My very first acrylic pen!

[steveisfound]

Well after seeing all the lovely acrylic pens on here, thought I would give it a go.

This is my very first attempt at an acrylic pen and it is a Sedona fountain pen in pearlescent white.

To be given as a wedding present for a niece.

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[mattkemp]

Nice job well turned and finished

Matt

 

[Graham_C]

Lovely pen Steve She's sure to be happy with it - pens for weddings always go down well!

They may be able to use it to sign the register if they speak to the registrar in time. You have to use their super-permanent blue-black ink for legal reasons.

 

[fortress]

And a very nice job you made of it too Steve, it will be well received. how did you find the turning?

 

[Pierre]

Actually you know that's not three bad, in fact the niece should promote you to the top table

PG

 

[sfurini]

Looks great, Steve. I'm sure your niece will treasure it!

 

[fingwe]

Very nice!

 

[Penpal]

Like the shading in the blank that makes it far more interesting than stark white. This in line with the live in tendency these days. As a wedding photographer of 60 yrs I know the impact on the wedding day and family a great pen can have. I know I was always very careful at signing time to record the pen and certificate.

Peter.

 

[Vic Perrin]

 

[angelo49]

You did a great job on a beautiful kit and blank**
!!VERY NICELY DONE!!

 

[Bob Ellis]

Beautiful. It doesn't look like your first acrylic - the quality suggests that you have been making them for years.

 

[clement]

Beautyfull ! you did a great job ! I'm shure it will be appreciate

 

[steveisfound]

Nice job well turned and finished

Matt

Thanks Matt!


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[steveisfound]

Lovely pen Steve She's sure to be happy with it - pens for weddings always go down well!

They may be able to use it to sign the register if they speak to the registrar in time. You have to use their super-permanent blue-black ink for legal reasons.

Thanks Graham! I am giving it to her this weekend... the wedding is later in the year... so hopefully they will be able to get permission from the registrar


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[wm460]

Great looking pen Steve.

 

[steveisfound]

And a very nice job you made of it too Steve, it will be well received. how did you find the turning?

Thanks John!

I love turning and have only turned wooden items up until now....

I tend to use a traditional grind spindle gouge for my wood pens... and found that on acrylic I needed to use the "dreaded" skew to get the finish I wanted. Maybe the lack of experience turning acrylic... but couldn't get an acceptable result with the gouge. That said... after practicing on some rough wood with the skew to refresh the muscles... it turned the acrylic to a finish that I was really pleased with (not only for the sake of the gift, but also for testing my skew skills!)

Like everything else with turning... it's difficult to resist the "one last go" move that generally ends in tears! But I managed to control that impulse this time!


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[steveisfound]

Actually you know that's not three bad, in fact the niece should promote you to the top table

PG

Thanks Pierre! Happy to eat food and drink wine at any table to be honest!


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[steveisfound]

Looks great, Steve. I'm sure your niece will treasure it!

Thanks Stewart! It was a challenge to my skill set... but pleased with my use of the skew.


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[steveisfound]

Very nice!

Thanks Melanie!


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[steveisfound]

Like the shading in the blank that makes it far more interesting than stark white. This in line with the live in tendency these days. As a wedding photographer of 60 yrs I know the impact on the wedding day and family a great pen can have. I know I was always very careful at signing time to record the pen and certificate.

Peter.

Thanks Peter!

I wanted something different from the stark white look. I got the blank from Dave at penkitzandbitz and am really pleased with the effect. Dave also kindly gave me some advice re painting the tube and inside the blank - to really make the effect "pop".


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