BEFORE AND AFTER ZEN ABALONE BLANKS

[kenspens]

HERE IS 4 BLANKS I DID AND A COMPLETED ZEN FROM THE BLANKS TO SHOW A BEFORE AND AFTER!!
I WASNT SURE I WOULD LIKE THE ZEN BUT AFTER DOING IT I LIKE THE LOOK AND THINK I AM GONNA KEEP MAKING THEM ! I JUST WONDER HOW LONG THE MAGNETS WILL HOLD UP??
COMMENTS AND CRITIQUES ALWAYS WELCOME



KEN BROWN
KENSPENS:biggrin:

 

[wiset1]

CRAZY slick! So alive and full of energy...I love them!!!!!

 

[shadrach1944]

Hey Ken!
They look Great and you did a fine job on the Zen Pen.

Thanks for sharing!

Bean

 

[Whaler]

Beautiful pen Ken and I love the blanks.

LONL has been using a Zen as her desk pen for over 2 years now and the magnets are still working well.

 

[jasontg99]

Ken,

That is a beauty! I love it.

 

[Linarestribe]

Those are awesome. Is there a tutorial on this?

Jorge

 

[Bree]

Gorgeous pen!! Great job.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Great blanks. Nice work.

 

[Canadian_Kid]

I would love to know where you got the ABALONE BLANKS and if you cast them yourself where you got the ABALONE to be able to wrap around a tube.

Don

 

[kenspens]

hi don
i made and cast the blanks and perfected the process it took over a yr and half with tons of failures and alot of frustration and $$$$$$$$$$

THANKS TO ALL THE WONDERFUL AND TALENTED PPL ON HERE FOR YOUR GRACIOUS AND KIND WORDS
THEY ARE SINCERELY APPRECIATED!
KEN
KENSPENS

 

[JohnU]

Beautiful pen and blanks Ken! Your hard work, trials and errors really paid off. A total eye catcher.

 

[firewhatfire]

Never turned a zen or abalone, but those blanks make a fella wanna reconsider it.

Phil

 

[workinforwood]

It's beautiful work Ken. Can't even see the seams. I totally understand about success and failure rates!

 

[Toni]

Amazing pens!!! I love your work!!

 

[Dave Winters]

Sweeet!! Love the Paua! I'm gonna have to try it on a pendant.

 

[wood-of-1kind]

I would love to know where you got the ABALONE BLANKS and if you cast them yourself where you got the ABALONE to be able to wrap around a tube.

Don

Here's a source for abalone. No affiliation, just trying to help a fellow Canuck.

http://rescuepearl.com/

 

[kenspens]

thank you so much for your kind words everyone !!!the most wonderful ppl reside here on the IAP HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE I HOP YOU HAVE A BLESSED AND WONDERFULL DAY!!!
SINCERELY
ken brown
kenspens

 

[reddwil]

Very well made Ken, great job on mastering those blanks