Thread: July Pen Swap

End of July they have to be finished .. then wen august comes you post the piccies

sorry guys...i stuffed up both pen blanks :eek: . i tried something new with both and they looked brilliant, untill:

• the first one broke while sanding.....
• and the second snapped while turning (taking the final cut, then i went slightly to far )

so you all know how we give pens to dazzler or a good cause at the end, i've decided since, i stuffed up these pens i'll make some keyrings ( from the offcuts) up to use for the sale bit thingy

oh well, thats the end of my shed time today

i'll post piccies of the stuff up when august roles around

hope you other guys are'nt having troubles

Awwe Mate not cool.
bye Toni

been a bit crook so havent started but hope to get em done in the next couple days
Pete

Well my five minutes of wearing black with my big desk has failed.

Due to my computer crashing last week I have lost all addresses so cant give them to Skew.

How do you want the addresses Skew.....PM or Email:confused:

sorry guys and gals

dazzler

i can donate blanks how many do u want?

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

Hi I will make another suggestion. I don't have a lot of wood yet to do the sending, but if you have heaps of wood that you like to share. I could sponsor you and bank money accross to help out
Just a thought
Toni

i can supply the blanks free of charge for a month if need be

Originally Posted by dazzler

Well my five minutes of wearing black with my big desk has failed.

Due to my computer crashing last week I have lost all addresses so cant give them to Skew.

How do you want the addresses Skew.....PM or Email:confused:

Sorry to hear that, Dazzler, it's a right PITA innit?

As I usually drop into these forums for an hour or two every day, it's probably easiest for any participants to PM me their mailing details. I'd best go flush out my inbox...

Originally Posted by ss_11000

sorry guys...i stuffed up both pen blanks :eek: . i tried something new with both and they looked brilliant, untill:

• the first one broke while sanding.....
• and the second snapped while turning (taking the final cut, then i went slightly to far )

so you all know how we give pens to dazzler or a good cause at the end, i've decided since, i stuffed up these pens i'll make some keyrings ( from the offcuts) up to use for the sale bit thingy

oh well, thats the end of my shed time today

i'll post piccies of the stuff up when august roles around

hope you other guys are'nt having troubles

Sorry to hear that, but I have to say that it makes me feel a bit better about my efforts. Both my pens got a small crack in a thin section of Huon. It wont show in the photos, but I'm not comfortable sending either out for the charity part of the swap. So, if no one objects, I'll send out one I prepared previously from a different blank.

Originally Posted by chrisb691

Sorry to hear that, but I have to say that it makes me feel a bit better about my efforts. Both my pens got a small crack in a thin section of Huon. .

thats what happened to my first one, the huon bit on the sas split then broke off.

as to sending out a dif pen, i got no objections,

Yeah, Huon's not one of the easiest timbers to use for pens, so I have no complaints if something else is substituted after a problem. Provided the theme of "hippotigris" is kept up, though... Come to that, I'm open to suggestions for next month's theme; assuming we have one. Any votes for or against a theme? If for, any suggestions? :confused:

Oh... and a couple ofl tips about using Huon;

1. as you already know (or are about to find out) it's a very soft wood. This means it'll mark easily even after the pen has been turned. So look after the charity pen once you've finished it, at least until we get around to mailing off!
2. You can toughen it up a bit, by giving it a finish of CA. (Cyano-acrylate, AKA super-glue.) Apply it on the lathe like you would for Shellawax, but using a bit of plastic bag instead of a rag. Oh... and stand well to one side when applying, unless you like wearing it! It's best to experiment with applying it to scrap pieces first... it can be tricky finding the right type of plastic bag and working out how much CA you should be applying.

Finally: please PM me your mailing details if you wish to participate in next month's round! New participants welcome...

I vote no theme
I have not turn my pen yet . Raining here no work tomorrow do them tomorrow when i go to the shed
Andrew

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

I have no complaints if something else is substituted after a problem. Provided the theme of "hippotigris" is kept up

Bugga....back to cutting up pieces. But it has been a good learning experience.

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Come to that, I'm open to suggestions for next month's theme; assuming we have one. Any votes for or against a theme? If for, any suggestions? :confused:

Judging by the way Stirlo and I have gone this time, how about the theme being that the pen can actually function when we've finished it?

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

as you already know (or are about to find out) it's a very soft wood.

Yeah, I found that out. Found that the chisel was scooping out the huon, when it came off the Sassafras. I found that I had to take very light cuts, and really concentrate on not letting the chisel move forward. There must be some technique to handle this situation. Any advice?

Thanks for all the other pointers.

Originally Posted by chrisb691

Judging by the way Stirlo and I have gone this time, how about the theme being that the pen can actually function when we've finished it?

thanx alot skew, i'll keep em in mind for the keyrings.

one thing i found out ( and u mentioned ) is that huon gets wrecked. the huon on my sas peice turned greyish after i wet sanded it ( wont be doing that again )... so thanx for the tips mate, keyrings will hopefully turn out good.

as for the theme, i rekon we should keep it because each person will think of different things about the theme and will turn something that might be different and give others ideas for future pens. also i rekon it would be more fun with the theme, just i cant think of any right now.