My 1st & 3rd 360 Herringbone Pens

[LarryDNJR]

I finally started working on the 360 Herringbones last week. I've done 5 so far. These two posted are my 1st and 3rd attempts.

1st one has Purpleheart/Yellowheart/Walnut/Maple

2nd one has I believe and I could be slightly wrong because going from memory.

Mahogany
Lacewood
Redheart
Buckeye Burl
Hollyberry
Dyed Orange Curly Maple
Cherry
Dyed Green Buckeye Burl
Birch
Walnut
Zebrawood
Hickory
Bloodwood
Ash

and not necessarily in that order.

 

[cnccutter]

Wow... great job. i have started playing with the herringbone too. looks like you have worked out a good way of doing the glue up.

keep up the good work
Erik

 

[LarryDNJR]

Wow... great job. i have started playing with the herringbone too. looks like you have worked out a good way of doing the glue up.

keep up the good work
Erik

Thanks!

I follow Darrin's tutorial for the 1st one. I found that if I use squares and do the initial base then use triangles with a 90 degree corner and glue each piece on separately it works for me.

 

[glycerine]

Great job! Those look really nice!

 

[Dudley Young]

Super lookin pen. BZ

 

[cnccutter]

Larry i saw your glue up method in another post. its brilliant! i have been working on a jig to glue up each of the layers, but your idea is just to simple. another reason the K.I.S.S. idea is the right way.

Erik

Thanks!

I follow Darrin's tutorial for the 1st one. I found that if I use squares and do the initial base then use triangles with a 90 degree corner and glue each piece on separately it works for me.

 

[LarryDNJR]

Larry i saw your glue up method in another post. its brilliant! i have been working on a jig to glue up each of the layers, but your idea is just to simple. another reason the K.I.S.S. idea is the right way.

Erik

Thanks. I like it a-lot. As long as my pieces are cut true and same thickness. starting with a 3/4" square and cutting it into 2 triangles I maximize my work pieces and reduce the amount of waste and I think the glue up stays fairly simple with these pieces and doing it one at a time. I can keep it nice and straight for the most part.

 

[LarryDNJR]

Here are the 1st 4 360 Herringbones I've done.

 

[darrin1200]

Awsome pens Larry.

I am glad I could help. And I am definitly going to try your glue method.

 

[JeremyJ]

Do you have any pics of your glue up, I'm having trouble seeing the base & triangle method. I see Erik mentioned it before.

Thanks

 

[cschimmel]

The pens look great, I have been working on 360's myself and I also use triangles. I would love to see the glue up jig if you can post it here or a link to it elsewhere. Thanks for sharing looks great.

 

[ToddMR]

I am not sure if Larry uses a jig. I think he just holds it in place. Correct me if I am wrong Larry. He has showed me his progress etc the last week or two when I have stopped over. The pens have looked really good imo. He always impresses me with stuff he gets done. My wife wants to start trying to make the blanks now, and then have me turn them I think. I do not know if I have the calmness to attempt it myself lol.

 

[cnccutter]

Todd right. gluing a Herringbone together is a lesson in patience. the first one I did I had wood glued to each finger and one on my forehead. I have only done 6 so far, but each one gets a little better and the process easier. if you look at the blanks that come up around here you can tell how good the turner is by the lack of glue joints showing. Larry is well on his way to being a master.

if you try this never do it in a rush. plan to sit and relax an putter on it.

Erik

 

[LarryDNJR]

Do you have any pics of your glue up, I'm having trouble seeing the base & triangle method. I see Erik mentioned it before.

Thanks

I will work some pictures here in the next few days. There is a particular order I do the triangle glue ups in, heck even the squares for that matter.

 

[LarryDNJR]

The pens look great, I have been working on 360's myself and I also use triangles. I would love to see the glue up jig if you can post it here or a link to it elsewhere. Thanks for sharing looks great.

Dont really use a jig except maybe I might line them initial base pieces up against a t-square or flat piece of wood while on top of a small plastic cutting board. Then from there after the 1st base level is done I glue each piece in a certain order to make sure I have alignment correct.

 

[LarryDNJR]

Todd right. gluing a Herringbone together is a lesson in patience. the first one I did I had wood glued to each finger and one on my forehead. I have only done 6 so far, but each one gets a little better and the process easier. if you look at the blanks that come up around here you can tell how good the turner is by the lack of glue joints showing. Larry is well on his way to being a master.

if you try this never do it in a rush. plan to sit and relax an putter on it.

Erik

Thanks Erik! Master I wish. lol I agree each one gets easier. I keep learning as I go. The first few I did were blanks cut using my bandsaw before the blade broke and the pieces weren't that uniformed. I moved over to my miter saw with a little table setup in place to handle cutting. For the most part all the pieces are uniform, but occasionally I get some that get thrown by the blade and chewed up some, but then cutting into triangles anyways I usually can salvage the piece.


I'm going to try and get some photos done soon, maybe even a little video possibly.


Also I admit, I have glued my fingers together doing this, I've had wood pieces glued to my finger tips. I find doing this is easier without gloves and just let the glue buildup on your fingers, eventually it wont stick as bad or if it does it won't burn

 

[LarryDNJR]

The pens have looked really good imo. He always impresses me with stuff he gets done.

Thanks Todd!

 

[LarryDNJR]

Here are some photos that might help with the glue up I was discussing.