mb757
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I'm enclosing a picture of some of the left over pieces that I used to make the pen cap (1st picture lower pen). The blank on the left (lower picture) is how they start off, I rip a board at a 45 degree angle the length of the board. Keeping the blade at 45 degrees adjust the fence to give you about a 3/16" thick board and cut 7-8 pieces, I plane them down to 1/8" after I cut them. I cut extra pieces because at that thickness they tend to tear out on the planer. You want to keep the outer pieces and use them to sandwich the thin pieces and veneer between them. I use a flat board with wax paper between and cross braces on top to keep every thing flat. After the glue dries run the piece through the planer to get rid of all the excess glue and you will be able to start with a flat surface. When your blank looks like the piece on the left, you need to make a perpendicular cut to the veneer at 30 degrees. Insert a piece of veneer between the six pieces and glue them together. I use rubber bands to hold them together. When you turn it you should end up with a piece that should look like the one on the right.
The bottom pictures pen is an Atlas that's made of walnut and maple veneer with aluminum trim between. It's made with a different process I'll get to that later. It turned out better than the first, but it's still a work in process.
The bottom pictures pen is an Atlas that's made of walnut and maple veneer with aluminum trim between. It's made with a different process I'll get to that later. It turned out better than the first, but it's still a work in process.