AZ Bottle Brush Bush

[Bev Polmanteer]

This is a nice wood to work with and usually has some nice figure though not a lot. Hope the neighbor trims his trees again soon!

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[C_Ludwigsen]

I like how you designed the accents for this pen, Bev. What kit is that and from whom?

 

[tipusnr]

Good looking pen. Is that the wood's natural color or did you do one of your great dye jobs on it?

 

[Bev Polmanteer]

Wood is natural color, right from the dead branch! The kit is from Ryan and is the Power click pen. Had a litle trouble with the clip, I made the pen a little too fat and it didn't want to lay against the pen until I gave it a little persuasion!

 

[melogic]

Bev,
This is a really good looking pen. I've been looking to start turning a different style pen and I think I like this one. I will be ready to order some more supplies early next week and I'm going to be ordering from Ryan for the first time. I think a few of these will be added to the order.

 

[Guest]

NIce pen Bev.
I like the power point kits from Woodturningz.
Try the pencil.It's 2.0 mm comes with a sharpener in the cap(no eraser) but it makes a GREAT shop pencil!

 

[Bev Polmanteer]

Yes, Ive made 3 of the pencils. Not too many like the 2mm lead but like you say, great for marking and I also do some drawing and you can't beat them for shading! Maybe this would be a selling point for any of you that have them in your inventory.

 

[melchioe]

Nice pen! I like the profile - interesting approach. How does that feel in the hand? How do the notches by the tip impact the grip? Those appear to be just where I hold the pen. What kind of finish do you have on that?

 

[Bev Polmanteer]

Very comfortable to write with. I have a slightly longer hand than some and it fits great and the notches keep it from slipping. That's why I use them on many of my pens, them or the bulge at the end.

 

[tipusnr]

That brings up an interesting point...comfort. One of the last things I do before putting the finish on (when I'm not demo'ing)I take the mandrel off the lathe and grab the bottom blank and hold it like I was going to write with it. Then, if my wife is around, I ask her to do the same. We are both left handed but use pens entirely differently. If the design is comfortable, I finish it, if not, it gets some more tool work or becomes a fan pull.

In my opinion, if you don't want to write with it...it's not a pen! Hopefully I'm not alone int this.

 

[melogic]

I agree Bill. Who cares what it looks like if you can't write with it.