woodyfxr
Apprentice Member
Well these are my first three pens, The straight slimline i made for myself as i had one like this years ago and it 'felt' just right, the centre section is turned stainless steel, a friend of mine has a small machine centre and he made it for me after much grumbling, (thanks Ken).
The acrylic one was a little tough to turn for me as i have said in another post. You guys with the sharp eyes will see that the transition from acrylic to the pointy end is not quite smooth there is a slight step, that's a me error. I bought those little polishing pads and they are amazing the finish is so smooth, though i have to say i have seen some woody has done and they truly are show pieces, if i can get anywhere near that i will be happy.
I gave this pen to my wife, she asked if it was for Valentines Day, i said of course (phew that was close )
The wood with gold kit I made a little fatter just to play with a shape.
I tried to make both wood pens with a hard gloss lacquer, the first one was i total balls up so i sanded it back and finished with oil. The second i tried again and got quite a good finish, looked like glass in fact but the feel was wrong so this was sanded back and finished with Chesnut friction polish, it feels real good.
The wood in both cases is Walnut.
Well that's my story so far,i just want some warmer weather to stay in the shed long. Also going to play with a larger piece of wood to practice my non existant turning skills, better make it a big bit of wood and make a lot of shaving
The acrylic one was a little tough to turn for me as i have said in another post. You guys with the sharp eyes will see that the transition from acrylic to the pointy end is not quite smooth there is a slight step, that's a me error. I bought those little polishing pads and they are amazing the finish is so smooth, though i have to say i have seen some woody has done and they truly are show pieces, if i can get anywhere near that i will be happy.
I gave this pen to my wife, she asked if it was for Valentines Day, i said of course (phew that was close )
The wood with gold kit I made a little fatter just to play with a shape.
I tried to make both wood pens with a hard gloss lacquer, the first one was i total balls up so i sanded it back and finished with oil. The second i tried again and got quite a good finish, looked like glass in fact but the feel was wrong so this was sanded back and finished with Chesnut friction polish, it feels real good.
The wood in both cases is Walnut.
Well that's my story so far,i just want some warmer weather to stay in the shed long. Also going to play with a larger piece of wood to practice my non existant turning skills, better make it a big bit of wood and make a lot of shaving