Tiddly Winks cheap as chips

[dotslad]

Hi all as usual I have to experiment with my pen turning so here is my latest Longwood I call it the Union Pen.
It's in Beech and Blackwood with plastic centre band finished with cellulose Laquer and Carnuba wax stick.
Please don't ask about the centre band as the answer is in the post title

 

[turnaround360]

Ian where do you get your boxes and do they come printed if you dont mind me asking.

 

[dotslad]

The boxes come from Mastergrave in Bedford they have a website catalogue I only buy the blue ones at the moment as there is a problem with the green ones.
They are suitable for most of the pens we turn and they are not expensive.
The printing on the box I do on computer and they are adhesive labels hope this helps

 

[turnaround360]

You do really well on the logo credit to you.

 

[Woody]

I haven't got tilly winks will snakes n ladders do LOL
Nice pen Ian and a novel idea well done mate

 

[Terry]

More improvisation. Nice one Ian!!!

 

[Grump]

Nice pen Ian like the idea of Union too.
Here it comes as you know I would init?
What did you do for the coloured bits? Where did you get them? What are they?

 

[Jim]

Love It!! Its nice to see originality in a pen Ian, and the tidily winks sure sets the pen off …

 

[dotslad]

Nice pen Ian like the idea of Union too.
Here it comes as you know I would init?
What did you do for the coloured bits? Where did you get them? What are they?

Brian I think you are winding me up love it init
But for any forum member here's the link 100 x 22mm Plastic Counters NEW | eBay

 

[paulm]

Nice job Ian, I like the pen and the box, is that an inlay in the lid of the box or have you had them made.

I see you have your own domain name for a web site but have a btinternet email address. Is there a reason for that? ianbrodie@pensfromthewood.co.uk would be so much nicer.

 

[Buckeye]

Smart idea with the tiddlywinks, but it should be really be called Republique rather than Union.

Peter

 

[paulm]

Duh! if I'd have read the earlier mails I would have seen that it was an inlay.

 

[bluntchisel]

Nice thinking, Ian - good work!
Bob.

 

[rowdyyates115]

Very good idea Ian..... Finishes the pen off to a treat.... Well done:bravo::bravo:

 

[Penpal]

Well seen and put to good use with a stirring result, keeping the pen simple works for me.

Kind regards Peter.