egnald
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Greetings from Nebraska.
This morning I finished up an Antique Brass Southwest Mesa twist pen using my first real successful segmented blank. The blank is Sonoran Desert Ironwood with a Turquoise SimStone segment separated with pieces of 20-gauge brass. It was finished with my standard Stick Fast Wood Finish CA regimen. I used epoxy to glue the blank together and to the tube. I also allowed much longer than is typical for me to let the epoxy cure out before I started turning. I was a little nervous and cautious as this is my first experience gluing, drilling, and turning both brass and SimStone.
Overall I am happy with how it turned out. I will most likely be making another one of these with a slightly darker piece of Ironwood and one with a little more figure if I can find one in my stash. I also plan on making one using a pewter kit and 20-gauge aluminum as separators. As always, your comments and suggestions for improvements will be appreciated.
Regards,
Dave
And my standard views to show how it looks as it is rotated.
![IMG_1738 Cropped.jpg IMG_1738 Cropped.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/277/277230-d9d11cc5bd6a4d2d79a700303ac5df79.jpg)
![IMG_1739 Cropped.jpg IMG_1739 Cropped.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/277/277231-59a69f553b8120db0eb4008334dfcc91.jpg)
![IMG_1740 Cropped.jpg IMG_1740 Cropped.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/277/277232-d4c1145d21a0fcedc8766285791599db.jpg)
This morning I finished up an Antique Brass Southwest Mesa twist pen using my first real successful segmented blank. The blank is Sonoran Desert Ironwood with a Turquoise SimStone segment separated with pieces of 20-gauge brass. It was finished with my standard Stick Fast Wood Finish CA regimen. I used epoxy to glue the blank together and to the tube. I also allowed much longer than is typical for me to let the epoxy cure out before I started turning. I was a little nervous and cautious as this is my first experience gluing, drilling, and turning both brass and SimStone.
Overall I am happy with how it turned out. I will most likely be making another one of these with a slightly darker piece of Ironwood and one with a little more figure if I can find one in my stash. I also plan on making one using a pewter kit and 20-gauge aluminum as separators. As always, your comments and suggestions for improvements will be appreciated.
Regards,
Dave
And my standard views to show how it looks as it is rotated.
![IMG_1738 Cropped.jpg IMG_1738 Cropped.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/277/277230-d9d11cc5bd6a4d2d79a700303ac5df79.jpg)
![IMG_1739 Cropped.jpg IMG_1739 Cropped.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/277/277231-59a69f553b8120db0eb4008334dfcc91.jpg)
![IMG_1740 Cropped.jpg IMG_1740 Cropped.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/277/277232-d4c1145d21a0fcedc8766285791599db.jpg)