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This is a design I found on IAP. A gentleman with the handle of “FireWhatFire” was kind enough to provide a blog for those that wished to try it out.
My rendition is made from segments of Paduk, Rose wood and Aluminium mounted on a Craft USA Artisan Aero 10K gold & chrome kit. The finish is 10 coats of CA. Building the blank didn’t take very long but the turning was very time consuming. I had 2 blowouts during turning and repaired them. Next time I will use wood that has greater contrast with each other and I’ll use a less porous wood than paduk.
Thanks for viewing and comments and critiques welcome!
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 259 days ago
Wow this is a most impressive pen Mike fantastic job.
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hunter71
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#2 posted 258 days ago
Very nice. I like the subtle contrast myself.
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Paul
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#3 posted 258 days ago
Wow, that is a very nice design and workmanship!
Maybe I will have to reconsider and get a lathe.
Good work Mike.
Paul
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Schimmel
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#4 posted 258 days ago
Awesome pen.
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RetiredCoastie
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#5 posted 258 days ago
Thanks guys.
Paul let me know if you decide to get a lathe, I can save you some grief in your search.
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RetiredCoastie
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#6 posted 258 days ago
For those interested here is a link to the process I used.
http://www.thepatriotwoodworker.com/profiles/blogs/segmented-scales-pen-blank
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