Did Someone Say Emp..

[Jim in Oakville]

Hi,

These two are my first attempts at making Emperor pens. They are big and heavy!! My biggest problem was deciding what blanks to use. Awhile back I saw some one used some of the simulation Ivory from CS, so I bought some, it’s really awesome to work with and one I think excel’s with this kit. I turned the second one with a stabilized amboyna burl, it really looked classic to me. I did learn that the cap body needs to be a straight body cut for the clip to sit well, oh well another feature..


I would love to find a solid black blank large enough for one of these, I saw one earlier like that but I do not have the courage to drill 37/64 in to a ¾ blank.

Critiques are always welcome.

 

[clewless]

Fantastic Jim,

Could I be your next swap partner?[]

 

[chigdon]

Excellent pens. I do agree the Amboyna is much nicer. Now if it were REAL Ivory . . .

 

[gerryr]

Very classy looking pens.

 

[Jim15]

Jim those are two classy looking pens.

jim

 

[DFM]

The grey material really goes well with the chrome of the pen kit.

 

[nilsatcraft]

Great looking pens, Jim. Amboyna is my favorite wood/material and I love the Alternative Ivory as well- both came out excellent. Nice work! If I had to vote for the nicer of the two, I'd go with the Alternative Ivory in this case. It has a such an classy look to it.

 

[PenWorks]

Good ones Jim, love the amboyna.

 

[smoky10]

Great looking pens Jim. I like the amboyna burl the best. Not long ago Ed Davidson(yoyospin) made some solid black blanks for me, they were 3/4" but I bet he can make them a little bigger.

 

[terry q]

Jim

Those are really good looking pens. I like the second one a lot.

Terry

 

[thetalbott4]

Jim- Fantastic. I really like the sim ivory. Stands out big time. Bet one of those PR casting guys can whip you up a mean black blank just about any size you like.

 

[huntersilver]

Jim,
great looking pen. What is the secret to using the Alt. Ivory,
I tried it once, about a year ago and found it very brittle and
it chipped away.

Again, very nice looking pen!!!

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Originally posted by huntersilver
<br />Jim,
great looking pen. What is the secret to using the Alt. Ivory,
I tried it once, about a year ago and found it very brittle and
it chipped away.

Again, very nice looking pen!!!

Hi Hunter,

Thank You for your kind comments. I turn with a skew, I hone it often and I take light cuts...it cut well and polished very well.

I found that I honed the edge a bit more often than I normally do with acrylics, but then again this blank was 1" in diameter and I also kept thinking about keeping clean cuts![]

 

[Darley]

Jim really nice pens both look good but prefer the amboyna most, good work

 

[pastorbill1952]

Jim those are wonderful pens. I like them both w/o any qualifications. Have you considered a black bowling ball blank or a black dyed wood?

 

[BigRob777]

Jim,
Very nice indeed. I am really getting hooked on burls.
Rob

 

[Johnathan]

Great looking pens, the A. burl looks wonderful. I am a real big fan of the Emperor kit. Big and Powerful! Good Job!

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Thanks Everyone,

I appreciate your kind words. These are great kits and I have enjoyed watching others make them. For me selecting the "right" pen blank material was troublesome, but after seeing some of the same that I used I like these very much.

Again, I would love to try this pen on a solid no detailed o/s black...so if you have an idea please let me know...

[]

 

[LanceD]

Jim, I did my closed end Emperor using a 3/4" black acetate blank from AS. I didn't have any trouble drillng it as I always drill on the lathe. I drilled at 1100 rpm but took my time and cleaned the bit real often. I don't know if you've seen it but it's in my album. I've since done two more and will make a closed end with Alt. Ivory this week. Try it out, the worst you can do is ruin a 3.00 blank []

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Originally posted by LanceD
<br />Jim, I did my closed end Emperor using a 3/4" black acetate blank from AS. I didn't have any trouble drillng it as I always drill on the lathe. I drilled at 1100 rpm but took my time and cleaned the bit real often. I don't know if you've seen it but it's in my album. I've since done two more and will make a closed end with Alt. Ivory this week. Try it out, the worst you can do is ruin a 3.00 blank []

Hi Lance,

It was your pen that inspired me to want to do just that!! I do look at your pens I really like your work. I also have gone to horizontal drilling recently...duh, what took me so long to figure that out!![^]

I may well give it a try!