THarvey
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I purchased this karlkuehn "fractured" blank from igran7 a few months back.
It fought me all the way to the lathe. Between the bandsaw and the drill press, it tried to escape by jumping to the concret floor. Broke a big chunk off one end. Drilled the blank off center to try to avoid the break. Glued the chunk back in place, then turned.
Did I mention that I drilled the blank off center? That is where bitshird comes into the story. My woodchuck was the perfect rescue tool, to round this blank. The carbide tool sheared the pen to a near finish size, so my skew could cut more smoothly.
LOML choose the chrome hardware. I think she made the best choice. These are two sides of the same pen.
BTW: The break was near the nib. Is it too noticible?
Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques welcome.
It fought me all the way to the lathe. Between the bandsaw and the drill press, it tried to escape by jumping to the concret floor. Broke a big chunk off one end. Drilled the blank off center to try to avoid the break. Glued the chunk back in place, then turned.
Did I mention that I drilled the blank off center? That is where bitshird comes into the story. My woodchuck was the perfect rescue tool, to round this blank. The carbide tool sheared the pen to a near finish size, so my skew could cut more smoothly.
LOML choose the chrome hardware. I think she made the best choice. These are two sides of the same pen.
BTW: The break was near the nib. Is it too noticible?
Thanks for looking. Comments and critiques welcome.
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