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Turned my first pen
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:13 pm
by rpd
I turned my first pen today.
This is the wood, cut from a pallet board.
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Cutting the blanks to length, (SS bandsaw)
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Drilling the blanks, (10 ER)
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Glued in the tubes with medium superglue.
Trimming the blanks.
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Blanks on mandrel with mandrel saver.
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continued
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:18 pm
by rpd
This is my set of ShopSmith chisels and a tube insertion tool I made from a Craftsman punch and a recycled handle. I used the skew to turn the pen.
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Here the blanks have been turned and sanded.
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Finish applied, tung oil and medium superglue.
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Assembled using my 10ER dedicated drill press.
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And here is the finished pen.
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:02 am
by terryd
Nicely done, both pen and photo presentation.
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:40 am
by fredsheldon
Nice job. I like your assistant.
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 1:38 am
by rpd
fredsheldon wrote:Nice job. I like your assistant.
I included the ]popular demand[/URL], by Ed (reible).
Nicely done..
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:07 am
by 2centsworth
Very nice both the pen and presentation. Glad to see how it can be done !
What's next ?
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:51 am
by rpd
2centsworth wrote:What's next ?
I am going to do more pens for now but when that wears thin I think I will do some bowls.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:54 pm
by drl
Nice job on your first pen and doing a CA finish besides. You are now hooked on pen turning.
Regards,
Dwight
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:07 am
by idcook
Great presentation. Nice job on the pen.
pens and wands
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:21 am
by rpd
I spent some quality time in the shop this weekend.
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Left to right: pen #2, wand for my granddaughter(age four), wand and pen set for my son outlaw's birthday present.