Acrylic Pen

I wanted to post this with the others, but I couldn't get the picture to upload. This pen is mine, and actually is as easy to turn as the cherry.

Enjoy.

More Pens

I've added a new batch of pens that I've made. The first 2 are made from cherry that a friend of mine gave me. These pens are for him and his wife as keepsakes. The tree was damaged in a big windstorm.

Pen number three is made from Myrtal wood with walnut accents, it goes to my wife's boss. Pen four is also from Myrtal wood, in fact the same piece of wood, and it goes to my boss, to give as a gift to his dad.

The Cherry pens took about ½ hour each to turn and finish. The Myrtal wood pens take about twice that. I guess using the myrtal wood has helped improve my skills because it is such a tough wood to turn. Use very sharp tools, take light cuts and plan to sand out the imperfections. With such a wild grain it is not easy to plane the wood and get a smooth surface.

Enjoy, and be careful of the splinters.

A New Pair of Pens

I turned the Myrtal Wood pen yesterday, and the acrylic pen today. The Myrtal pen is a gift my boss is going to give his dad. The Acrylic pen was my first try at using this material for a pen. As it turned out (pun intended, but bad) the wood pen was the easier to turn of the two. The acrylic pen was a much harder material, and the shavings from the skew kept wrapping around the barrels. Also, though I doubt you can see it, the gold color from the pen is transparent enough to see through, and you can see the epoxy and the brass insert. Luckily, the gold and the brass are very similar in color so it is not obvious. I think I would rather turn a thicker body, or maybe color the brass tube to hide it.

Have a look.

Finally, Another post

It has been way too long since I posted any work. Today I'm including a box I just completed that is a gift for a retiring co-worker and Friend. The box is made from Myrtal wood, although the hinges are cherry. The finish is Linseed Oil, then a walnut/wax combination. The box is 8 ¼ inches wide.

Enjoy.


I've completed a few other projects and I'll try to get them posted soon.

Bye