Artist Sketchers

[Fangar]

I finally got a little shop time today and was able to get five pens done. Here are two Sketch Pencils that I finished in Red and Brown Mallee Burl (Lee Tree Works). These are Christmas gifs for my sisters who both draw quite a bit. (The photo blurs towards the lead end of the brown mallee, and makes the finish appear cloudy).

Comments always welcome.

Cheers,

Fangar

 

[rtjw]

great looking pencils. Great finish also.

 

[GregD]

Fangar,
Thoes are some really nice pencils. What finish did you use on them?

 

[jimbo 31751]

Very nice James. I am going to have to try that kit.
That mallee burl shure looks good.[]

 

[Mikey]

SWEET!!! I just ordered half dozen of those kits. I sure hope mine turn out almost as good![8D]

 

[wayneis]

Very nice job James, I may have to try these some day.

Wayne

 

[coach]

Very nice James! I like the finish.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Well done. Whose kits are they? What makes them different than shop pens? Are these the ones with/without tubes?

 

[ldimick]

James,

Those turned out very nice! What is the finish?

 

[knottyharry]

Very nice James....
And great finish as well.
Harry

 

[Paul Russell]

Nice job Fangar!!

These are the Artist Sketch Pencils that CSUSA sells. They certainly can be used as shop pencils also. These do have a tube on the inside. What sets them apart as Artist Pencils is that they have a clip, the other "shop" pencils do not. Be aware that you have to drill a straight hole 3 1/2" long.

 

[JimGo]

WOW those look great James! LOVE the finish!

 

[Fangar]

Originally posted by GregD
<br />Fangar,
Thoes are some really nice pencils. What finish did you use on them?

Thanks Greg... CA Finish witht TSW.

Fangar

 

[Fangar]

Thanks everyone. Paul is correct. These are the ones that Anthony (Penworks) wrote up the nice summary on a while back. Nice kit to turn, but does require a deep drilling. I drilled these on the lathe without any issues. I think on the next batch, I will likely curver the barrels below the bushing line and then back up to them as Anthony did in a few of his shots. They are very thick otherwise. Very soft lead too. I would recommend the HB lead (Harder) if one was to make these for shop pencils.

Cheers,

Fangar