Churchill chrome pen 88 pieces of wood added

[peter1958]

 

[magpens]

Beautiful pen !!!

Thank you for showing !!

 

[peter1958]

Hi Mal,
This one was difficult, drilling was perfect but vey slow. The big drill of the cap (13.2 mm) while the cap was 20 mm square.
The CA finish was not perfect again! The dna was used, thin CA 2 coats. It doesn't penetrate the wood enough.
Plastic bushings (homemade) were a pain getting off the blanks. So i'll buy some friction polish, or make it myself for this type of wood.

The wenge is ok but the red wood, merbau, (Intsia bijuga) is not a CA-wood.

 

[Rio grande penmaker]

Great work. I hesitate to ask how many hours went into it.

 

[peter1958]

This was about 4 hours work, hobby. Sold it for €20,=

 

[peter1958]

The vase, my avatar, was 75 hours work, hobby
112 segments each ring

 

[Dalecamino]

Quite nice!

 

[jttheclockman]

Very nice pen indeed. What was the angle used for the scallops?? Thanks.

 

[mark james]

Peter, this is excellent work! All segmented penturners/woodturners will appreciate the effort put into this. Yes, finishing is a final task, with many variables. I do not see any issues, but realize that the turner is much more fussy of what we see on a screen. I like your combination of materials and the segmenting with scallops.

I prefer homemade Delrin bushings for a CA finish.

Excellent artistry!

 

[TDahl]

Beautiful pen Peter. Great craftsmanship. My goal for 2021 is to focus more on segmented wood pens and your pen provides great inspiration. Thank you for sharing.

 

[peter1958]

Very nice pen indeed. What was the angle used for the scallops?? Thanks.

60 degrees, I tried several angles, 45 to 70 but this churchill kit does best in my opinion with a 60 degree angle.

 

[jttheclockman]

60 degrees, I tried several angles, 45 to 70 but this churchill kit does best in my opinion with a 60 degree angle.

I kind of thought the angle was a little steeper than 45. It does look better because you see the scallops better. Thanks.

 

[peter1958]

I kind of thought the angle was a little steeper than 45. It does look better because you see the scallops better. Thanks.

It depends also on the thickness of te pen. If it is slimmer i prefer 70 degrees