Glenn McCullough
Member
Ken Nelson and I worked on this for a couple of months and waited for the Rendezvous to display it. Here is a pen that started with a nephew who is a barber and wanted a barber pen, got with Ken Nelson who worked out a beautiful blank. This is not the pen I gave to my nephew. His is a traditional Baron with the same body blank as this, an all holly cap, the words "Barber shop" in old style font and his name on the other side(Ken also did that).
Under time restraints, I didnt photograph his pen, dang!
Ken suggested I make a "Barber Pole" pen for a display he is working on. He also suggested that we make it light up as he has some small lighting assemblies. So this is a Baron platinum fountain desk pen, I turned and carved out the globe from corian as I couldnt find a globe the size I wanted.The wood is holly and blackwood. The light fixture (last 2 photos show it lighted)is in the section between the stripes and the globe and turns on and off with the twist of the globe.
If you havent seen the 2008 pen diplay yet, go to the Guild site and take a peek, some awesome work. You should also see the other photos of some really dedicated pen makers, demonstrators, organizers, suppliers, Rendezvous hosts, etc.
Under time restraints, I didnt photograph his pen, dang!
Ken suggested I make a "Barber Pole" pen for a display he is working on. He also suggested that we make it light up as he has some small lighting assemblies. So this is a Baron platinum fountain desk pen, I turned and carved out the globe from corian as I couldnt find a globe the size I wanted.The wood is holly and blackwood. The light fixture (last 2 photos show it lighted)is in the section between the stripes and the globe and turns on and off with the twist of the globe.
If you havent seen the 2008 pen diplay yet, go to the Guild site and take a peek, some awesome work. You should also see the other photos of some really dedicated pen makers, demonstrators, organizers, suppliers, Rendezvous hosts, etc.