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  • Russianwolf
    Veteran Member
    • Jan 2004
    • 3152
    • Martinsburg, WV, USA.
    • One of them there Toy saws
    #1

    I finally got to turn

    Have a look

    Spalted Irish Birch on a Chrome Slim
    Lava Flow Acrylic on a Two-Tone Turtle
    A Pair of Irish Bog Oaks on Two-Tones (Poker and Warrior)
    A Pair of Italian Olive on Two Tone Warriors (One in front has a Bog Oak ring to indicate that it was converted to a Pencil)
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    Mike
    Lakota's Dad

    If at first you don't succeed, deny you were trying in the first place.
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    • Alex Franke
      Veteran Member
      • Feb 2007
      • 2641
      • Chapel Hill, NC
      • Ryobi BT3100
      #2
      Absolutely beautiful! And inspiring, too.

      My favs: The spalted Irish birch and the Italian olive in front (pencil).
      online at http://www.theFrankes.com
      while ( !( succeed = try() ) ) ;
      "Life is short, Art long, Occasion sudden and dangerous, Experience deceitful, and Judgment difficult." -Hippocrates

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        • TB Roye
          Veteran Member
          • Jan 2004
          • 2969
          • Sacramento, CA, USA.
          • BT3100
          #3
          They are beautiful Mike. Love that Sierra style pen. I have done 3, acrylic poker in twotone, a warrior in Ironwood and a christian fish in ironwood, the other half of the warrior blank. I had to stop today and make some Delrin bushings to use when I finish the pens with CA, saves on the steel bushing. I also had to rearange the shop to accomadate all the pen making stuff I am collecting. Not bad with the AC 103 outside, 75.6 inside tomorrow 107, that will be the test, It is real smokey also but inside with the ac on who cares. Now when I am sent to dog house by LOML I have a nice place to go, I won't suffer in there.

          Tom

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            • jking
              Senior Member
              • May 2003
              • 972
              • Des Moines, IA.
              • BT3100
              #4
              All very nice. What did you use for the band on the slimline? It looks like a blue/white acrylic.

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                • Russianwolf
                  Veteran Member
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 3152
                  • Martinsburg, WV, USA.
                  • One of them there Toy saws
                  #5
                  Originally posted by jking
                  All very nice. What did you use for the band on the slimline? It looks like a blue/white acrylic.
                  You Got it. It's a piece called Sea Spray from Wood Pen Pro. I'm making a half dozen similar to it for my daughter's friends. They had originally asked about a pen that had a purple and blue resin called Burple. but I wanted to give them more options. I think the blanks from him are a type of Celluloid, but I'm not an expert on them.

                  Right now, I have another half dozen blanks cut and drilled, but I need to paint the insides before gluing the tubes in as some of the resin blanks are too translucent for my taste. And I have another 4 of the Spalted Irish Birch and Beech to do.
                  Mike
                  Lakota's Dad

                  If at first you don't succeed, deny you were trying in the first place.

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                    • Russianwolf
                      Veteran Member
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 3152
                      • Martinsburg, WV, USA.
                      • One of them there Toy saws
                      #6
                      Tom, I love the Sierra too. IT about the simplest kit you can work with. I'm fortunate that I have a complete set (Steel and Delrin) of bushings from Johnnycnc. I am lookinginto a place right now that has Delrin rod as well as UHMW rod to make some finishing bushings for other pens too. I'm wanting to start lacquer dipping.

                      As a side note, the same place also has Phenolic rod that may make some nice pens.
                      Mike
                      Lakota's Dad

                      If at first you don't succeed, deny you were trying in the first place.

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                        • Whaler
                          Veteran Member
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 3281
                          • Sequim, WA, USA.
                          • DW746
                          #7
                          Beautiful pens, Mike. Love the look of that Spalted Irish Birch.
                          You deserve some shop time after the effort you made for the kit purchase. I haven't tried one yet, hopefully I can get some shop time this week.
                          Dick

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