Thread: July Pen Gallery

Okay so don't all rush in, and post. So I guess that leaves me as first up.

Oh well!! I tried to use all the bits that Dazzler sent, and used up the 4 tiny bits for the bands. Learnt heaps along the way. Made even more mistakes along the way, but enjoyed the learning curve.

EDIT: Thanks to all involved.

Here is my efforts..

Bye Toni

Nice pens Toni.

I love yours too. What did you use to cut the up? I only have a scroll saw at this stage not real successful as I cut cock eye to do reglue ups
Toni

bl**dy hell chris, those are excellent!!!!!!!
and i really like toni's huon one. well i like both but i like the huon better ( and i saw em on wr and tps as well.)
well done to all.

i will post piccies of my key rings tommorow and of my stuffed up pens ( laminating doesn't like me :eek: )

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

I love yours too. What did you use to cut the up? I only have a scroll saw at this stage not real successful as I cut cock eye to do reglue ups
Toni

I bought one of the cheap hand mitre saws from Bunnings, about $28 if I remember right. I knocked up a false fence for it, using two bits of 300 X 75 X 12 pine, which I clamped on. Then set a up a stop block. They cut surprisingly well (and fairly accurately), and the extra fence means that you get a zero clearance guide for the sawblade.

Well here are my efforts.
I was planing on using the myrtle pieces as end caps but they split while i was drilling them:mad:

The onw with the small rings of sassy i will keep because it has a few imperfections you may be a ble to see the small crack...
I used a makita drop saw to cut the angles(11.25o).

Any way it was a fun project and i had fun doing my first segmented pens..
Cheers

Still looks quite great to me. You did well..
Feeling quite the odd bod here. Any one else just plain?
Toni

Still looks quite great to me. You did well..
Feeling quite the odd bod here. Any one else just plain?
Toni

Ok here are mine .... fresh off the lathe tonight Nothing like leaving it to the last minute.

Fortunate enough to get 2 from 2.

Great contrast in timber, I usually don't like the Huon for pens but teamed with the Sassafras it comes up a treat.

Great theme as well, I have never really tried segmented turning ..... and I need some practise.

Look forward to seeing some more efforts ..... ohh



Finish - Shellawax glow.

great pens Sir Stinky..
did you use a scroll saw for cuting up your blanks?
i love that curved design..

Yep .... cut up on the old GMC scrollsaw.

Simply stack the two blanks on top of one another with some double sided tape and then cut a wave design. The obviously swap the two blanks and glue.

I experimented with some other blanks before trying these two blanks. This included the above method, and then doing it again to get four alternative colours. The two worked the best.

Something that I will be experimenting again with in the future.

Hi,
just new to this forum stuff, but would love to be involved with the pen turning idea. Can new chums join in?

Love the wave design - my pens tend to be less spectacular than that!

Nice job Sir Stinky.