Jim in Oakville
Member
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.
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.