question on cork

[penmaker1967]

hi i have a custmer that wants a pen made out of cork. my question is how do i do this kind of pen and where do i get the supplies to do this type of pen. thanks for the help

 

[PaulDoug]

I used wine bottle corks. Drill carefully and slowly, turn with sharp tool to close the size you want. Then get some of that mesh they use to sand dry wall joint compound. It sands cork very nicely. Saturate the cork with CA and sand and finish.

 

[jbswearingen]

I used wine bottle corks. Drill carefully and slowly, turn with sharp tool to close the size you want. Then get some of that mesh they use to sand dry wall joint compound. It sands cork very nicely. Saturate the cork with CA and sand and finish.

Wow. Neat.

Is there risk of the CA cracking? The cork is compressible.

 

[PaulDoug]

I have not had any reports of it cracking. I gave the cork and redwood pens to my neighbor. The redwood was from wine barrel stave (they own a winery so I thought it was appropriate). They just told me awhile back they carry/use them all the time and have had no problem with them.

 

[monark88]

I have been thinking about doing a cork pen ever since I quit building rods. I still have a small supply that I kept for myself, of cork rings, burnt cork, and colored ones and wine corks.

You are so right, turn the cork with sanding media-sanding paper and what you suggested. All works. Merrick Tackle sells a cork drill if anyone here is going to do more that a few. they are a somewhat challenge to drill with a standard drill.

Russ

 

[Jgrden]

I have been thinking about doing a cork pen ever since I quit building rods. I still have a small supply that I kept for myself, of cork rings, burnt cork, and colored ones and wine corks.

You are so right, turn the cork with sanding media-sanding paper and what you suggested. All works. Merrick Tackle sells a cork drill if anyone here is going to do more that a few. they are a somewhat challenge to drill with a standard drill.

Russ

Here are some that were done by Grden's Art.

 

[Jgrden]

Cork

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[penmaker1967]

where do u find cork at to make pens out of. does anyone sell the cork on here

 

[monark88]

Very nice. Not easy to make.

russ

 

[monark88]

You could try Mudhole Tackle in Oviedo, Florida. All colors.

russ

 

[Jgrden]

Paul:

Nice touch on the nib and cap.

 

[PaulDoug]

Thanks John, but you have figured out how to keep the printing on the cork. I've tried several without success. Guess I'll have to try some more.


I use a sharp brad point bit to drill cork. Works pretty good as long as the cork is supported well and I go slow.

 

[refueler1]

Do you have to saturate the cork before you dirll it? I would think it would just tear apart??

 

[PaulDoug]

I never did. The first one I turned I kept saturating it with CA as I turned it down. Then the next on I didn't saturate it until I got almost to the diameter I wanted. The one I saturated all the way had big chunks come off and I almost lost it. The second one the cork came off in little tiny chunks. Worked better for me. I hope some day someone that stabilizes wood will throw a couple wine corks in the batch and see how it does. That might make it real easy to work with.

 

[refueler1]

Well, guess I will just have to give it a go then and see what happens. I'll try it on a slim first.