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One of my woodworking club members came by the shop tonight to visit and have me show him how to make a pen. We spent an enjoyable evening while we worked through the selection, design, and production stages of pen-making.

Tonight, I did the actual production; next time Norm makes the pen while I offer advice and tips if necessary.
This is what got made:

Chrome slimline dressed in segmented curly, lightly bird’s eyed hard maple with black walnut accents.
Finished with a skew, followed by CA, walnut oil & CA, MM 1500 thru 12000, and buffed out with plastic polish.

The main question is: What kinda lathe will he end up getting? :shocked: :D ;)
Gary

-- Gary, Florida


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WayneC

6079 posts in 997 days


posted 867 days ago

Looks great Gary. I’ve not tried any segmenting. You will have to post some info on how to do it.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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mot

4904 posts in 936 days


posted 867 days ago

Segmented turning of all sorts is something I’d like to take a run at. Nice pen!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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MsDebbieP

14188 posts in 1060 days


posted 866 days ago

hahah yes, I lathe is soon to be purchased :)

Beautiful pen

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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darryl

1401 posts in 1226 days


posted 866 days ago

Looks great Gary, keep up the excellant turning! I need to finish this table I’m working on so I can get a couple pen ideas out of my head!

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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Gary

445 posts in 1224 days


posted 866 days ago

Thanks all.
Darryl—yes, you do!
Wayne,
It’s basically cutting at 45-degrees, gluing contrasting slice(s) of wood in place, drilling, and turning.
Do you ever visit IAP or TPS ?
Those are two sites devoted to pen-making and there are numerous tutorials on segmentation to be
had there. I couldn’t write a better one than some already available. At IAP, look in the library. At TPS, many are linked directly on the home page.
IF you can’t find what you want, send me a reply and I’ll find the direct link.
Gary

-- Gary, Florida

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Napaman

3495 posts in 977 days


posted 866 days ago

very cool!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Lboy

124 posts in 982 days


posted 860 days ago

Very Nice!

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