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About to do a couple of shows and have 75 already made. Thought I would make another 46 pens

Some of the materials in this series of pens are going to be: HMS Victory Oak, Lava, alligator jaw bone, buffalo horn, snakewood, P47 thunderbolt shell, tiger myrtle, Masur birch, ironwood Burl, beeswing narra, pomelle bubinga, Amboyna, Thailand Rosewood burl and Dalmatian Ebony.

Should be fun!
 

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You had better hope that a family member doesn't come along and decide to straighten up a bit! :eek:

What do you have soaking in the jar of liquid?
 
You guys are too funny.

I also have a book that I lay out with columns for: Kit...Material...Drill bit size/s...full/half or cutoff...completed.

The jar has a piece of Buffalo horn soaking in it.
 
Here's a shot of the list. This helps me keep everything straight through the process in case blanks get mixed up.
 

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yorkie said:
Here's a shot of the list. This helps me keep everything straight through the process in case blanks get mixed up.
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That's an organized way to do it. I too lazy to keep a leger, so I just write the name of the blank on the bag of components with a sharpie...haven't screwed myself up so far.
 
I bought some clear plastic pencil boxes at a discount store during back to school sales. I then place the pen kit and the selected blank along with the proper bushings. That way it keeps the kit, blank etc. in one place and they don't get mixed up. The Pencil boxes were $.75 ea. and will last a long time. Can Always find uses for them in the shop as well.
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yorkie said:
About to do a couple of shows and have 75 already made. Thought I would make another 46 pens

Some of the materials in this series of pens are going to be: HMS Victory Oak, Lava, alligator jaw bone, buffalo horn, snakewood, P47 thunderbolt shell, tiger myrtle, Masur birch, ironwood Burl, beeswing narra, pomelle bubinga, Amboyna, Thailand Rosewood burl and Dalmatian Ebony.

Should be fun!
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That one stands out. Can't wait to see the pen.
 
D.Oliver said:
yorkie said:
About to do a couple of shows and have 75 already made. Thought I would make another 46 pens

Some of the materials in this series of pens are going to be: HMS Victory Oak, Lava, alligator jaw bone, buffalo horn, snakewood, P47 thunderbolt shell, tiger myrtle, Masur birch, ironwood Burl, beeswing narra, pomelle bubinga, Amboyna, Thailand Rosewood burl and Dalmatian Ebony.

Should be fun!
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That one stands out. Can't wait to see the pen.
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Only problem is it just won't look different than any other .50 shell. The P47 carried 8 50 caliber machine guns which would have used standard ammo. Interesting story though....the P47 was a highly successful aircraft in WW II
 
You should see the patina on it though. You can tell it's been buried for 50+ years. I'll post pictures once it's done. The nib will be made using wood from the Army barracks the P47 were training from.
 
yorkie said:
You should see the patina on it though. You can tell it's been buried for 50+years. I'll post pictures once it's done. The nib will be made using wood from the Army barracks the P47 were training from.
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That could easily be as much as 70 years....if the training took place in '43.
 
Yeah, you're right. These shells were fired during training in the 1940's. So much for my mental math!



Smitty37 said:
yorkie said:
You should see the patina on it though. You can tell it's been buried for 50+years. I'll post pictures once it's done. The nib will be made using wood from the Army barracks the P47 were training from.
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That could easily be as much as 70 years....if the training took place in '43.
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Okay, all finished and ready to throw on the lathe; now up to 48 pens. I couldn't resist turning a couple more super curly Koa's; just need to order the kits.

Not sure if anyone else does this but, as a final step before turning, I ream each end and pour a small amount of thin CA if it's wood. I let this soak in for a second and then wipe off.

Anyway, here they are.
 

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To clarify, I pour a small amount of thin CA on the very tip, on the circle cut by the pen mill; around the edge of the brass tube. I find this strengthens the wood around the edge and is less likely to blow out as I get close to the final diameter. Some woods soak in more than others and it's really useful on the sapwood part of a two tone, which is usually more mushy. Make sense?


yorkie said:
Okay, all finished and ready to throw on the lathe; now up to 48 pens. I couldn't resist turning a couple more super curly Koa's; just need to order the kits.

Not sure if anyone else does this but, as a final step before turning, I ream each end and pour a small amount of thin CA if it's wood. I let this soak in for a second and then wipe off.

Anyway, here they are.
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I thought I was the only mad-man who did this extra step.
But now it's part of the ritual, I can miss the step. Also fills any discrepancy between the brass tube and the drilled hole size!

yorkie said:
To clarify, I pour a small amount of thin CA on the very tip, on the circle cut by the pen mill; around the edge of the brass tube. I find this strengthens the wood around the edge and is less likely to blow out as I get close to the final diameter. Some woods soak in more than others and it's really useful on the sapwood part of a two tone, which is usually more mushy. Make sense?


yorkie said:
Okay, all finished and ready to throw on the lathe; now up to 48 pens. I couldn't resist turning a couple more super curly Koa's; just need to order the kits.

Not sure if anyone else does this but, as a final step before turning, I ream each end and pour a small amount of thin CA if it's wood. I let this soak in for a second and then wipe off.

Anyway, here they are.
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I did that for the first time yesterday and got myself in trouble when i didn't realize it dripped down the inside of the tube. Caused some trouble during assembly
 
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