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Here are a few different pens that I made from some bowl drop-offs. When I am cutting up a blank I always keep the drop-offs and trim them down for other smaller projects. I am testing different techniques and finishes along the way. The first pic (the purple pen) was a dyed finish. I was not sure how this would look on a pen but I am very pleased with it (so are my 2 daughters who both want it). I have a few others that I have turned that I am testing different colors including a two tone color set that I am very pleased with. This is very good news for me since I have 100 plus 3/4×3/4×6” blanks that are plane maple and do not make for good looking pens (wood is very plain but has some grain to it). I am looking to try different dying color combinations on them.
Thanks for looking
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clieb91
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#1 posted 521 days ago
Some really nice looking pens really like pen #3, What type of wood is that?. Certainly interested in hearing more about the dyes. Also like the way you displayed these for photos, very simple but very nice looking.
CtL
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#2 posted 521 days ago
Nice looking pens. Good job !
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#3 posted 521 days ago
A neat bunch of pens very good work.
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#4 posted 521 days ago
Nice work Buddy.
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#5 posted 521 days ago
Great look’in pens…..I always like seeing somebody’s handy work, especially when they try something new!!
Thanks for sharing
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#6 posted 521 days ago
Thanks for the comments, much appreciated.
Chris – I am not sure what the wood is for #3.
As for the dyes I will document what I do when I put up the next post on my dyed pens.
Rob
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