Thread: My first Butterfly

Nice pen!!

Mailing address is on the way..because I know you have too many pens as it is!

Well done

Pete

Did you quarter the blank lengthwise? In the pic it looks like you went thirds... something I've considered but put in the 'too hard' basket for now.

very nice!
cheers

NIIICcce Mate how did you get taht pattern if you don't mind me asking..Gorgeous
Toni

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Did you quarter the blank lengthwise? In the pic it looks like you went thirds... something I've considered but put in the 'too hard' basket for now.

I just picked an angle that looked right

Originally Posted by lubbing5cherubs

NIIICcce Mate how did you get taht pattern if you don't mind me asking..Gorgeous
Toni

Have a look at Purplehearts cue making WIP. Basically I took slices off the end on all four sides at the end of the blank so that I ended up with a four sided pyramid type point. I then added a slice on each side, one at a time and sanding off between, so that I have a blank with a different coloured four sided point. You then start again with a different colour, in my case, the same as the blank. Then repeat again with the different colour. Then finish with larger wedges on the four sides, so you end up with your square blank again.

I cut off square at the end of the last cone, that way you can see exactly where the centre is. Hope this makes sense, it is pretty time consuming and uses heaps if timber. My slices were around 2mm thick, but each time I tried to sand down to around 1mm. In reality (I was sanding on an inverted belt sander) I got 0mm to 1mm

I will try again one day with 1mm slices to start with, but I need to get the surface right first. A dark sider would plane it down, but I don't use many tools you don't plug in

Next one to try is your zig zag style.

go for it No problem

Thanks for that I going to try it
Toni

good pen neil
Andrew