turquoise inlay

[laurie sullivan]

hello all,
i put this together last saturday, and boy did it give me a head ache. the wood is olive burl from the root side of the tree.
the voids are from dirt where the root grew around something.

i used 5 min epoxy to set the stone this is the first time i've tried to inlay a pen

laurie

 

[Easysport]

Very interesting and nice looking pen. Keep up the good work.[8D]

 

[pete00]

howdy

I like it, looks nice.
it looks like your picture covered some text on how you put it together.

how did you do it ...[]

 

[JimGo]

Laurie, that looks great! A tighter-cropped pic will let us see more of the pen. Also, try adding a [ br] (without the spaces) after the [ /img ] tag so your text comes up on the next line.

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Looks Good Laurie, I like the turquoise.

Did you ever try filling voids when coffee grinds? Looks like bark.

 

[swm6500]

Good looking pen Laurie.

 

[knottyharry]

The pen looks great....
What did you use for the inlay?
Harry

 

[Tea Clipper]

You did a great job with the inlay, Laurie!
I like your last name too.[8D]

 

[Tangboy5000]

I like it a lot. Good choice on the inlay color too.

 

[fritzmccorkle]

nice looking pen

 

[rlh]

Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA
<br />Looks Good Laurie, I like the turquoise.

Did you ever try filling voids when coffee grinds? Looks like bark.

Ron
Please share your procedure for filling voids with coffee grounds. Sounds interesting. Thanks.[]

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

It's pretty easy.
Take dry coffee grinds, fresh or used.
Pack the void with the grinds and apply a liberal dose of thin CA glue.
When dry turn as normal.

Of course only the best coffee should be used!!![]

 

[laurie sullivan]

wow everyone, thanks for all your compliments. this is the first picture i've put up here. i'll get better with time. as with my turning. how did i do it. the void was natural. this was a root ball and the dark bark hole was just there. as i turned the pen tube down the bark fell out as wanted. i use a 2 part, 5 min epoxy.

thanks, laurie

 

[pete00]

ron

you may have come upon a good marketing ad.
"tired at work get a Caffein pick me up..dunk you pen in a hot cup of water"
pete

 

[DFM]

This motivates me to try turquiose on my next pen. I have a spalted blank that has the additional character of small worm holes throughout. I am going to open some of the voids out and stick turq. in the holes.

 

[fshenkin94]

Nice job. Did you crush the turquoise or by it that way. I have tried a few pens like this and crushed it myself using a hammer. It is a little tricky but works and is cheaper than buying the crushed stone.

 

[laurie sullivan]

fshenkin, i bought this from wood turner catalog. not cheap but you don't need much. if i had larger stones i too would crush it. this is just easier. i've bought beads (small stones with holes) and have crushed them. and found that cheaper but too much trouble.

thanks, laurie