Bellsy
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I picked a few of these exotic blanks up at the 2010 MPG from Ankrom Exotics. The first blank I attempted to turn came apart on the lathe while turning. The acrylic let go of the wood or vice versa, but regardless of the experience I jumped back on the horse and made another attempt. The pen is for a fellow employee who is leaving our group and heading south to a different plant. He saw this particular blank and asked if I could do it up as a fountain pen. I'm just glad the second attempt didn't fail like the first one.
The blank is a Maple Burl with Red Swirl acrylic on a Cambridge Fountain Pen kit in Titanium Gold / Sterling from William Wood-write. To finish the pen I sanded to 400 grit and steel wool 0000, then used CA Thick and sanded to 12000 MM and polished it with Huts Plastic Polish. The brass tube was unpainted in hopes of giving off a more golden effect to accentuate the kit.
Pictures were taken with a Sony DSC-W30 with the Macro on and off. The backdrop was a piece linen set over the bed of my delta midi lathe under an energy efficient bulb.
Comments and suggestions welcomed.
Dave
The blank is a Maple Burl with Red Swirl acrylic on a Cambridge Fountain Pen kit in Titanium Gold / Sterling from William Wood-write. To finish the pen I sanded to 400 grit and steel wool 0000, then used CA Thick and sanded to 12000 MM and polished it with Huts Plastic Polish. The brass tube was unpainted in hopes of giving off a more golden effect to accentuate the kit.
Pictures were taken with a Sony DSC-W30 with the Macro on and off. The backdrop was a piece linen set over the bed of my delta midi lathe under an energy efficient bulb.
Comments and suggestions welcomed.
Dave