How do you guys take slimlines to the next level?
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its_virgil
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All made using slimline kits
Do a good turn daily!
Don
Do a good turn daily!
Don
randyrls
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Slimlines are endlessly modifiable. Some ideas;
Grain matched finial.
Celtic knot. There is a post showing a great example.
Longwood. Same post.
Sweeping curves.
Custom wood center bands.
Hunter Pens I make for deer hunters. Shell casing and an antler tip.
and the list goes on.......
Grain matched finial.
Celtic knot. There is a post showing a great example.
Longwood. Same post.
Sweeping curves.
Custom wood center bands.
Hunter Pens I make for deer hunters. Shell casing and an antler tip.
and the list goes on.......
Painfullyslow
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I am very new in my pen turning journey so my experience with this is minimal.
What little I have done is single tube for click models as well as some basic segmenting. One of my favorites (and one which I have had multiple requests for since making) is adding some crushed opal like used in ring turning. Basically turning a very small ring. It uses very little material but adds a distinct pop.
I tend to shy away from anything that adds bulk to the pen, as the entire point of the slimline is to maintain a smaller diameter profile.
What little I have done is single tube for click models as well as some basic segmenting. One of my favorites (and one which I have had multiple requests for since making) is adding some crushed opal like used in ring turning. Basically turning a very small ring. It uses very little material but adds a distinct pop.
I tend to shy away from anything that adds bulk to the pen, as the entire point of the slimline is to maintain a smaller diameter profile.
Wmcullen
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I'm a big fan of what @randyrls said above. Especially the part about making custom wood center bands. Freeing yourself up from that dimension gives you a lot of room to play.
I wrote this up on the topic... nothing complicated and probably just common sense.
-Cullen
I wrote this up on the topic... nothing complicated and probably just common sense.
-Cullen
wouldentu2?
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One piece Red Oak painted with black, sanded and various colors of latex paint and CA'd. I do these for Turn for Troops
