First burls and an acrylic

[Dan_F]

I think I've finally gotten my lathe aligned properly, have accumulated the proper bits, and got a few burls to play with, so now I can get cracking on some pens. Here are three from this week.

First up is a Carbera in black Ti, clothed in one of the acrylic blanks from the recent group buy. Can't recall the name of the blank.

Next is a corrugata burl Wall Street 2 in Ti gold.

Finally, another Carbera, this time in Ti gold and york gum burl.

The burls are very hard and dense, quite a different experience from the woods I am used to. Takes more patience and a steady hand to avoid tear out.

I improvised a makeshift photo tent, which I think helped out the pics. Previously I just covered the compact fluorescent bulb with white fabric to diffuse the light, but the full tent seems to do a better job.

Critiques on the pens or photos are welcome.

Dan

 

[johnnycnc]

They all look great,Dan.
Fit and finish seem to be right there.
The burls sure are looking good,
and your photos are nice,much improved.
Thanks for sharing these with us.

 

[doddman70]

Very nice all of them!!! i realy like the acyrlic. your pics look real good to at least better than mine

 

[MDWine]

Looks pretty good on all counts!
I really like that purple one, nice blank, good job!

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pens, great pictures too, my favourite is definately the purple Carbera![]

 

[ahoiberg]

good job on all and the photos. i'm beginning to like the carbera more than i used to.

 

[karlkuehn]

That purple Carbera is great! Nice acrylic pattern, and the finish on all your stuff looks really good! Very nice work, and the photos turned out excellent.

 

[Dan_F]

Thanks to all for the comments. A big thanks to John for marketing his bushings for us to use. The acrylic blank is called Purple Passion Fruit. While I like the purple one, my favorite is the york gum. I wonder if it would have been better served with silver colored hardware?

Karl---I went back to jpeg format, which requires much less shrinking of the photo to attain web size, and I think that helped with sharpness, while the tent definitely provides more even lighting.

Dan

 

[pianomanpj]

Dan, those are some sweet looking pens! I agree with Mark: the purple one is my favorite. If I were to have turned one like that my daughter would have ripped it from my hands!

 

[wizical]

those are extremely nice pens, very impressive, i like the first and second, those are my faves

 

[Dalecamino]

You did good Dan !

 

[rjwolfe3]

Those are awesome looking pens.

 

[Tanner]

Sweet looking pens!! The photo's look fantastic!!!

 

[jhs494]

Great looking group of pens Dan!
The finish shows off the grain and the choice of kits to blanks all work very well.

Thanks for sharing them with us!

 

[penartist]

Great looking pens Dan. You get used to the Aussie burls after awhile.
P.S. Keep your tools extremely sharp when using Aussie burl otherwise you'll get a lot of tearout.

Regards, Evan

 

[Dan_F]

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Evan---Sharpening is becoming my greatest challenge. I do ok on the gouges, but the curved skew is difficult to consistently touch up and remove the burr after grinding.

Dan

 

[Jim in Oakville]

all look lovely

 

[bitshird]

The Purple Carbera is my favorite, I've always liked that style,[)]