Working from my initial puzzle style, the piece was finished with a dry cloth method, initially laying down the sanding sealer by blotting, then followed with a blotted stain (which was wiped off), followed by lacquer and TSW.
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I think I need to see this one one in person.
WoodChucker
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Nice job, Lou!
Fred in NC
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That is great, Lou !
gpadgham
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wow, that is really impressive... allthough, not being familiar with your initial puzzle style, I'm curious how you got the definiation of the pieces on there.
ryannmphs
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WOW, I really like this one Lou! Great job
Ryan
Ryan
Czarcastic
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Outstanding looking pen.
JimGo
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Lou,
I like this one better, because the puzzle pieces (the central focus of the design, IMHO) are more apparent. It looks REALLY cool! Nice job, as always.
I like this one better, because the puzzle pieces (the central focus of the design, IMHO) are more apparent. It looks REALLY cool! Nice job, as always.
Thank you all for the kind words. Gerrit, here's a post of the first puzzle, posted just a few days ago. http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7468 Jim--the fun in working a series is that there's something for almost everyone. This particular pen was a lot less time consuming than the first. I've got a few more variations on this theme, but I need to relax and make a few less intense pens. [8D]
pastorbill1952
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Great looking craftsmanship, Lou. It has to be time consuming and nerve wracking but it is worth the extra effort.
gpadgham
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ahhh, a lazer.... I need to win the lottery so I can go buy myself one of those... heh... I don't of anyone around here that has one that would just let me play. heh...
btboone
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Lou, another technique that I found that works well for the puzzle is to finish the whole pen with CA, then very lightly laser the alternating pieces in a tight hatch pattern. This is just enough to take off the CA, and allows the alternating pieces to absorb some dye or dyed CA without affecting the whiter untouched pieces. I found that 2 drops of black and one drop of brown dye make a nice dark color that contrasts very nicely with the raw pen color. I'll see if I might get some time this weekend to do one. I've tried a lot of experiments with scrap pieces, and I think this combination will really bring out the puzzle piece contrast. This assumes that there are four pieces going around the pen so that alternating pieces can contrast.
C_Ludwigsen
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Lou, I love the effect you are getting with this pattern. Great job.
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Mudder
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This one I really like Lou.
Personally I think it's better that the first and the first one was a dang fine pen.
Personally I think it's better that the first and the first one was a dang fine pen.
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