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This is a pen made from some wood gifted to me by BlueStingrayBoots. Thanks Boots. The wood is a joy to turn. This one was sanded to 3600 grit and finished with friction polish. The photos do not do the grain in the wood justice. I took photos of the process to turn this pen. Let me know if there is interest and I will make a blog post of the process and tools needed to turn a pen.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
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20 comments so far
Obi
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posted 499 days ago
Nice job, Buddy. Hey are you plannin on coming down anytime soon? Shop is totally different and still a mess. E-mail me if you are. (It’ll give me a little time to straighten up.)
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WayneC
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posted 499 days ago
Thanks Obi. I’ll check with SWMBO and see if she would like to make a run. She has a cousin in Turlock. Probably not this weekend given current commitments.
How are things going?
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
PanamaJack
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posted 499 days ago
Smooth turnings Wayne!
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scottb
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posted 499 days ago
as if you need to ask if there’s any interest…
nice pen, I’ll see if I can make a twin – or fraternal cousin.
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David
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posted 499 days ago
Wayne -
Awesome pen. What is the wood species?
. . . any interest? . . . a blog?
Ditto scott’s comment! Of course a blog! And, well, as things go on LJ . . . well yes we will need and afternoon chat on pentuning and penmaking!
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WayneC
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posted 499 days ago
I belive this is a description of the tree this comes from – Pithecellobium ebano
http://nativeplantproject.tripod.com/texas_ebony.htm
Sounds like I should get working on the blog. Probably not tonight. Early morning meeting tomorrow.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Douglas Bordner
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posted 499 days ago
Wayne, What’s the end lamination? Bloodwood?
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Tony
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posted 499 days ago
Nice looking piece of wood – I wish I had the time to try my hand at that. Does the bloodwood darken with age and loose its vivid redness?
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Bill
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posted 499 days ago
Nice pen Wayne. Looks like you have the knack of making pens.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
BlueStingrayBoots
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posted 498 days ago
Awesome Wayne! So can you please explain how I can make one? Thanks for the link, it describes this speices perfectly and it does has a coffee/tobbacco smell.
I have a G1067z lathe, I may need different pieces to hold blank.
WayneC
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posted 498 days ago
The pen mandrels support a variety of lathes. MT #1, MT #2, shopsmith, etc…. I’m guessing your Grizzly Lathe is uses a MT #2 mandril.
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store/Pen_Making___Pen_Making_Tools___Pro_Pen_Mandrel___pro_mandrel?Args=
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woodspar
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posted 498 days ago
Wayne, How do you hold the round wood on the bench? :-) and how do you sharpen the “pen” plane blade? :-)
-- John
WayneC
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posted 498 days ago
: ^ )
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Bob Babcock
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posted 498 days ago
Really nice Wayne. I’d like to see a blog. Pens are on the one of these days list.
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BlueStingrayBoots
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posted 498 days ago
I need a demo Wayne, how many blanks will it cost me for you to produce, direct, edit and star in a 3 minute Movie?
WayneC
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posted 498 days ago
I’m writing instructions now – Probably take me another 30 minutes.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 498 days ago
Duh- Read the title Doug!
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
Bill
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posted 498 days ago
Better take him up on the movie offer Wayne! You could be getting a lot of free wood for those pens.
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
jeanmarc
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posted 113 days ago
Nice looking piece of wood Nice job,
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Grumpy
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posted 113 days ago
Nice work Wayne.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python