Second pen stand?
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OKLAHOMAN
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Ron thats beautiful, love the natrul look how did you do the holder?
The holder consists of three pieces of wood. I had a "creative moment" last night and figured out how to do it. It had become apparent to me that there wasn't a nice commercial product available.
Here is exactly what I did.
I took the remaining portion of the Amboyna pen blank and drilled it as if it was for a Baron cap. I then cut one end piece at a 10.25 degree, the center piece has 2 10.25 degree cuts and the 3 piece has a 90 and a 10.25 degree cut. I then cut a Baron cap tube to the proper length and mounted the three pieces onto a tube (unglued) and added the bushings. Then I turned and sanded and finished the three pieces on the lathe as if they were one piece.
When finished I had three pieces that could be glued together to create the angle I was looking for to hold the pen naturally. Granted after gluing I did some additional sanding and finishing to the piece but when completed I was very happy with the results.
I have incorporated this concept into a pen and will post when I get a good picture of it. I have also designed another pen holder that will include what I call "wood art" in the piece. Using this method of segmenting has created an endless number of possibilities that I feel would be worth while pursuing. Yet....this will send me in the "wood art" direction more than my love for pens so I will be very cautious in my walk.
BTW.....Yes I did have some wonderful music playing as my mind worked this out!
Here is exactly what I did.
I took the remaining portion of the Amboyna pen blank and drilled it as if it was for a Baron cap. I then cut one end piece at a 10.25 degree, the center piece has 2 10.25 degree cuts and the 3 piece has a 90 and a 10.25 degree cut. I then cut a Baron cap tube to the proper length and mounted the three pieces onto a tube (unglued) and added the bushings. Then I turned and sanded and finished the three pieces on the lathe as if they were one piece.
When finished I had three pieces that could be glued together to create the angle I was looking for to hold the pen naturally. Granted after gluing I did some additional sanding and finishing to the piece but when completed I was very happy with the results.
I have incorporated this concept into a pen and will post when I get a good picture of it. I have also designed another pen holder that will include what I call "wood art" in the piece. Using this method of segmenting has created an endless number of possibilities that I feel would be worth while pursuing. Yet....this will send me in the "wood art" direction more than my love for pens so I will be very cautious in my walk.
BTW.....Yes I did have some wonderful music playing as my mind worked this out!
Very nice and original - A holder is on my to do list but the design is still somewhere in my head. This may have brought it closer to the top. Well done.
Penmonkey
Member
Very very very nice
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][][][]DWK5150
Member
Ron,
Very nice and interesting design. Did you think about turning the holder 90 degrees so you can add a business card holder or a small plaque or such if its big enough for something like that. Kinda tough to tell the size in the pic.
Very nice and interesting design. Did you think about turning the holder 90 degrees so you can add a business card holder or a small plaque or such if its big enough for something like that. Kinda tough to tell the size in the pic.
huntersilver
Member
Very nice looking desk pen!
Jim15
Member
Great looking pen and stand.
johncrane
Member
congratulations" Ron fantastic work mate.
punkinn
Member
Way cool, Ron! Beautiful work!
Nancy
Nancy
pastorbill1952
Member
Great work and creativity for the holder.
EdwinSSIV
Member
Fantastic Ron!
Great innovation for the holder!
Great innovation for the holder!
gerryr
Member
That is very nice. I love Amboyna Burl.
Jerryconn
Member
Very creative and great work!
ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Ron,
It's so simple, once you explain it!!!
Really nice design and great engineering to make the "turn".
It's so simple, once you explain it!!!
Really nice design and great engineering to make the "turn".
OSCAR15
Member
AWESOME
rpasto92
Member
Ron, I like that much more than the dino poo poo one you did last time (although it sure did turn into some interesting conversation).
Thanks for the comments. I really like this one and so does my customer.
Your right! It is simple. I have been playing with the pen holder idea for the last couple days and have found a way to create a pen that looks like a "rope pen" yet no special tools are required. I have also made a pen that just isn't "right" but am having camera problems at the moment.
Wait until you see the next desk set I am working on. [][]
BTW....The recipient of the "POO" set was astonished when they saw it. It was truly beautiful yet the pictures just made it look like something my dog left behind![]
Your right! It is simple. I have been playing with the pen holder idea for the last couple days and have found a way to create a pen that looks like a "rope pen" yet no special tools are required. I have also made a pen that just isn't "right" but am having camera problems at the moment.
Wait until you see the next desk set I am working on. [
][]BTW....The recipient of the "POO" set was astonished when they saw it. It was truly beautiful yet the pictures just made it look like something my dog left behind![
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