Thread: Celtic brass

A bit more subtle than some of the others ,looks like a gold inlay, which of course it almost is hehe, just on finishing do you put a protective coating on the completed pen ,eg ca or other ?, just that the brass may discolor after a time .

Gorgeous pen!!

Hit it with a coat of automotive wax...
Oddly, the brass will tarnish if the pen is not used...but constant handleing seems to keep the brass somewhat shiny...even if it does tarnish, a wipe down with Never Dulls cleans it right up.

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

A bit more subtle than some of the others ,looks like a gold inlay, which of course it almost is hehe, just on finishing do you put a protective coating on the completed pen ,eg ca or other ?, just that the brass may discolor after a time .

That would make a nice wedding signing pen (tying the knot) and all that hehe, I was going to try some corian but postage to Au was just too dear at the time ,but that was on e-bay so not a lot of give and take with most sellers, I get 24 blanks in a flat pack for around $12 us, they wanted about $40 US to send a few dollars worth of corian, at the moment you spend $100 US costs almost $160 AU .

Very, very nice.... and the choice of kit works well!

Great pen, it looks very stylish.

Agree with wedding pen comment.

Have to keep that in mind.

Originally Posted by edblysard

White Corian and brass shim stock.

What thickness brass shim stock Ed?

ok this is a noob Q how the hell did you do that! i can see you cut it as a blank and glued shim between but ho did you cut the round .......................oh i think i worked it out as i type this you drilled the blank, shimed it and used dowel to plug it ......of course it seems so simple now well thanks for showing it looks cool might have to try something simpler but on the same lines one day nice pen

Patrick

Patrick, see here for an article on making Celtic Knot blanks.

Originally Posted by new_guy90

ok this is a noob Q how the hell did you do that! i can see you cut it as a blank and glued shim between but ho did you cut the round .......................oh i think i worked it out as i type this you drilled the blank, shimed it and used dowel to plug it ......of course it seems so simple now well thanks for showing it looks cool might have to try something simpler but on the same lines one day nice pen

Patrick

That is very nice

I think that would be a hit with the ladies that is for sure.

What did you use to glue the brass to the corian

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Patrick, see here for an article on making Celtic Knot blanks.

ok i get it you make the cuts but dont go all the way through ........but to do the "eye" you drilled the blank and filled it before cutting the cross banding right? thanks for the tutorial link

Patrick

Edit: ok my bad i see now how you cut it ...you cut it again at a different angle right .............ok here a Q has anyone tried to do these cuts on opposite sides (eg side 1 & 2 like normal) and then drilled a hole to be filled with some dowel at 90degrees to the sides cut (side 3 and 4)? i think this would show a cool effect

Another beauty Ed, Amos

Extremely nice pen
top marks for the idea

I reckon it would look cool in black as well - with maybe aluminium, hmm

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Very, very nice.... and the choice of kit works well!

I really love that pen... and as has already been mentioned, the wedding pen and the tying the knot concept is fantastic (have been asked to make a wedding pen for the Chaplain onboard too). Consider the idea... erm.... borrowed

(Imitation is the highest form of flattery)