Had some fun with a new design

[SteveJ]

Seems like most of the pens I turn are just variations of ones others have shown. Tried this design which I actually haven't seen anyone else do. Woods used are ash, walnut, mahogany and yellow/black spectra-ply.

This is a picture of the construction of the segmented layer:

 

[hbillings]

Wow!

 

[bsshog40]

Pretty cool Steve! Nice job!

 

[dogrunner]

I really like that

 

[Dieseldoc]

Steve: great work and sure feel good when all it goes together, super nice design.

 

[1shootist]

that looks great..and a lot of work !!!

 

[MRDucks2]

Neat

 

[DrD]

Really nice

 

[jttheclockman]

Looks good. The sky is the limit with designs like this. Use your imagination and it will take you to new heights. keep up the good work.

 

[Bryguy]

Excellent segmenting. Something for me to aspire to.

 

[Alan Morrison]

Well thought out design, Steve, and well executed.

 

[Jim15]

Great work.

 

[Humongous]

Great design Steve, I really like the way this turned out.

 

[Cwalker935]

I really like it!

 

[magpens]

What can I say ....... VERY NICE !!

You had a very clear vision of what you wanted when you put that one together !!! . Congratulations !!!

 

[Angela S]

Very Nice

 

[Stevej72]

Really nice looking design!

 

[KenB259]

Awesome. How do you manage to accurately cut a squared up pen blank from the glue up?


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[SteveJ]

Awesome. How do you manage to accurately cut a squared up pen blank from the glue up?


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Sometimes it seems like just luck. I've had some come out crooked. This one is actually slightly of center. The sides you can't see are walnut and one side is wider than the other. It doesn't look as bad to me as the couple of yellow segments that are mismatched! I will slightly change my method of doing this assuming I do another one to fix that issue.

So to keep things square I keep trimming the blank as i glue it up. Making sure to have each addition the same size. I then also trim it to make sure the blank is as square as possible.

I have a Byrne's table saw which allows me to make very precise cuts which i wouldn't attempt on a regular saw. (I think you could do them on a well tuned bandsaw.). I also run the pieces through a sander when sizing (also made by Byrnes).

 

[GaryMGg]

Gorgeous; fine workmanship.

 

[mark james]

I missed this while my computer was in the shop.

Great design Steve. I always did like the Classical Music examples of Variations on a Theme! You are doing great in expanding your design repertoire.