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11th May 2015, 05:58 PM #1
Purple Gidgee Blingless Harvest
Whist cutting some of my Purple Gidgee (Acacia carneorum) I got these pen blanks from the scraps.
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Decided to make a special pen out of them, so decided to give a Blingless Harvest (from Timberbits) a go. Actually all the little fiddly bits are a real pain to make, especially the clip slither that has to be had shaped, hand sanded then hand finished. The colour is more purple than shown and will go a darker purple in time.
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Ended up turning a fair bit of the blanks and bits on Gawdelpus's (John) metal lathe with his help to ensure accurate sizes as his lathe has the digital read outs.Neil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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11th May 2015, 06:06 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Beautiful Neil!
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11th May 2015, 08:35 PM #3
Yes Neil, that is the whole idea of the blingless kit, make it more of a work of art, and you did that very well, Amos
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11th May 2015, 11:08 PM #4
Very nice indeed Neil, and after your other post today I am sure this will remain a very special pen.
Dallas
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12th May 2015, 12:03 AM #5
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12th May 2015, 10:52 AM #6
Wow!
Great result Neil - stunning blanks.
AllanLife is short ... smile while you still have teeth.
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13th May 2015, 01:26 PM #7
Hi mate one of your very best dont remember seeing a strip on the clip by anyone before very tricky IMHO bringing the top higher a masterstroke exciting timber as well.
Peter.Nil Desperandum
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13th May 2015, 05:58 PM #8
I have one of these kits sitting in a drawer in the shed,so I can well imagine the work that has gone into this one to present it like this.
Very nice work Neil, it's a special pen, in more ways than one.Brad.
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Lovely pen. I think it's worth the effort although I don't think I would want to go to this effort often! What did you use as a finish Neil? I would have said superglue from the pictures but the fiddly bits would be difficult to finish with cyanoacrylate.
Poly?Graeme
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14th May 2015, 12:17 AM #10
All finished with CA. All but the slither with 3 thin and 6 thick layers before xxxx steel wool, eee then plastic polish. The slither got 3 thin then a few thick layers "balanced" on top sanding with xxxx steel wool between, then eee/plastic polish as per the others.
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That is a serious amount of work and care. It makes the pen even more awesome. Great job!
Another question. Is the timber Purple gidgee (Acacia Crombiei) or Dead finish (Acacia carneorum)? I don't know either timber well enough to tell. Whatever it is, it is very pretty.Graeme
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Beautiful work!!
Just a question or comment. Purple gidgee usually refers to the wesetrn Qld species (Acacia crombei) whereas the other species (carneorum) is a smaller NSW / SA species. Its heartwood is always a bright purple, even when freshly cut. It is brighter purple too,
Edit: Oops ... just saw your post Graeme... sorry
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What an absolute stunner!!!
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14th May 2015, 12:17 PM #14
Aaahhhh common names, what a pain. To my knowledge this is Acacia carneorum (previously known as Acacia carnei) that is a rare and endangered species. It goes under the common names of Purple Gidgee, Purple Wood Wattle, Dead Finish, Needle Wattle etc etc. When cut it is greeny brown and turns a dark purple in sunlight but then stays that way. I've never seen the trunks >200mm dia. The photos above don't show it well but the colour is a dark purple but has yellowish swirls that are 3D thus giving the beautiful chatoyance effect
Acacia combie I know as Pink Gidgee. It has a typical gidgee browny coloured heartwood, but has a bright pink/purple ring just under the light sapwood, but not purple all the way nor does it change colour when you cut it.
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There are a lot of Dead Finishes too, the best also known as Red Lancewood is Archidendropsis basaltica that is brown/black/red/purple swirls and tinges to it
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Neil, Crombeii will change colour to full purple if left in the sun long enough.
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