pens from new year's day

[its_virgil]

Did some casting Sat and sun and some turning on Monday. Comments welcome: Good, bad, or indifferent.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[Charlie_W]

Don,

You only listed "good, bad or indifferent ".....you left out Super!

I check the "Super" box!

 

[penmaker134]

that is awesome looks like snake skin

 

[CREID]

Are those snakes?
AAArrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!

 

[its_virgil]

Is snakeskin..western diamondback rattler..

that is awesome looks like snake skin

 

[its_virgil]

I keep forgetting to warn you...my bad...
Don

Are those snakes?
AAArrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!

 

[CREID]

I keep forgetting to warn you...my bad...
Don

Are those snakes?
AAArrrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh!

I'm traumatized! :biggrin:

 

[magpens]

Very nice indeed !!!! ... there seems to be a darkened ring at both the top and bottom of the big clicker and it looks like they have been done purposely, perhaps to add interest.
How do you do that ?

 

[OZturner]

Terrific Pens, Don,
The Click Pen is a great way to display a Magnificent Blank,
Love the Caped Pen, Looks Majestic, yet Slightly Frightening.
Again, Great Fit and Finish,
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[Jim15]

Great way to start off the New Year. They are beautiful.

 

[its_virgil]

One end of the blank had an issue so I parted off about the two ends with my 1/8 inch parting tool..maybe a little over 1/8 inch. I found a piece of smokey/gray buckeye burl which was as close to the color of the skin as I could find. I drilled a piece of the buckeye for the clicker tube, squired the end on my disc sander, sliced off a piece and glued it to the end to replace the parted off material. Did the same on the other end. I just hated to not use the blank. Ldet me know if my explanation makes sense. I can supply pictures but will have to find some showing the process.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

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Very nice indeed !!!! ... there seems to be a darkened ring at both the top and bottom of the big clicker and it looks like they have been done purposely, perhaps to add interest.
How do you do that ?

 

[magpens]

That's a perfectly clear explanation, Don ... Thank You !!!

I never thought of buckeye burl ... but it can have similar coloration and patterns , in some ways, to the snakeskin, so it is an ideal choice.

I was even imagining I could see the snake scale pattern in the two end pieces !

Good Match ... Well done !!!!

 

[rossvh]

Great job Don! Your blanks are amazing!
RossVH