Birds-eye Maple and Pacific Yew Modified PSI Funline Slimline

[NGLJ]

My first purchase from PSI was the Funline Slimline bundle, which should keep me busy for a while. I never use the center band on slimline kits anymore. So, I have a lot of center bands, and don't know if there is any way to use them. Anyone got any ideas? A woodworking buddy gave me some ⅜" thick birds-eye maple, an offcut from his guitar making. This has to be one of the hardest pieces of wood that I have used. Being only ⅜" thick I had to laminate to get a usable blank. I used Pacific Yew as a contrast wood. You can see the result in the attached photos. The plating is copper, which is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the photos don't show any birds eyes but they are there.

 

[1080Wayne]

That is very nice maple , and looks great with the yew ! Have never done it , but center bands with birds eye maple insert might be marketable as ear rings .

 

[Kenny Durrant]

Very nice work. I keep all the extra parts from my kits. I haven't found a use for the slimlines but the trimline center bands add a new ce look to the 308 casing pens. I make a few game calls and have thought about trying the slim bands to make a small lanyard for those. Thanks for sharing

 

[SteveJ]

That's a real nice looking pen.

 

[NGLJ]

That is very nice maple , and looks great with the yew ! Have never done it , but center bands with birds eye maple insert might be marketable as ear rings .

Interesting thought about the ear rings!

 

[Alan Morrison]

I use the Streamline centre bands ( not Slimline ) as guide bushes when turning my own centrebands.

 

[Lew]

I really like the way you can take a slimline pen and make it into something that looks very nice. Great work

 

[Woodchipper]

Very nice. Like the look of maple, no matter what as birdseye, etc. As seen here, good to use with a contrasting wood for segmenting, etc. So many ways to modify a Slimline.

 

[derekdd]

Such a creative use of a less expensive kit.

The finished product looks quite elegant.

 

[walshjp17]

So, I have a lot of center bands, and don't know if there is any way to use them. Anyone got any ideas?

IIRC, there were several posts years ago of someone using the center bands of Slimline pens as the barrel and cap. they (I assume) glued the center bands over the brass tubes and then assembled the pen(s) as normal.

 

[egnald]

Very attractive pen. I love the segmenting. - Dave