Cherry Slimline - First Turn

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  • bfrikken
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2005
    • 727
    • Michigan, USA.
    • BT-3100

    #1

    Cherry Slimline - First Turn

    So, here it is, my first pen. I knew it would be a learning experience, but man did I learn a lot. I won't say how much time went into the pen. It is cherry from a scarp board that I had been holding onto for a while. A lot of the board is waiting for another project to determine what to do with it, but I have around 10 more blanks from what I cut from it.

    I have a serious new afliction ... turning...
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  • DonHo
    Veteran Member
    • Mar 2004
    • 1098
    • Shawnee, OK, USA.
    • Craftsman 21829

    #2
    It looks good to me, I'd say your first turning went well.

    DonHo
    Don

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    • mater
      Veteran Member
      • Jan 2004
      • 4197
      • SC, USA.

      #3
      Very nice looking pen. My first one didn't look that good.
      Ken aka "mater"

      " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

      Ken's Den

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      • bigstick509
        Veteran Member
        • Dec 2004
        • 1227
        • Macomb, MI, USA.
        • BT3100

        #4

        Mike

        "It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so." - Mark Twain

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        • jking
          Senior Member
          • May 2003
          • 972
          • Des Moines, IA.
          • BT3100

          #5
          Looks good. Just wait until you start trying new pens styles & different finishes. There's a lot of options to discover.

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          • Whaler
            Veteran Member
            • Dec 2002
            • 3281
            • Sequim, WA, USA.
            • DW746

            #6
            Looks like you are off to a great start.
            Dick

            http://www.picasaweb.google.com/rgpete2/

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            • DUD
              Veteran Member
              • Dec 2002
              • 3309
              • Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA.
              • Ryobi BT3000

              #7
              It looks good, Now the addiction really begins. Bill
              5 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND FRACTIONS.

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              • bfrikken
                Senior Member
                • Apr 2005
                • 727
                • Michigan, USA.
                • BT-3100

                #8
                Thanks for the feedback. I put a big 1.5" x 1.5" x 8" board in the lathe and spent a good 20-30 minutes getting more familiar with my tools. I only have a gouge, skew, and parting tool. I'm really enjoying the turning, it feels very creative.

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                • pacwind3
                  Established Member
                  • Nov 2006
                  • 257
                  • Vancouver, WA
                  • Bosch 4100

                  #9
                  I like turning and keep trying to make more time for it.
                  To me, it's the only tool that you can go out and just play on it.
                  You don't exactly "play" on the table saw or drill press to hone your skills.
                  But you do on the lathe.

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                  • BigguyZ
                    Veteran Member
                    • Jul 2006
                    • 1818
                    • Minneapolis, MN
                    • Craftsman, older type w/ cast iron top

                    #10
                    One thing I really like about turning, especially pen turning, is that most pen blanks aren't very expensive. So, for a dollar or two you can get a pen blank of an exotic wood, and get some experience with that material. It's a little different that working with a board, certainly. However, you can still get a pretty good feel for how that wood machines and finishes...

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                    • RayintheUK
                      Veteran Member
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 1792
                      • Crowborough, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
                      • Ryobi BT3000

                      #11
                      That's a great-looking pen, especially for a first attempt - well done!

                      Originally posted by jking
                      Looks good. Just wait until you start trying new pens styles & different finishes. There's a lot of options to discover.
                      It's true that there are lots of options, but I would make at least another three or four slimlines first, because you'll then become familiar with that style before moving on.

                      Originally posted by bfrikken
                      I only have a gouge, skew, and parting tool.
                      The vast majority of my pen turning is done with a large (razor sharp) roughing gouge and a 1.25" skew. I just couldn't get on with supposed pen-turning tools, not enough stability or control for me.

                      Ray.
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