Thread: Flocking the pen box

Thanks for the photo's Amos. Had thought about doing it a few times but never got around to it. Might be just what I need for another project I am working on at the moment (bit of a way off the flocking stage at the moment though)

Thank you, Amos!

Thanks for the info.

It looks great in the photos but are you happy with the results?

Do little bits fall off after the flocking has dried? If you hit it was compressed air about 2 or 3 days after application, do you loose some flock?

I might have to give it a go next. It looks great.

Timberbits

If this helps Corbs, Cisco and Timberbits, then I would be very happy. The questions re do bits fall off? after it is dried tapping off the excess usually does the trick, very light compressed air may get some excess off, usually fairly good sometimes putting some objects inside and let them work off some "excess" helps, it is suggested to use a brush to wipe out excess in corners. The photo shows one I did a while back and I put my rejects in there untill i get time to put them on the lathe and salvage the tubes. Amos

theres some nice timbers in that reject box

Is that snakewood in the box?

Those rejects look better than my keepers! That snakewood would have made a fine pen if it hadn't cracked.

Cool post thanks, Amos.

Hi Amos,
The little bit of flocking that I have seen was not very soft ( from memory ). Amos do you think that the flocking would harm or scratch the finish on a pen.

Terry

Well done Amos, a great set of photographs.

Beaut box I like the inlays on the box top. Did you cut that with the laser?

Sam, not inlays, forgot how the man made them, purchased them at the Irish festival in Kilmore this year. Are they soft, not really, but if you look at the red box in the first set of photos, there was red felt pad at the bottom already, I just painted the botttom also with the sides and stuck aok and is soft because of the felt underlay. As for hurting the pens, no it doesn't hurt the pens or scratch them. When the flocking is new, some of the Synthetic materials do act as a magnet for loose flocking, but I just brush that off, bit like hair attracted to a comb.-static electricity.
Alas, that snakewood would have been beautiful, but has hairline cracks, some of the rejects are overturned, or have a small crack etc. etc. I should call it the box of hard knocks! Amos