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Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - C. in Indy - 07-19-2017
I wanted to get ready for about a half-dozen pens coming up. I use all sorts of odd stocks, so preparing a few at a time helps save a little time.
I realized I could use a Spokeshave to prepare better for the lathe, save on dust, etc.... Rough rounding is facilitated by putting the blank in its bushings inside the vise soft jaws:
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Here I've laid in a few packages for later:
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Here is one of the walnut ones; I couldn't wait any longer! The finish is Doctor's Woodshop Pens Plus. I'm not a French-polisher, but I think there are elements of the same action there.... shellac is friction-set, and walnut oil serves as a lubricant during application.
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Happy woodworking!
Chris
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - Arlin Eastman - 07-23-2017
Good looking pen Chris
Did you do the whole thing by hand without a lathe?
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - MichaelMouse - 07-23-2017
(07-23-2017, 01:30 PM)Arlin Eastman Wrote: Good looking pen Chris
Did you do the whole thing by hand without a lathe?
From what he said, no. Though I have to wonder why he bothers rounding anywhere but on the lathe. Simple, short, safe, and no dust until you sand.
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - C. in Indy - 07-23-2017
Howdy,
I do use a lathe; my spokeshave skills are still developing
The main reason I like pre-chamfering or pre-rounding is to reduce impacts at the pen-mandrel on the lathe. It seems like mandrel is always on the cusp of either too loose or overtorqued due to wind-up. The less major corners on the wood pieces, the easier I can manage the setup and keep things true. Somewhat fewer risky situations at the bandsaw are a good thing, too.
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - C. in Indy - 01-01-2019
Here are some excellent faceted wood pencils I found to admire on the Instagram feeds (not my work)!
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/unturnedpencils/?hl=en
Faceted tool handles are very interesting to me; I wonder why we don't see more of them.
Happy New Year,
Chris
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - Bruce Haugen - 01-01-2019
(01-01-2019, 07:45 PM)C. in Indy Wrote: Here are some excellent faceted wood pencils I found to admire on the Instagram feeds (not my work)!
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/unturnedpencils/?hl=en
Faceted tool handles are very interesting to me; I wonder why we don't see more of them.
Happy New Year,
Chris
The grip on my Parker 75 fountain pen is triangular. It makes a significant difference.
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - 2beast - 01-02-2019
OP......
I see you have some apricot blanks
Apricot is among the most beautiful wood I have used for pens
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - Stwood_ - 01-02-2019
(01-01-2019, 07:45 PM)C. in Indy Wrote: Here are some excellent faceted wood pencils I found to admire on the Instagram feeds (not my work)!
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/unturnedpencils/?hl=en
Faceted tool handles are very interesting to me; I wonder why we don't see more of them.
Happy New Year,
Chris
Some of those are pretty neat
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - Arlin Eastman - 01-07-2019
I went to the link and I really liked how most of those pens turned out. Looking forward to seeing yours.
RE: Laying in some Pen Turning Stock, hand-tool focus - C. in Indy - 01-08-2019
Inspired by those Instagram posts above, I got around to a proof-of-concept on an Octagonal pen. This was based on the Penn State Civil War style kit.
The (no-name acacia) blank was drilled and roughed to a tapered octagonal prism shape with the bushings, vise, and plane:
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Further refinement to equalize the 8 faces was done on the same plane, inverted so that the wood-blank could scoot across, jointer-style, interatively:
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I used the lathe for a minor bit of end-coving, then applied some molten waxes with a small iron (beeswax and shellac waxes). I then used a small blank of almond hardwood to scrape off the excess wax and do more burnishing, following by cloth buffing:
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The finished pen is now ready for trials! The shape is not uncomfortable, but not super; I might wish to further break the edges next time. The hard wax finish does feel nice, though, which helps.
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Happy woodworking!
Chris