Thread: Latest effort

Wow, you've come a long way since your first one, you have done an exceptional job there. I suppose that you now know that the bushes aren't quite right, so you're allowing for it.

Really like the Greybox one

Looking good biggy
The use of recycled is good too. I use a lot of fallen timber as well such as myall and bullock bush and a very nice timber is african boxthorn. I had a few to erradicate from our block and as the limbs were about one to one and a half inch thick decided to try them and was pleased with the results.
Always pays to check out small fallen limbs from fruit trees as well.
Pete

Good onya son!! They are lovely pens.Nice match up of timber and blank, good clean lines on both, well turned and well finished!

Like the kits that clip sets them off and the centre band has that small detail.Two favourites the Gun Metal and Copper fit in with the timbers used.I have never used Western Red Cedar for a pen to me it appears to have a grain that came through well,is it splintery or does it chip at all.

Both pens are fine.

Good of you to show them,the gifted one sure was a nice present,the other just as or for me the better pen.

Peter

Fred, they look good. It is true, some of the softer woods are difficult to get a shine on with CA, sometimes if I know it is a softer more porous type of wood, I firstly apply EEE, then 0000 steel wool, then CA, then Shellawax. Amos

Originally Posted by Penpal

Like the kits that clip sets them off and the centre band has that small detail.Two favourites the Gun Metal and Copper fit in with the timbers used.I have never used Western Red Cedar for a pen to me it appears to have a grain that came through well,is it splintery or does it chip at all.

Peter, the WRC turns very easily, at least the stuff I have. No splintering or excessive chipping.
I rough turned the blanks with a 1/2" gouge, then changed to small skew chisel.

The kits are cheap Chinese ones obtained from a fellow forumite.

Originally Posted by Woodenink

Fred, they look good. It is true, some of the softer woods are difficult to get a shine on with CA, sometimes if I know it is a softer more porous type of wood, I firstly apply EEE, then 0000 steel wool, then CA, then Shellawax. Amos

Amos, haven't used EEE yet, so much to learn, it is fun though!

The other finish I want to have a go with is the Rustins.

Next project will be some jarrah pens, as soon as the Perfect Fit kits arrive from Bear Tooth Woods.

Nice pens, especially like the Grey Box one.

HH.

Nice work Big Shed I thought you were an old hand at pen turning etc.

Although I have a wood turned pen or two made by other turners I never used them nor have I opened them to see what type of refills they take. The various kits I have seen on the net and at shows never seem to have these in the kits.

Do you buy the seperate

Nice Work Fred

You are coming along in leaps and bounds, there will be no holding you soon

Looking forawrd to seeing the perfect fits and the jarrah