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Alan Morrison

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Having watched Japanese craftsmen on youtube making veneers with absolute precision, I wondered if some of their technique could be incorporated into a pen blank. Here are my first stumblings, and since have just bought a thin kerf 60t blade to attempt more accuracy. Dealing with such small pieces is somewhat trying. Now am upgrading the original jigs as well. All critiques welcome.
 

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Absolutely love the idea. I have at one time been playing with the compass rose in flat work and thought about incorporating in a pen design somehow. You have given me encouragement. Thanks for showing and keep up the good work.
 

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Absolutely love the idea. I have at one time been playing with the compass rose in flat work and thought about incorporating in a pen design somehow. You have given me encouragement. Thanks for showing and keep up the good work.
Thanks for your encouragement, John. I was ready to pull the plug on this but will keep on a while longer. One of the difficulties is having to cut the components so small to fit within the pen and the problems in making the cuts uniform. I have made a couple more jigs and will see how it goes.
Alan
 

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Thanks for your encouragement, John. I was ready to pull the plug on this but will keep on a while longer. One of the difficulties is having to cut the components so small to fit within the pen and the problems in making the cuts uniform. I have made a couple more jigs and will see how it goes.
Alan
Doublesided tape is your friend. Carrier boards work well along with jigs. If you had a scrollsaw then that could be a way also. That will be my avenue when I try them. I may also just use veneers and cut with a razor knife. Just some other ideas I have kicking around.
 

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I'm not at my house, so I cannot take any additional photos, but I may be able to assist.

I apologize for revisiting my past Chevron work, but getting designs into a useable block to cut the window insert is very workable.

1. We know the basics of the window, several methods, pick what works for you.
2. Alan's pattern concepts are excellent. Try the method I used for my Chevron finials. i.e., sanding the Chevron pieces down to the angle you want for the sides you want. (brush up on your geometry, google is your friend).
3. You will just need to get the assembled 'block' big enough to the cut the window insert (maybe 1.5" long by 1" wide by 1/2" thick). This will need to be tweaked for whatever you are doing.
Basically, instead of making the segmenting a 'finial' size (.5" OD and .5" long. Make it large enough for a 'window insert" - before cutting the oval.
I sand fairly large sections on my disc sander with whatever angles I need for 3, 4, 5, 6+ sides. As John says, double sided tape is your friend. NOTE: Please be safe, I do not recommend this for those not willing for some excitement! When I sand segmented pieces this way, I never stand in front of the sander, and I always expect for some UFO's - about 10% of the time I am correct!

I hope this isn't too rambling, and I also wish I was in my shop.

Oh, making a cool design the proper size for the window pane will not be the greatest challenge! Its getting it centered so that when turned down to final pen OD size it is where you want it to be. (Hank had an excellent phrase for this in another recent thread, a quote from Wayne Gretzky: Basically... It's not being where the puck is at, it's being where the puck will be. For us, it's not centering the pattern on the outside, its getting a techniques for centering the pattern on the inside, which we can't see until it's turned down). The final photos show one where it was not centered properly.

Have fun guys!
 

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Doublesided tape is your friend. Carrier boards work well along with jigs. If you had a scrollsaw then that could be a way also. That will be my avenue when I try them. I may also just use veneers and cut with a razor knife. Just some other ideas I have kicking around.
John, next time I'm making the 'compass' I will photograph my method , jigs etc and PM them to you if you don't mind. I would appreciate your feedback on how I am going about this, and see if you can suggest improvements, if that suits?
I have used my scroll saw on occasions to cut the material for the window but found that I was not as accurate as when using the hole saw, however at the expense of centering the 'compass' accurately.
Alan
 

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John, next time I'm making the 'compass' I will photograph my method , jigs etc and PM them to you if you don't mind. I would appreciate your feedback on how I am going about this, and see if you can suggest improvements, if that suits?
I have used my scroll saw on occasions to cut the material for the window but found that I was not as accurate as when using the hole saw, however at the expense of centering the 'compass' accurately.
Alan
If I can help I am always willing. Like I said I have not tried the compass on a pen. It is on my to do list though. But pretty far down the list:) Seems these days my list keeps growing with all these new ideas coming to light and I want to play too.
 

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I was wondering if the design went all the way through or if was veneer marquetry.I was wrong either way.It was a window inlay.
 

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I have done them all at once which is inaccurate and in fours and sanded the two halves level before glueing, which is a bit better.
I think that if they were bigger they would not be so troublesome.
 
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