| Project by Stonekettle | posted 10-04-2010 08:30 AM | 1848 views | 2 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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What I did with my Sunday.
Euro Style twist pens. The top row is walnut and maple in various designs – mostly I was trying different things with glue-ups. These are the designs I liked, the rest went in the burn barrel. The kits are inexpensive gun-metal models from Craft Supplies USA. I really like that kit, I can buy a 100 of them at a pop without breaking the bank.
The bottom row are higher end models, exotic hardwoods, gold, and customized center rings. Again the kits are from CS USA, the center rings I order in bulk separately.
All are finished in BLO/CA with a coat of Mylan’s friction wax as a final coat.
-- Jim Wright, Stonekettle Station
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tomakazi
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#1 posted 10-04-2010 11:01 AM
very nice, I like the glue-ups!! do you sell these?
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#2 posted 10-04-2010 11:13 AM
Those are very nice. They really would make great gifts for Christmas.
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#3 posted 10-04-2010 03:03 PM
Nice group of pens there Jim great work.
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#4 posted 10-04-2010 04:10 PM
tomakazi, I do sell them, sometimes before they even come off the lathe.
-- Jim Wright, Stonekettle Station
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#5 posted 10-05-2010 01:48 AM
Very nice pens. If I may ask, what for glue are you using to to these wonderful layups. Love the colors.
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#6 posted 10-05-2010 03:31 AM
To create the blanks, I use 2P-10 (Medium), a two part commercial CA glue. I like this type of glue for these particular glue-ups because it leaves a thin black line between each segment, which highlights the division between the woods. Also, the bond is instant, meaning I don’t have to wait to drill and set the tubes. I did twenty glue-ups in a hour on Sunday, including drilling.
To set the pen tubes in the blanks I usually use an expanding polyurethane glue like Gorilla glue – of course, that means you have to wait a day for the glue to cure. If I want instant gratification, I use 2P-10 (Thick) without the Activator. Takes about 10-15 minutes to cure.
-- Jim Wright, Stonekettle Station
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