copper

I had some nice 24ga. copper sheets on hand, and my friends in New Zealand sent me a few more abalone shells - tiny light bulb flickered in my cortical catacombs - yup - copper and abalone - match made in heaven - bolomania continues. Steps: Punch the copper into 30mm circles with a disc...

It's been a long time since I turned anything. I had to take apart my workshop last fall cause we were changing from an oil furnace to propane and then just as I was getting organized to start turning again, we broke a water pipe and I had to enter the Year of Reno Hell. I've had some extended...

Learning as you go (or making it up as you go along) means that I end up with a large box of discards that for some reason didn't become pens: too short, off center, oval, took too much off (so many of these!) but then I saw a kit for ornaments and I thought, "I bet I can make that work for the...

Hi, Maybe someone here knows where can I buy metal pens? Interested mainly in solid copper and sterling silver pens. Looking mainly for small / slim ones and to buy a quantity of them. Looking for a potential discount and engraving options. Thanks!

My two latest pens. Each takes about 2 weeks to turn, polish, patina, finish and polish. Best finish I've found yet is to hit it with spray lacquer, then sand with 8000, then apply 9 coats of CA, sand to 12,000 and polish. The top pen has the first turned brass nib (what do you call the cone end...

I've only recently joined and being the sort of person who immediately jumps into the deep end, I've skipped turning wood or acrylic pens. Instead, I turn pens using copper round bar. On this particular pen, I noticed that there are tiny air bubbles trapped under the finish. I wet sand working...

Ancient Copper People Pens

Well I have now turned 4 pens and this last one is my favorite so far. I made the blank using poly resin and mica pigment I had from my nail polish making days. The pen kit is the Legacy Victoria in copper. What do you think?

For your review and comments. :hammer:

Since Online Metals has a coupon code for $20 off shipping, I've decided to pick up a few things for pen turning. ( SCM6B valid 12/20/16 only ) I'd like to get some decent metal for TBC bushings, plus I'd like some stock for making nibs, caps, and bands. I'm new to metal turning, working on...

I finally made it back into the shop tonight and finished a bangle that I had started a month ago. Shees! I will be glad when fall comes so I can let up on the yard work :) This is a women's size 8 copper (wide) and alumilite potted cholla bangle. I finished it using CA and the foam wiper...

This is my first picture post here. It's a Comfort in Cosmic Copper (both from PSI). I sanded it through 12,000 with micro mesh. Suggestions will be appreciated. Earl

Just put this one together. Cocobolo with multiple coats of BLO and CA. The grain of the cocobolo is amazing. Topped off with some copper fittings. I've done some other bullet pens using .308 for the top half and some camo blanks for the top half also, but this one is MINE! LOL!

Hey everyone, At CSUSA, they have the Copper Jr. Retro on closeout. Anyways, I was thinking, what woods would go good with that? Any at all? I've seen amboyna, and the colors blended a bit too much. What woods would look best with copper? Thanks.

Here's a cigar pen I made from some of Wolfdancer's Lace Redwood Burl. Thanks again, Rod! Turned between centers and drilled on the lathe. Check out how accurately centered the hole was drilled. Sanded to 1500 wet/dry automotive paper. I used several coats of CA, sometimes adding a BLO wipe...

28 Gage copper wire, Charley's resin saver mold, Clear Alumilite and a bright copper Sierra pen. As always, comments are appreciated. Tom

Hello, This is another in what is turning out to be a series of these Barron Pens. I have one more to make with the new batch of metal that arrived. I hope you like this, and please tell how I can improve. Tried some different things with the camera. Even bought a mirror last night. Haven't...

I tried my own variation of the copper scrubber cast in white PR This one is assembled with a copper retro (although the colors don't show up well in the photo). Thanks for your thoughts. -Barry