Two Different Pens

[Kardav]

This first pen is a streamline made from a bamboo cutting board obtained from B+M. The board cost £1.99 and I got 16 blanks from it, some across the grain like this one. That works out at 12.5p per blank, not bad eh!





The second is my attempt at a herringbone pattern using Plum and African Blackwood on a slimline but with a streamline waistband as I like a slightly thicker pen. No prizes for guessing what went wrong! Yes, you've guessed it, my barrel trimmer grabbed and ripped several layers off and I didn't have enough to re-do the bottom tube completely. So, to save the pen I used three squares that I did have left over and made the bottom three rings. Shame as I think it would have looked OK!

 

[Terry]

Nice pens Dave especially the Herringbone !!!!!

 

[amazilia]

Both pens are excellent, I have a bamboo cutting board which cost me £2 at a boot sale ! I think you should tell people that it is a design feature not a mistake on the second pen !
Regards Terry

 

[silver]

Nicely recovered there Dave, both look great..

 

[Jimjam66]

I don't think the herringbone would have looked okay, Dave - I think it would have looked stunning! Even with the 'design feature' it is a classy pen! Keep trying with that one. The cross-grain bamboo is rather nice too.

 

[paulm]

Two Lovely pens there Dave, as Terry says, its a feature and doesn't look like a fix in any way. What is B+M?

 

[edlea]

Both superb Dave and I think those bottom three rings on thr herringbone look part and parcel ..a lucky mishap even.

 

[edlea]

Two Lovely pens there Dave, as Terry says, its a feature and doesn't look like a fix in any way. What is B+M?

A bit like Aldi or Lidl but cheaper

 

[Jimjam66]

A bit like Aldi or Lidl but cheaper

And nastier ...

 

[Penpal]

Both pens are excellent, I have a bamboo cutting board which cost me £2 at a boot sale ! I think you should tell people that it is a design feature not a mistake on the second pen !
Regards Terry

I think its a great recovery as well.

Peter.

 

[bluntchisel]

Hi, Dave,

Well done spotting the potential in that bamboo - it looks good! And...if you hadn't mentioned the tear-out causing you to modify the herringbone I would not have noticed the variance in patterns. I reckon it's bloody good - well done!!!

Bob.

 

[Kardav]

Both pens are excellent, I have a bamboo cutting board which cost me £2 at a boot sale ! I think you should tell people that it is a design feature not a mistake on the second pen !
Regards Terry

Got You!! Will do from now on ha ha.

 

[Kardav]

Two Lovely pens there Dave, as Terry says, its a feature and doesn't look like a fix in any way. What is B+M?

Hi PaUL, B+M isa low cost home-ware type store similar to Wilkos and Boyes and the others already mentioned. B&M Stores:

 

[paulm]

Hi PaUL, B+M isa low cost home-ware type store similar to Wilkos and Boyes and the others already mentioned. B&M Stores:

Ah, OK, thanks Dave

 

[Woody]

Both pens look supper well made and finished I to wouldn't mention the mistake it is a good design and no one would have known if you hadn't said well done my man

 

[Kardav]

And nastier ...

But the heart shaped bamboo cutting boards are fantastic lol

 

[PhillH]

The HB is fabulous, wouldn't mind a tutorial for that if you could?

 

[stevenw1963]

got to agree with everyone else Dave, that herringbone pen looks the mutts danglies, cracking looking pens

 

[Jim]

Two very well finished pens Dave, you did a good job on the recovery my friend ..

 

[Grump]

A couple of fine pens there Dave great patterns, is the bamboo made up of thin slices?
I have a couple of bamboo chopping boards, damn things are hollow with just a thin layer of bamboo.
Dunno if I fancy slicing and joining em but if that's how they come out it could be worth the effort.