Padauk Slimline

[Doug]

Whilst cutting some Padauk into veneer for a celtic knot yesterday I also cut a pen blank from the same small plank. I angled the cut across the grain as much as the 4" wide plank would allow whilst still getting a long enough blank for a pen.

Glued up yesterday, this is the resulting pen.







Hopefully you can make out the angled grain pattern in the photos, I`m really pleased with the result & thank Peter for showing this type of idea in his recent thread, it`s certainly a great way of livening up a blank from a straight grained piece of timber. I just need to sort through my off cuts pile now to find wood large enough to cross cut so I can try turning pens with grain 90 degrees to the norm.

 

[L200arg]

Great looking pen there Doug I really like the angled cut of wood

 

[Woody]

If you want Doug I have some x cut spalted apple some of which I will be turning latter today

 

[edlea]

Great pen Doug ...and expertly worked, to boot .

 

[bluntchisel]

Good thinking, Doug. Nice pen!
Bob.

 

[Doug]

Thanks for the comments

If you want Doug I have some x cut spalted apple some of which I will be turning latter today

I`d love some Woody, I`ll have to sort out some time & pop over & see you.

 

[Jim]

Very nice pen Doug, and yes the grain is good enough to see in the photo, it surely does make for a good pen ..

 

[rowdyyates115]

Doug, you have really got this just right, the colour, grain, shape and finish are top notch....

Creme de la Creme.....

 

[Doug]

Thanks chaps much appreciated.

 

[Terry]

Good idea Doug with the angle cut resulting in a very nice pen!!!!

 

[Jimjam66]

Well done, Doug! Was it easy to turn cross-grain? I recently did a shaving set in X-cut Zebrano and felt like I was going ten rounds with Joe Frazier in his prime!

 

[Doug]

Thanks for the comments Terry, David

David, I turned it the same way I would the edge of a bowl, with the gouge on its side cutting from right to left keeping the bevel in contact with the blank to prevent tear out.

 

[Terry]

Thanks for the comments Terry, David

David, I turned it the same way I would the edge of a bowl, with the gouge on its side cutting from right to left keeping the bevel in contact with the blank to prevent tear out.

What gouge did you use Doug????

 

[Woody]

Think about it most bowls you turn are X cut the grain runs across the blank