First Attempt at Segmenting!

[Yellow River Woodturning]

I decided to try making a segmented pen for my dad for Christmas, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! It's a Gatsby in Lilac, Brass and Brazilian rosewood (perfect for a guitar player). The bands were a little crooked, but for a first try it wasn't too bad (although using Brazilian rosewood on an experimental pen probably wasn't the smartest idea!)

 

[Todd in PA]

Well done. The purple band in the lilac is fantastic!

 

[Woodchipper]

Very nice and he will appreciate it. Good contrasts in wood and good segmenting for a first time. What's next on the list?
I won't say anything about the bands, I promise.

 

[mark james]

Well done! You did many things right. The upper and lower (shorter sections; I call them end caps...) look well matched in dimensions, and the brass rings look to have a nice tight fit. You will see what you wish to improve, and that is expected, but this has much to be proud of.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[leehljp]

There are a couple of ways to square up the ends when adding a brass or aluminum spacers; you are going great!

 

[jttheclockman]

Nice work. Keep at and the ideas will start flowing faster than you can make them.

 

[TDahl]

Very nice.

 

[howsitwork]

Great result and a lovely gift.

 

[Mike]

Well done, beautiful pen. Maybe I am missing something, but I don't see anything wrong with the brass spacers.