I had a bunch of veneer scraps and was curious about turning it into a pen but not just plain and boring like straight Spectraply, so this is what I ended up with ....a lot of work for what was only a curiosity, not sure if I'll try to refine it, so..
pic 1 - veneer pieces
pic 2 - I made a form out of hard maple, glued them up and clamped them up, all 74 pieces.
pic 3 - this is what the raw block looked like out of the form
pic 4 - this is the block cut into 2 pen blanks
pic 5 - this is the first blank that blew out when the glue expanded instead of discharging while drilling. No, I was not mad at all but I have no idea where that hole in the wall came from
pic 6 thru 8 - this is the pen.
Wasn't sure what I would end up with but there was only one way to find out~
Thanks for looking
Bob
pic 1 - veneer pieces
pic 2 - I made a form out of hard maple, glued them up and clamped them up, all 74 pieces.
pic 3 - this is what the raw block looked like out of the form
pic 4 - this is the block cut into 2 pen blanks
pic 5 - this is the first blank that blew out when the glue expanded instead of discharging while drilling. No, I was not mad at all but I have no idea where that hole in the wall came from
pic 6 thru 8 - this is the pen.
Wasn't sure what I would end up with but there was only one way to find out~
Thanks for looking
Bob
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