Thread: insert

Very sparkly and very swish there Ed.Love it.

Your admission of "borrowing" is much appreciated!!

Always belived in giving credit where credit is due, and thats the idea of these forums, isn'"t it?
We share info and ideas to help each other become better and more skilled at this, and to have more fun at it.
I spend more time here and on the Canadian site, PenturnersParadise, than all other pen site together simply because of the quality of the people.
By the way, while writting the original post, SWMBO walked over, glanced down at the pen, picked it up and put it in the bottomless purse....another one bites the dust!

That's a very attractive looking pen Ed. Up there with the best of them. Have you put a finish on it for the brass or left it as is ? I will put that one in the memory bank for later, too many other things on the go at the moment.

Very smart ,simple but time consuming and patience , all things needed to advance the art of penmaking hehe. well done . Here's something you might want to give some thought to ,small brass rods lengthwise along the barrel to form the body . I have not had time to play with this one yet cheers ~ John .

Noice
so simple in concept but then again very novel idea
now in back of mind with the rest of the clutter - it may resurface at some time in the future
thanks for sharing

Beautiful effect

So is the insert like a dowel inserted into a drill hole into a blank before you turn?

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Very smart ,simple but time consuming and patience , all things needed to advance the art of penmaking hehe. well done . Here's something you might want to give some thought to ,small brass rods lengthwise along the barrel to form the body . I have not had time to play with this one yet cheers ~ John .

HeHeHe working on it as we speak.

Ed

Another finely crafted pen and idea. Those inserts are used alot in the knife building hobby. There are so many diofferent designs and just by changing the color of epoxy you get even more looks. I may have to give some a try myself. Thanks for showing.

That’s it exactly Neil.
I made up a short piece, ½” long, and then drilled 7mm holes in the blank prior to drilling the kit tube hole.
Glue in the kit tube, cut a pair of slices from the insert about 1/8”long and glued them in, turned and polished as normal, although a little slower with shallow cuts to prevent snagging the inserts.

Very attractive pen.

The finished article was well worth the effort you applied to it Ed. Congrats on a wonderfully crafted pen.

Very, very nice pen Ed

I can see I am going to have to travel to the States for some hints some time in the future

Here is a link on how to make your own mosaic pins.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa_psUXHJGM]Homemade Mosaic Pins - YouTube[/ame]

Somewhat the same process I used, but I went with shorter length because the epoxy I use is thick and would leave big air bubbles in a long tube no matter how careful you are..
Used Transtint dye instead of paint.