Textured pen

[jameshj]

Hi all
Just finished an experiment with German Bog Oak. I have used a Dremel with a very fine wire wheel to remove the soft summer growth to leave textured but smooth surface, so lets have your honest opinion , hit or miss, do i continue down this line.
The finish is Mylands friction polish which i use on all my pens and have done for years. Not a lover of CA as it make items look like Plastic and if i want Plastic I turn it.

 

[Grump]

Not a lover of CA as it make items look like Plastic and if i want Plastic I turn it.

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it.
However I disagree strongly I happen to like a shiny finish and ca gives me that while protecting the wood I have worked so hard to make look good behind it.
I am no lover of plastic but I do like a nice smooth and shiny surface on my work and not only pens, I spend a lot of time French polishing things to a piano finish and no i don't think they look plastic.
Why do we have to see your grubby old keyboard when we are supposed to be looking at a pen?

 

[billyb_imp]

I very much like the texture and it's a lovely rich colour but not sure how many folk would buy one

 

[paulm]

Exactly as Brian said

 

[Woody]

Well Jamesh I'm with you polish finish every time but hay ho we are all entitled to our own opinion even those who are wrong but I must say I not a lover of that texturing but who am I it make the pen look as if its made from a twig

 

[Buckeye]

I like the texture I have used that technique on more than a couple of bowls, I prefer a CA finish, but I can see where that would be difficult with the texture if you wanted to feel it.

It was probably better to use a lesser finish like friction polish

Peter

 

[Dalboy]

I have textured on bowls and other turnings but have never thought about trying it with a pen. I quite like the look of this one and could imagine someone would want to buy it.
if you make pens for sale then sometimes you need to make some you may not like but will sell, who is to say the customer is not right just smile and say thank you:wink::wink::wink:

 

[bassethound]

Well may be a nice pen to some but i'm afraid it's not my cup of tea sorry! i love CA but that may just be the fix i get

 

[turnaround360]

I like it it kinda reminds me of antler.

 

[chas_41_uk]

I'm not sure. I like the idea, but think it would have looked better with a chrome kit or even gold.

 

[edlea]

Like Frankie it also reminds me of antler too. I think it looks really good and I may just pinch your idea sometime. Should you carry on down this track ? Definitely yes ! Loose the keyboard in the pictures though !

 

[Penpal]

Love the finish there are numerous kits that would enhance and establish that beautiful texture you so painstakingly created. Viva la differance.

Last night had a phone call from our second daughter in Brisbane just back from visiting us here she reported and observed a swap pen I had received from ED Brown from the IAP made from mammoth chips at the time he sold these blanks for 20 to thirty US dollars in fact I will include a pic of the pen itself well where she works a Surgeon paid 4200 AU Pesos on a mammoth and historic timber pen as a keepsake for an upcoming marriage in his family. I know the remarks on the forum although sometimes quite sporting can never truly reflect the general publics taste or reception of our pens that varies in every location all around our countries and indeed the world. The effect you acheived is similar to burning timber with soft sap and is highly regarded as your pen is to me. Try my litmus test show your pen to a number of people let them look and feel your new pen then tell us the reception of it. I love it.

Kind regards Peter.

 

[Neil]

Hi all
Just finished an experiment with German Bog Oak. I have used a Dremel with a very fine wire wheel to remove the soft summer growth to leave textured but smooth surface, so lets have your honest opinion , hit or miss, do i continue down this line.
The finish is Mylands friction polish which i use on all my pens and have done for years. Not a lover of CA as it make items look like Plastic and if i ]

Welcome to the forum! I see that you have come across our very own tact and diplomacy officer, Brian!

Didn't know that the Germans had any bog oak, knew that they have some black oak in the Far East on the polish border but not of the bog variety?

Like the pen but I am struggling to work out which style of pen it is??

 

[Neil]

Found some stuff on German bog oak, every days a learning day. Sorry to say though, the best bog oak in my op, is the Norfolk stuff, not as brittle as the Irish.

 

[Woody]

It looks like one of the old craft supplies kits I think it was called the ambassador I have a few of them

 

[brody2123]

There is a place for any type of finish, ca, textured etc. This is a nice effect, but would suit a theme better rather than being a stand alone piece so potential buyers have a visual key ro tie it to. Nice work on the pen regardless.

 

[Kardav]

It doesn't matter what shape, texture or finish you use, some will like it, some won't and some aren't bothered either way. If YOU like it, then that's all that matters.
Welcome by the way.

 

[Grump]

I see that you have come across our very own tact and diplomacy officer, Brian!

Cheers Neil, love you too init?

I am not knocking the pen nor the kit or concept, I would encourage experimenting and trying something you think is original and new to you.
What I am knocking is a statement

Not a lover of CA as it make items look like Plastic and if i want Plastic I turn it.

Burnt log and Antler have been mentioned too, might as well say burn a log or turn Antler anything else unacceptable.
There are certain things we would not consider turning or are illegal, of which Ivory comes immediately to mind so we have to mimic it if we want our product to look like ivory.
I have turned some Holly which defies knowing the difference from ivory.
We use many and all methods, materials and practices to achieve our goal, there are no rules, it's our hobby, well it is to me I am not the least bit interested in making it my income that would take the fun from it.

My new neighbor admired a bullet pen and pine cone pen and a couple of small bowls etc, I gave them to her, only to see the kids throwing them like frizbies in the garden later on, was I annoyed? YOU BET I WAS.
Could I do anything about it? No and I would have been wrong to try, they are still in their garden soaking wet now ruined toys, they will get no more from me.

I digress, back to the point, welcome to the forums James, a bold entrance but don't let that stop you from coming back and showing us more of your experiments, we like to see all sorts on here.
Just be prepared to either back up a statement or take what's coming from it, we all do when it's our turn, that is also part of the fun when you get to know us.

EDIT:
Peter they have to be the worst pens I have seen you show here, look like you puked and cast it in resin.

EDIT 2:
Yep I can see carrots and peas in there can't I?

 

[Neil]

EDIT:
Peter they have to be the worst pens I have seen you show here, look like you puked and cast it in resin.

EDIT 2:
Yep I can see carrots and peas in there can't I?

grotesque concept but it still made me laugh. Afraid to say that I don't like them either.

 

[Penpal]

Then you guys agree paying thousands of dollars for a pen mixing this material is a great waste of money they were shown to illustrate some peoples likes and dislikes and spending huge sums on historical material. Whilst this daughter I mentioned visited with us and her sister I gave them another pen each in showing hers the lass from Brisbane learned of the specialist spending a fortune on mammoth in one pen. Everyone to their own I say. I have some pens to make that I love coming up when I remodel that I love already and I can forecast the future comments on them. All the best Peter.