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Thread: Tulip Churchill
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29th September 2008, 12:18 PM #1Novice
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Tulip Churchill
My photography is horrible. I suppose I need a tutorial on taking pen pictures. Maybe I need a light box. Any way, this tulip wood had a very tight knot. I was concerned that it would split when drilling or a tool would catch and destroy it, so I did it all on a metal lathe. Is that cheating? I used a boring bar to drill it out which really helped for fitting the brass tube. CA finish ala DJ.
Thanks for looking.
Alan
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29th September 2008, 12:49 PM #2
looks good to me , and the methods used to produce a desired result are all part of the game, is glueing a broken bit back in cheating ,or doing ca patches and fill hehe, all is good , the end result is the important thing and that looks like it was worth the extra precautions and effort, good one !
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29th September 2008, 01:22 PM #3
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29th September 2008, 02:09 PM #4
Alan
The pen turned out great with a delightful finish. There is no one on this site except a few that would not be proud to own your photograph as well, every detail is obvious and easy to see. Full marks all round. Peter.
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29th September 2008, 02:15 PM #5
Well done Alan
Nice timber and nice finish Photos do not look to bad to meCheers Rum Pig
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29th September 2008, 07:46 PM #6
I reckon your photography isn't as bad as you think. You might pick up some photo tips from this blog article and here is a thread about my basic lightbox.
Toasty
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29th September 2008, 09:28 PM #7Novice
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All,
Thanks for the nice comments. This is the fifth pen I've made using only a metal lathe (actually a pool cue lathe), and I have to say, it really makes it easy. Rounding the blank is easier on a wood lathe, but getting acurate straight tubes is a piece of cake on a metal lathe - - expecially on acrylics.
Toasty,
I think I'll get me some PVC and give it a go. I'd love to be able to take some descent pictures of some of my pens. Since I pretty much give all my pens away (this tulip pen being an exception), I would really like some way to look back.
Regards,
Alan
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29th September 2008, 09:43 PM #8
Very nice pen
my comment on the photography would be "only one shot!" We need to see more
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29th September 2008, 09:46 PM #9
That is an extremely nice pen, Alan. I love the tulipwood colors. Well done!
I use one of these for my photographs (such as they are). It's convenient, and a twist folds it flat for storage.
http://store.tabletopstudio-store.com/ezlite.html
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30th September 2008, 12:02 AM #10
Hello Alan, like that pen, the knot gives it character, well done. Amos
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30th September 2008, 10:57 PM #11Skwair2rownd
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Sweet work and a sweet pen.
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2nd October 2008, 02:15 AM #13Turned a Few
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Very nicely done Alan.
Excellent fit and finish!!
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2nd October 2008, 11:13 AM #14Novice
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Thanks for the great replies.
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*turns Cisco's link into a real one*
http://store.tabletopstudio-store.com/ezlite.html
Looks really good, but I haven't got $55 for the small model
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