Thread: October pen swap pictures

Originally Posted by djstimber

Here is my two for this month . For once I got them done on time:eek:

I like the pen of the top, traditional but with a little imagination. the second seem to me too linear, the low part I would like with a more reduced diamêter.

nice job and i see a good finish

both nicely done. What finish did you use?
Toni

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

both nicely done. What finish did you use?
Toni

EEE & Shellawax

Nice one DJ.

The shapes aren't my taste, but that's just me. You have captured the grain and reflectivity of the Mulberry in the photo well though.

So far all the pens are something for the turners to be proud of. There's minor changes I'd like to make to most, but then again there's minor changes I'd make to my own if given a second chance.

I'm happy to see that a few people have let the timbers speak for themselves, they were some pretty blanks this month. So, besides Jennie & Stu, who's left to 'fess up?

one of mines turned and sent to wendy, the other one is turned, but i'm not happy with the finish so i haven't put it together yet.

the pens so far are looking great guys!

Got one turned ... day off t'murrah so gonna turn t'other one.

Will upload pics tomorrow .. or today ...???:confused:

So, besides Jennie & Stu, who's left to 'fess up?

Hey, I've 'fessed that I'm going to be late .. the weekend is now closer than it was yesterday and the migraine has gone!!! .....so go on, give me detention (no, no, no anywhere ...but...the ..SHED!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: )

JD

PS glad to see some nice stright foward ones, they'll be faster

djstimber

love the mulberry sheen.

Originally Posted by djstimber

EEE & Shellawax

Can you share exactly what you do to finish your pens please.
Toni

Ok, first I sand up to 400G, then remove steel bushes and replace with timber bushes leaving out the middle one. then sand with 600G, 800G and finally 1200G. Then a light smear of EEE and wipe off any excess, using a piece of flannel cloth torn from a bedsheet that I buy specifically for the task, cloth is about 50mm x 25mm folded once lenghtways. Put cloth over pen and holding each end of cloth starting at one end with a fair bit of pressure let it heat up bit and when it starts steaming move the cloth back and forth till your get a nice sheen, discard cloth. Grab a new piece of cloth and drip a few drops of shellawax and quickly run cloth along pen to coat, then repeat same steps as EEE. Let pen cool down while you assemble another pen or something.

I find that if you don't get any heat happening the results are not as good. You must create some friction otherwise the results ain't there.

If you have look at the mulberry pen near the nib, you can see that I was a bit slow in moving the cloth

Okey Dokey .

Here be me pens for the month

The mulberry has a wee bit of bone inlay ... like most, I wanted to show off the grain with as little interuption as possible. I think it looks perrrty good in the mont blanc.

The roller ball in the plane was done today on my brand spanking new variable speed Mini Jet.. picked up today .... so I have thrown in a pic of that too, rather than start a new thread showing off the new baby.

Rich NIce job. You did good. Many hours of enjoyment there with that new baby
Toni

Here's the one I've got so far.

I mutilated half the other blank, trying to do a 10mm pen......without the proper gear, and without half a clue as to how to do one. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Now I'm working out a recovery plan, which means I haven't a clue what to do next. But I'll work something out.:mad:

Nice pen there chris. I love that double cross
Toni