Traveler Version 2

[dfurlano]

This took a while to do but I finally got it done. I took a few quick shots. Sterling Sliver and ebonite with Blackwood and Pomele Bubinga.

I engraved all the pieces. The compass is enameled, clip is sterling silver and center band says "To travel hopefully" from Robert L Stevenson's "To travel hopefully is a better thing then to arrive"

 

[GaryMGg]

I'm awestruck.

 

[Penmonkey]

You make the coolest pens.

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I hope to make something that good someday. My best is no where close.

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[Paul in OKC]

Wow! Very nice.

 

[Dario]

WOW! [:0]

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Dan your 'work' is in another league from the rest of us mere mortals. You really do get better with age. Wonderful work to see and dream of...

-Peter-[]

 

[JimGo]

Very cool Dan! Great job!

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful pen, great work.

 

[jb_pratt]

Fantastic!

 

[Mikey]

Wow, that is simply amazing.

At my level, I may be able to turn the wood into a round blank...[8)]

 

[sailorzturn]

Nice work, I'd love to know how you engraved it and where did you find the compass?

 

[pete00]

nice....super work[:0][:0]


dear diary
yet another rotten kid that ill never be as good as,
makes me want to take up basket weaving....

 

[stevers]

Unbelievable, again. That is incredible. Some day, some day.

 

[clthayer]

Stunning work!

Christian

 

[gerryr]

Beautiful work, Dan. When you mention Sterling Silver, I'm assuming the clip and CB are made from that. Sterling is pretty soft stuff so I'm curious how stiff the clip is.

 

[webmonk]

What a great theme, too!

 

[C. Scott]

That's not a pen. That's Art! Wow, it belongs in museum.

 

[rtgleck]

Fantastic job there, very nice looking pen. Wonderful execution on it.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

[:0][:0]Now that I picked my jaw off the floor, I'm still at a loss for words[:0][:0]

 

[johnnycnc]

Absolutely stunning!
Wonderful pen.[]

 

[jscola]

Fantastic!!! Joe S.

 

[woodscavenger]

How did you do the clip? That is really a fantastic pen. It has been amazing to see the level of creativity and workmanship skyrocket on this thread in the last year.

 

[jjenk02]

WOW<b></b>

 

[CaptG]

That is disgusting. Just when I start to think I am getting good, I see a pen as creative and awesome as yours and get shot back down to reality. Sigh. Great work.

 

[cueman]

VERY NICE! I can only imagine how much time you have wrapped up into this beauty. What kind of set up do you use to cut the spiral grooves?

 

[wudnhed]

That is so beautiful!

 

[johncrane]

Superb []

 

[dfurlano]

Thanks for the comments. The compasses are actually cheaper then I wanted. I get them from Stanley London and if you buy bulk they are $1.45 each.

The clip is 14 gauge sterling and has a good amount of strength. If you pull hard it will bend but so won't a regular clip. I need to take more photos if you see it from the side it is more then strong enough. Also I did not anneal the metal.

The spirals and engraving are all done on a CNC mini mill.

Also I enameled the compass plaque. Enameling is really a good technique to learn. You can use a propane torch for the heating so it does not cost a lot to get into.

Dan.