Thread: Pen the third (camphor laurel)

You're on a roll!

That's a very dark looking CL there, most of mine is more honey coloured.

Russell.

I think you just like sniffing Camphor Laurel ! hehe, don't we all ! wait till you get some of robos bits to play with ! no stopping you now, I havn't even tried a closed end pen yet after nine months of "penning"

I've been turning since 20th of Jan this year. I found the recept for the lathe

Today I did my first pens, and I also did my first segmented keyring (this is a bit of a joke - it's just bits left over from the pens stuck together!) and my first burl (another keyring).

Now I'm going to grab a few drumsticks that a forumite sent me and go make a hairstick out of them

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

Now I'm going to grab a few drumsticks that a forumite sent me and go make a hairstick out of them

Gawdelpus made a bone pen from his Drumsticks

Russell.

Originally Posted by BoomerangInfo

Gawdelpus made a bone pen from his Drumsticks

Russell.

Yeah, but he got to eat his first!

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

I think you just like sniffing Camphor Laurel ! hehe, don't we all ! wait till you get some of robos bits to play with ! no stopping you now, I havn't even tried a closed end pen yet after nine months of "penning"

Well, well, if that refers to me, that lathe is not going to stop until the bearings get worn out completely...!

By the way Eliza, get yourself a gallon of glue, and half a dozen of clamps, segmenting or joining is going to keep you busy. Actually, I'reckon some of the timbers colouration and texture combinations, are just going to look absolutely stunning and for what you're saying, you are already practicing...!

And if this is any consolation, what you're getting is not even a third of what I've created just these last few days, not counting the other boxes of small bits, I had already put a side, long time ago.

I wish you were closer, you could just come for a walk with the dog and a wheelbarrow, and go back home loaded, we both would save heaps!

In the mean time, don't forget the glue, and start sharpening those gouges...!

How many Christmas do you have in a year ?

Seat tight!
Cheers
RBTCO

Well, well, if that refers to me, that lathe is not going to stop until the bearings get worn out completely...!

Hehe! yes it was, sorry to shorten your nick, Eliza mentioned she was sending you a pen ! so I thought it ok to bring it up

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Well, well, if that refers to me, that lathe is not going to stop until the bearings get worn out completely...!

Hehe! yes it was, sorry to shorten your nick, Eliza mentioned she was sending you a pen ! so I thought it ok to bring it up

Absolutely, gawdelpus!

Yes, Eliza is one of the forumates like yourself, that accepted my offer so she is getting the "goodies" bag, like yours. The only difference is that she is getting also, something else, and that I will let her to explain, even tough, I've let the "cat out of the bag", on my previous post...!

Eliza...? back to you!

Cheers
RBTCO

Originally Posted by robutacion

How many Christmas do you have in a year ?

Seat tight!
Cheers
RBTCO

Every day is Christmas here

What sort of saw would I need for segmenting?

Originally Posted by robutacion

Absolutely, gawdelpus!

Yes, Eliza is one of the forumates like yourself, that accepted my offer so she is getting the "goodies" bag, like yours. The only difference is that she is getting also, something else, and that I will let her to explain, even tough, I've let the "cat out of the bag", on my previous post...!

Eliza...? back to you!

Cheers
RBTCO

He is incorrigable!

However, he is also very kind and generous and is sending me a big box of wood to play with for the cost of the postage.

But don't worry, he is getting something in return that he doesn't know about yet - and wild horses can't drag it out of me!

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

Every day is Christmas here

What sort of saw would I need for segmenting?

Depends how fancy you want to get with your segmenting. A good scrollsaw is the ultimate. You can do some on a bandsaw, and even a tablesaw for flat bits.

In order of safety
- scrollsaw is safest, hard to hurt yourself without being silly
- bandsaw, not quite as safe. You can get close to the blade to do small segments as long as your careful, but can do some nasty damage if you're not
- table saw - quite nasty to use for small segments - you need lots of special jigs, push sticky, zero clearance inserts, and chainmail gloves

Of course there's always the manual tools - fretsaw and mitre saw, but I've been using pwoer tools so long, my muscles have all atrophied into jelly

Russell.

If using a bandsaw or scrollsaw, it's also a good idea to have a linisher to sand the cut edges flat. A tablesaw is much more dangerous when working with small pieces, but at least they're typically usable straight off the cut.

The list of "toys to buy" just never seems to get any smaller, does it?

I think I need a scrollsaw so that I can make hair forks as well.

You mean a finisher? Like a sander? Could I use my lathe, with a round thing with sand paper, and have a table that goes up to it? I saw someone make one on here somewhere.

Originally Posted by ElizaLeahy

I think I need a scrollsaw so that I can make hair forks as well.

You mean a finisher? Like a sander? Could I use my lathe, with a round thing with sand paper, and have a table that goes up to it? I saw someone make one on here somewhere.

A round disk with sandpaper is exactly what I meant. A linisher is, generally speaking, a machine which has a belt-sander and a disk-sander all in one.

The lathe idea is feasible: I've shown how to build one on these forums before and I think some-one showed another more recently.