First kitless: Steel, Rosewood and African Blackwood

[Dellacott]

I've been thinking about making this pen for a long time and finally got around to doing it. It turned out pretty well so I want to show it off! By no means is it perfect, but I definitely learned a lot while making it. Comments, questions and suggestions greatly appreciated Unfortunately picture quality isn't great and doesn't really show the colour of the rosewood, but I do what I can with my iphone camera.

 

[truckfixr]

Nice. Very nice.

 

[Rockytime]

Very cool looking pen. Glad you posted.

 

[NittanyLion]

Very unique. I really like rosewood and aluminum matched up with the black. Can you explain the front section,

 

[Joe S.]

I like that style and may borrow some of it! :biggrin:

 

[Band Saw Box]

Very, very nice

 

[mredburn]

A great beginning, I really like the design very sleek. How wide is it ?

 

[johncrane]

Very neat,well done.

 

[Dalecamino]

I really like this pen. Like a breath of fresh air! Would like to know what materials you used. I think you did a great job making the parts come together.

 

[Dellacott]

NittanyLion, by front section do you mean the cap or where the writing tip comes out?

mredburn at the widest section it's 3/8" wide. I went with that because i happened to have 3/8" steel on me and that's also the size of my largest collet

dalecamino I used tool steel for any metal bits that you can see, for no other good reason than that's what I have around. The wood bits are CA glued on a piece of aluminum

 

[lwalper]

How cool is that?

 

[Twissy]

Fantastic...and the first custom too...wow! I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes next!!

 

[OZturner]

Great Pen, David,
I don't know if it is the photograph, but if it is 3/8" Dia at the widest, then what is the overall length?
It does look fairly Long and Skinny.
Love your Design and Craftsmanship.
Brian.

 

[Bryguy]

Slick looking pen!Nice job on the metal work.What kind of lathe are you using?

 

[Dellacott]

OZturner, the overall length is 5.25". I'm definitely more of a fan of slimmer pens, I find them more comfortable to use.

Bryguy, I'm using a Taig metal lathe. It works like a charm for these kinds of projects.

Thanks everybody for the comments! I'm already starting to dream up something new to make