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First pens ever and first turned items
- Thread starter Paul
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- Jan 31, 2013
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- Terry
For your first turned pens they are very good. Shape and style will get better with experience. Well done!!!!
Excellent for a first try Paul! Waaaaay better than my first three ... Especially because you got your dimensions spot on to the bushings, which is rare at first. Onwards and upwards!
Look good
Well done Paul some excellent turnings there especially for a first attempt as in all things practice makes perfect so the more you do the better you will get a question not a contradiction but I noticed ring marks around your pens so what do you use to sand your pens with and do you stop the lathe after sanding and sand along the grain you will find this a great help please dont take my comments as a negative as I said you have produced some excellent turnings happy turning
Great effort Paul, wished my first ones were as good as that (some would say they aren't as good as that now
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The grain match is very good on the first two but not as good on the last one, however the last one looks nicely finished on the nib end with no step (cant comment on clip end as I cant see much of it..)
The finish on the center bands looks good on all of them.
I like the first one, its different and that is whats I like to see.
Keep it up and you will be giving us all a run for our money..
)The grain match is very good on the first two but not as good on the last one, however the last one looks nicely finished on the nib end with no step (cant comment on clip end as I cant see much of it..)
The finish on the center bands looks good on all of them.
I like the first one, its different and that is whats I like to see.
Keep it up and you will be giving us all a run for our money..
Blimey - thank you gentlemen
Terry - many thanks
Paulm - yeah its weird, but feels "solid" in the hand - I think i realised the slims have little "wood" - i'm going to try Euros next for the thicker wood feel
Jim - I think I'm going get obsessed, winding the wife up already, going on and on.....
JimJam - thank you, I think some of the black from the brushing got sanded into the wood too on the first pen - rubbed silver by the later ones...
Great help woody, Yeah, I can feel something too, I used Grit 240, 300 - 450 and 600 - in that order, BUT didn't stop the lathe and sand along the grain. I will do this going forward - Thank you.
Terry - many thanks
Paulm - yeah its weird, but feels "solid" in the hand - I think i realised the slims have little "wood" - i'm going to try Euros next for the thicker wood feel
Jim - I think I'm going get obsessed, winding the wife up already, going on and on.....
JimJam - thank you, I think some of the black from the brushing got sanded into the wood too on the first pen - rubbed silver by the later ones...
Great help woody, Yeah, I can feel something too, I used Grit 240, 300 - 450 and 600 - in that order, BUT didn't stop the lathe and sand along the grain. I will do this going forward - Thank you.
I was making two Olivewoods, one barrel didnt stick, and I turned too close on the other, so I just stuck the two halves together.... it's my lemon pen.
The finish on the center bands looks good on all of them.
I like the first one, its different and that is whats I like to see.
Keep it up and you will be giving us all a run for our money..
Cheers
Great first efforts Paul, keep up the good work.
As others have said, for your first time turning they look great, turn anything you can get your hands on and turn often. The more you turn the better it will get.
Peter
Peter
Good stuff indeed for first ones, especially the sizing to the bushings as others have said.
The only thing you need to do now ? Make more and more and more and more.
You will be a dribbling obsessive like the rest of us in no time.
:up:
The only thing you need to do now ? Make more and more and more and more.
You will be a dribbling obsessive like the rest of us in no time.
:up:
Good effort Paul well done, they won't get worse mate only better but you will have your frustrations as you improve.
600 grit is fine for some people as Woody says finish along the grain after every grade. If you want smoother still and on some woods you sure will invest in some Micromesh.
Generally nicely finished other than that and a good experiment with the shaping you will find your way very quickly I am sure.
Plenty of help from the guys and gals here just ask they are a lovely bunch bt expect some ribbing as you get familiar.
600 grit is fine for some people as Woody says finish along the grain after every grade. If you want smoother still and on some woods you sure will invest in some Micromesh.
Generally nicely finished other than that and a good experiment with the shaping you will find your way very quickly I am sure.
Plenty of help from the guys and gals here just ask they are a lovely bunch bt expect some ribbing as you get familiar.
dotslad
Graduate Member
Well done Paul don't think it will be long before you are up and running with the best of em keep em coming practice makes perfect
Jeepers Woody, you've got sharp eyes! You're right - good tip to sand against the grain with each grit.
Jeepers Woody, you've got sharp eyes! You're right - good tip to sand against the grain with each grit.
No No No David sand WITH the grain plonker carry on at this rate and Terry will make you his assistant chairman
