Layered Paint Pens

[Firefrode]

Here are the pens I turned from paint residue. I was given some dried paint lumps and managed to turn two standard twist pens and an Omega Fountain pen from Talors Mirfield.
It is still a bit hairy to turn as if it gets too warm it starts to delineate and flies all over. I use a tungsten tipped chisel I made some years ago and as long as I don't get too impatient it works fine.
I finish with wet and dry to 1400 and t cut

 

[Les ELm]

They look well turned and finished from here.

Les

 

[Penpal]

Has the appearance of the coloured wood and the ply Woody got from Grump. The laminated effect is immediate. Quite a novelty well turned.

Peter.

 

[flexi]

Very nice and a novel idea.....now i need to find a painter!!

 

[fortress]

They look very nice, good job on turning them there lumps.

 

[angelo49]

Great effect on 2 beautiful pens!!
Nicely Done.

 

[Buckeye]

They look really great

Peter

 

[turnaround360]

Nice I like the effect well done.

 

[Terry Q]

Excellent pens. How fragile are they?

 

[Firefrode]

Hi Terry they are quite robust once finished but I haven't dropped one yet

 

[wm460]

Great looking set of pens.

 

[Phil Dart]

What a great effect. Most people would have thrown the stuff in the bin. Nice looking pens.

 

[silver]

They look great, superb effect on them.

Fit and finish look spot on too.

 

[Doug]

Striking effect

 

[Freck Fraser]

They're different for sure, very nice imho, I can see a few painters getting some requests now, top work.

 

[Bill Mooney]

I like the effect the layers bring to the blanks. Very nice.

 

[sammy]

A pair of beauties.

 

[woodhacker]

HUMBUGS thats what I see there, old fashioned humbugs. GREAT lookers must have lots of patience.