BB pen # 2

[YoYoSpin]

This bowling ball material is great...Sheila, must have more

 

[jeff]

Ed, is that the PSI stopper? That stuff is just gorgeous.

 

[PensofColor]

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[timdaleiden]

Ed,

That looks like $300.00 pen. I like it.

BTW, thanks for making the image a bit narrower. My browser does not auto adjust, and when somebody posts a very wide image in the forums, I have to side scroll[V] to read the following posts.

 

[debturnswood]

Ed,an artisan, a masterpiece...

 

[jeff]

Ed, call Sheila for your commission [] After I stared at your work for a bit, I had to drop some hard-earned PayPal bits at POC for a dozen blanks.

 

[PensofColor]

Jeff, Ed is a terrific and talented guy, and we appreciate his tooting our horn. His compensation is in the mail! And, Jeff, your blanks are in the mail! Thanks for the order!

 

[debturnswood]

Boy I must be in the right swing, I am ordering the same thing the forum administrator orders! now to turn as well! If I gather the nerve when blanks and lathe arrive I may try to post a photo or two! best of turning Jeff. Keep up the terrific work Ed, thanks again Sheila.

 

[Doghouse]

I am waiting for my blanks to arive.

I have to get an awning up on the house so when they get here I can dive for the epoxy then the lathe. My spalted maple and crotch walnut blanks keep calling to me, but i look forward to the BB's more.

Ed, Thanks for the inspiration. I also have picked up some clay to make one of your pens from the magazine.

 

[Doghouse]

BTW, How do you make the cuts in the top like that? I assume it is after turning, then bandsaw? It makes for a nice finish and I would like to do something similar.

 

[kennosborne]

I believe this may done on a sander? I have shaped things like this on my belt sander but not sure how Ed does it.

 

[YoYoSpin]

Dog, you're referring to the bottle stopper's top? Yes, after turning and sanding on the lathe, cut the top on the bandsaw at about a 45-degree angle, then sand a nice curve where the cut was made using a drum sander.

 

[Doghouse]

Thank you. That makes for a very unusual style.

 

[kennosborne]

Ed,
I wanted to purchase this pen but it is not on your site. Is it for sale?

 

[YoYoSpin]

Kenn, thanks for your interest...I'm honored. Sure, its for sale. Send me an email and we'll work something out...maybe a swap.

 

[kennosborne]

EXCELLENT!!! I just sent an email.

 

[debturnswood]

In a post above, Doghouse mentions a magazine.. what is this publication, and where can I get one?

 

[YoYoSpin]

Dog was referring to http://www.woodturningdesign.com/, a quarterly magazine dedicated to woodturning, published in the USA. There was an article on polymer clay pen making in issue # 2.

 

[Marc Phillips]

That really is incredible....

Great job!!


Great pic too.... I'm working on it!!.... I'm working on it!!

 

[tipusnr]

YoYoSpin, I your recent BB pen pictures you have contrasting colored rings. How did you do that. I almost thought you glued in rubber "o" washers but I've only seen them in black.

 

[YoYoSpin]

Bill, the red and black rings are common o-rings purchased from http://www.allorings.com/. The black one's are "Buna-N" and the red one's are "Silicone". They have dozens of different sizes...my pens are pretty thick (large), so I'm using a "-010" (in the photo below) and sometimes smaller, all the way down to a "-007". The 1/16†ring width is the smallest they make, and its still pretty wide. So, I always use a smaller ID o-ring, relative to the OD of the pen, that has to be stretched tightly around the piece, thus making the ring thinner, and I think...more attractive.

 

[tipusnr]

Thanks for the info. That's DEFINITELY worth trying. LOVE the look!