I made this segmented fountain pen out of maple, walnut, and purple heart. I am excited that the piece of walnut I had had sapwood that happened to spilt close to the middle. So, the cap has a two tone that matches the body. I have more of the blank and will make another pen, but have run into a bunch of hiccups. So, I wanted to post this one.
Segmented blank
- Thread starter Angela S
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Larryreitz
Member
That is one very impressive pen. Keep up the great work!
LouCee
Member
Nice work, it looks great!
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
Wonderful! Very attractive; and your alignment is excellent. Nice choice of materials. Many possibilities for errors and I see none.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Nicely done! Great selection of colors.
Woodchipper
Member
Nice segmenting job! Segmenting offers a bunch of designs and materials.
John Eldeen
Member
Good looking design and excellent work on the alignment. I only have one question and that is why the small band on only on one end of the lower blank. I personally would have done both end like a frame for the design. That is just my thoughts.
MRDucks2
Member
The band is only on one end because the Purple Heart chipped out on that end when I was barrel trimming. I debated about putting a band on the other end, but I couldn't decide to match the thickness of the others band or take out an entire Purple Heart section. Since, the band matches the cap I went with no band. If you where to put a band which option would you do?
John Eldeen
Member
Your train of thought is sound with that said good job on the design modification. Mishaps will happen it's what you do with them that tells the story. As far as what I would have done is completely subjective for my taste I would have put a matching ring on both end. But that would just be me. The path you took look great as well.
Alan Morrison
Member
Very neat work Angela, lovely pen
Alan
Alan
George883
Member
Awesome job - beautiful.
Dieseldoc
Member
Outstanding design and kit hse, great work.
Question, What is the glue you use to build blank??
Question, What is the glue you use to build blank??
I used titebond II to build the blank and CA glue to attach the walnut band.
Great recovery, but one bit of wisdom to consider. You are tempting fate, if you are using a barrel trimmer on segmented blanks.
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Yeah. Getting a disc sander is on my list.
johncrane
Member
That's a Wow for sure Luv your work.
Hubert H
Member
VERY NICE!!! The alignment is excellent and I like the fact that it is something different than I have seen before. Congrats!
Humongous
Member
Beautiful work! I really like this design
SteveJ
Member
Well done! I like the look.
mmayo
Member
Nice work.