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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:07 pm
by charlese
Very nice finished gavel, Red! I'm sure your work will be appreciated for many years.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:09 pm
by horologist
Nicely done. How did you do the engraving on the head?
Troy
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:21 pm
by JPG
[quote="horologist"]Nicely done. How did you do the engraving on the head?
Woodcraft - Laser engraving. All 4 lines were done at once on the 'top'. The ' 'bottom' images were done one at a time, as were the symbols on the handle. The head was rotated as it was engraved.
Engraving done with handle and head separated.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:46 pm
by horologist
JPG40504 wrote:
Woodcraft - Laser engraving. All 4 lines were done at once on the 'top'. The ' 'bottom' images were done one at a time, as were the symbols on the handle. The head was rotated as it was engraved.
Engraving done with handle and head separated.
Thanks, neat process but not so practical for the home shop.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:50 pm
by mickyd
horologist wrote:Thanks, neat process but not so practical for the home shop.
Huh???????????
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:03 pm
by JPG
horologist wrote:Thanks, neat process but not so practical for the home shop.
Yes! However it is not expensive and allows one to do things impossible other ways.
For an object as 'ceremonial' and 'special' to the recipient it is quite appropriate. One does have control of the result!
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 7:40 pm
by horologist
Sorry, I was in a bit of a hurry and not too clear. I think subbing the work out to Woodcraft makes great sense.
My comment was directed at the equipment, a while ago I investigated a mid sized CNC mill/lathe combo that could do something along these lines, only without the laser. Made in China and still $14,000. Needless to say it is not in my workshop.
Troy
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:24 pm
by JPG
horologist wrote:Sorry, I was in a bit of a hurry and not too clear. I think subbing the work out to Woodcraft makes great sense.
My comment was directed at the equipment, a while ago I investigated a mid sized CNC mill/lathe combo that could do something along these lines, only without the laser. Made in China and still $14,000. Needless to say it is not in my workshop.
Troy
I took it to mean 'the engraving procedure' is not practical for 'home shop' use.
I added the comments in case you meant something else, and to provide more info on how it was done.
Just make sure the 'operator' is persnickety enough to work on 'one of kind'(irreplaceable) workpieces!
MickyD was the 'confused one'!:D
Completed pen
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:07 pm
by drl
Recuperating from cataract surgery I tried my hand at a small project. PSI power pen kit using purpleheart and ash inlay. I tried doing a CA (super glue) finish before but this time I was sucessful. Very happly with the finish and will definitely use it again.
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Regards,
Dwight
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:04 pm
by wlhayesmfs
Great looking pen, Did you do the Ash inlay yourself?
Detail is very nice and your finish really turned out nice.
Thanks for sharing