Bamboo pen

[Monty]

Someone posted a while back about getting a bamboo place mat, taking it apart and making a pen from the pieces. Got me thinking. Sooooo, I went out in the backyard and cut a dead stalk from my bamboo and turned this pen. The pict doesn't do it justice. Looks similar to holly or cherry but has very fine light striations in it. Finished it with BLO/CA and polished to 12000 MM. The pieces around the pen are what the blank looked like when I started.

 

[jenamison]

That was me. Very nice, it's not the easiest thing to make a pen out of is it?? Nice job.

Mike
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6410&SearchTerms=Bamboo,pen

 

[jenamison]

Hey Mannie, also thanks for the CA tip. Looking forward to getting the order soon so I can use the debonder and get this CA out of my eyebrow...

Mike[:I]

 

[JimGo]

Neat! I didn't realize Bamboo was so solid all the way through. For some reason, I thought it was relatively hollow. Hmmmm...this gives me some ideas!

 

[jenamison]

Jim just be careful which pieces you get because so much of it is hollow. Also be very careful with the sandpaper if you turn some. Sandpaper can be like a skew to that stuff! Have fun though.

 

[Monty]

Originally posted by JimGo
<br />Neat! I didn't realize Bamboo was so solid all the way through. For some reason, I thought it was relatively hollow. Hmmmm...this gives me some ideas!

Some is hollow. Depends on the size of the stalk. Even if it has a hole in the middle, it could still be used of the hole is smaller than the tube, then the hole could be used as a piolet hole for the drill.

 

[swm6500]

Nice pen Mannie.

 

[jvsank]

Very nice Mannie