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longbeard
Member
Thats an awesome pen, i really liked that one. You done a great job on it.
Harry
Harry
Hendu3270
Member
Gorgeous pen buddy. Definitely a top of the line pen.
sschering
Member
Thanks guys.. That means a lot coming from you Hendu. You do amazing work.
I'll try again next year. A plan is in the works but this time it will involve fire, hammers and some time learning a new skill my friend picked up in Spain.
It should be a blast.
I'll try again next year. A plan is in the works but this time it will involve fire, hammers and some time learning a new skill my friend picked up in Spain.
It should be a blast.
OZturner
Member
A fantastic Pen Scott.
Love your concept and Exercution.
Thanks for the Photograph of the Blanks and the Segmentation.
I am puzzled a little as the Blank in WIP, shows an Amber, Tan Colour, yet the finished Pen is predominiately Bluish.
Did the all the Amber/Tan turn off?
Great Job Scott .
Brian.
Love your concept and Exercution.
Thanks for the Photograph of the Blanks and the Segmentation.
I am puzzled a little as the Blank in WIP, shows an Amber, Tan Colour, yet the finished Pen is predominiately Bluish.
Did the all the Amber/Tan turn off?
Great Job Scott .
Brian.
sschering
Member
When I did the stabilizing I used a opaque blue dye that does not penetrate well but does a nice job of filling cracks and voids with a solid color.
After turning they were basically just a bare wood color.
After I got them turned and sanded I applied blue alumalite dye straight to the wood and used some WTF (wood turners finish) clean it off a little and lighten the color.
I just had to be careful not to get it onto the white segments.
You can't do a full WTF finish because the dye keeps bleeding through.
CA thankfully does not blend well with the dye so it's easy to lock the color in under the CA finish.
I've played around with dye in the stabilizer but I wasn't getting the deep colors I wanted so I started putting the dye right on the wood with nice results.
Dale Lynch
Member
It is a beautifull pen.
SDB777
Member
Would you be willingly to expand on this process? Think I know what you are speaking about here, but I would hate to assume things....
The pen is outstanding!
Scott (assume equals, well you know) B
mikespenturningz
Member
Very nice pen. I like what you did with the cap. It would have looked great on the other barrel as well.
Pitoon
Member
good job on the segmenting!
Pitoon
Pitoon
sschering
Member
I did a quick how to and posted in the segmenting forum.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f178/ez-low-cost-vacuum-laminating-120213/#post1641294
Those pieces you see in the background of the work in progress pic are the ones that fell apart during drilling..
I had to make a few extras
Call me crazy but I prefer to drill my pieces separate and assemble the segments on the tube so they all get glued up at the same time.
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sschering
Member
Thanks.. I had the same thought after I assembled the pen..
It would have balanced the look much better if with the segments above and below the center band.
Every pen is a chance to lean something new.
This is pen #19 for me and my 5th Jr style.
I gave all the others away.. This is the first one I made just for myself.
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