My first recovery of a major oops

[Cmiles1985]

I've been doing some learning with acrylic blanks while making pens as Christmas gifts for the sisters-in-law, and I had a major oops in the process. I blew out the bottom of the blank on the drill press, so I turned both halves of my pink blank to shape, then held a hacksaw to it on low speed on the lathe. That worked great to trim off the chipped area as well as the brass tube. Unfortunately, I pressed the transmission in too far and had nowhere near success in disassembly. I ended up breaking the pretty part of the blank, and got very discouraged, but remembered an old olive wood piece that was already turned (it's other half had a knot that caught on the chisel at the end of turning). So, I sanded it, sprinkled on a little Pearl Ex and finished it with CA. I think it was a decent save, but I may be a little biased. What do y'all think?

 

[Cmiles1985]

BTW, I took the image in the right direction. The forum decided to rotate it for me, and I had no success at further editing.

 

[edstreet]

Grats on the save and this does reflect advancing skill levels and that is something everyone on IAP tries to encourage.

 

[OZturner]

Well done Clark,
Recovery is an important and significant part of Pen making.
It displays the difference between a Craftsman, to an Assembler.
Brian

 

[Cmiles1985]

Thank you and thank you! It received great regard throughout the refinery today, and yes, I had no shame in sporting a pink pen in a refinery

 

[TimS124]

Nice save. There are no errors, just "design opportunities". :biggrin:

 

[hobbyist2013]

A very stunning piece! I like the style and wood colors, well finished.

 

[Fishinbo]

It came out really pretty. The pink looks great with olive wood. Great save!