Second Pentel.......

[rherrell]

today..... Gotta love these long weekends! Here's the yellow one. I would have finished the blue one also but I got in the shop at 3 A.M. this morning and I'm POOPED! Same as the first, Koa with CA.
Thanks for looking...

 

[DKF]

Very nice.....I like the way you have added some acrylic to the top.......one of those is on my short list........

 

[wdcav1952]

Rick, while I admire the craftsmanship, the "fancy" acrylic seems to clash with the curly koa. Perhaps a single color arcylic? Just my opinion.

 

[rherrell]

Yeah Cav, I know. I didn't plan very well. This was the only yellow I had and I didn't feel like whipping up a batch of PR.
These first three are basically a way to practice my chops on these things.
I think I'll try mixing some PR to match the exact color of the original pencils. I feel that color coding is important because the lead is so small it's hard to tell them apart.
Making the whole pen out of plastic wouldn't work because you couldn't paint the inside. I have some stabilized BEB the right colors, maybe I'll try that and leave that little top piece off.

 

[rhahnfl]

I think you did a great job with it. That sure does have a bunch of curl.

 

[wdcav1952]

Rick, thanks for taking my comment in the spirit in which it was meant. I like your idea, though. (Just change the acrylic. )

 

[Dan_F]

Very nice, makes me wish I had noticed the drill bit group buy before it had closed. I agree with Cav though on the yellow top thingy.

Dan

 

[MDWine]

That is excellent, although I might agree with Cav... just a tad busy.
I am really trying to make these too... last night I discovered a mis-alignment in my 1236, so I gotta fix that...

I was thinking about putting the "grip rings" near the nib, and using 5 or 7 or 9 to denote the size of the lead... I like your idea better, I think.

Nice job, nice pencil... dang it! Makes me want to pull this off even more!

 

[rherrell]

Michael, be careful with grip rings near the nib. The wood gets REAL THIN down there.

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by MDWine

That is excellent, although I might agree with Cav... just a tad busy.
I am really trying to make these too... last night I discovered a mis-alignment in my 1236, so I gotta fix that...

I was thinking about putting the "grip rings" near the nib, and using 5 or 7 or 9 to denote the size of the lead... I like your idea better, I think.

Nice job, nice pencil... dang it! Makes me want to pull this off even more!

OMG, does the ShopSmith get jealous when you cheat with the Jet?

 

[jwoodwright]

Nice job, great wood.