrabak]

i recently started pen turning and these are some of my favorites that i have made 3 of them in 1 day

i know pretty bad photos but its the best i have for now. i hope you all will like them

 

[Jmhoff10500]

Those look to be very crisp segmenting lines for a newbie! They look great and im excited to see more!

 

[Caden_Hrabak]

thank you ive only made maybe 2 dozen

 

[ROOKIETURNER]

Nice! What is the wood on the far right pen?

 

[Turnedwritepens]

I agree with jonathan - beautiful segmenting lines! Very well done. I like how you are experimenting with shapes using basic slimline kits. That is exactly what I did when I first started out. By the way, is the far right pen turned from Olive wood?
Many congratulations on the quality of the construction of your first few pens; excellent work. I look forward to viewing more of your pens. Many thanks for sharing.
Regards
Stuart Turton - Turnedwritepens

 

[maxman400]

Great work on the segmenting, the pens look good.

 

[OLDMAN5050]

I like the one on the far right has a lot of character

 

[markgum]

awesome work.

 

[Caden_Hrabak]

thank you all. yes the one on the right is olive wood i like it too but the wood ended up cracking on me so i had to cover it up with the clip

 

[mbroberg]

Very nice group of pens! I also think that your segmenting is very good!

 

[Jgrden]

I prefer the third pen and wonder what #4 is made of.

 

[David Keller]

Nice work.

 

[Lenny]

thank you all. yes the one on the right is olive wood i like it too but the wood ended up cracking on me so i had to cover it up with the clip

Some nice work there! If your blank cracked when you were pressing the pen together it MAY have been becuase there was glue inside the tube (very common) check closely .... I use some brass brushes meant for cleaning guns but you can also use a small round file. Chamfering the inside of the tubes slightly with a countersink also helps.

I Look Forward to seeing more!

 

[Caden_Hrabak]

i was wondering how i should finish my pens. im currently using Hut wax the brown and white bars. They are ok but i would like a shinier finish

 

[Displaced Canadian]

The next step in the natural progression is shellawax. Easy to apply but not that durable. Or you can skip that step and go straight to CA. Fairly easy to apply and very durable. I have some shellawax if you want to try it. I can also show you how to do a CA finish as well.

 

[Caden_Hrabak]

that would be very nice i should have an ebony and that linsun you gave me available and ready to be worked when i come home today i get home around 5-6 and i start working immediately

 

[mbroberg]

Take a look at this. It may help you with your finishing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orcgOf4siqc

But remember, it is only one option and this is not the only way to apply this type of finish. This is the way that works best for me.