Rob Price
02-27-2012, 9:11 PM
Nothing crazy, and I didn't have time for a formal photo shoot, some of these are going in the mail tomorrow.
The top two are BOW on Black Titanium/Titanium Gold Sierra kits from Bear Tooth Woods. My FIL is a minister and my BIL is studying for his PhD in seminary, so I felt these would be good gifts for them (they are a surprise so you are sworn to secrecy). I may try to get some closeup shots before they go, I bought the 'exhibition quality' blanks and they are very cool- the wood looks almost like marble and is great to turn. I went from skew to burnish to finish on both of them. General WTF, buffed to a satin sheen.
Next is a Kingwood pen/Black Titanium kit- My 'dealer' gave me a 3"x12" board of it in exchange for a pen. I think I will add this one to my personal collection, I had some issues with chipping and I think I can do better for him next go around. I cut the wood at an angle which ended up with a very cool looking pen. Behlen's friction finish (my understanding not very durable) with the idea of it wearing off slowly and developing it's own patina from oils from use- but gives it a little shine for now.
The plastic blank I actually bought from a pen maker at a local craft fair when I first bought my lathe. He was nice enough to spend some time talking to a non-customer (I wasn't paying $100 for his pens) and I bought a couple of blanks from him. He casts them himself, so I have no idea what went into it, but it has lots of metallic bits/reflective bits and really looks incredible in the sunlight. I'm not crazy about plastic pens, but it's cool looking. I think it will go to the MIL along with the BOW pens, so she's not left out.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-20GfmQ6zGWg/T0vav9R5-uI/AAAAAAAABos/YU643jquHdU/s800/IMG_1830.JPG
Comments appreciated- especially on finishing the oily woods. I'm hoping the water based WTF sticks to the olive. I've heard CA glue can get cloudy on oily woods so I avoided it. I'm contemplating mixing the kingwood with some ebony ala Jim Burr once I get up the nerve and time.
The top two are BOW on Black Titanium/Titanium Gold Sierra kits from Bear Tooth Woods. My FIL is a minister and my BIL is studying for his PhD in seminary, so I felt these would be good gifts for them (they are a surprise so you are sworn to secrecy). I may try to get some closeup shots before they go, I bought the 'exhibition quality' blanks and they are very cool- the wood looks almost like marble and is great to turn. I went from skew to burnish to finish on both of them. General WTF, buffed to a satin sheen.
Next is a Kingwood pen/Black Titanium kit- My 'dealer' gave me a 3"x12" board of it in exchange for a pen. I think I will add this one to my personal collection, I had some issues with chipping and I think I can do better for him next go around. I cut the wood at an angle which ended up with a very cool looking pen. Behlen's friction finish (my understanding not very durable) with the idea of it wearing off slowly and developing it's own patina from oils from use- but gives it a little shine for now.
The plastic blank I actually bought from a pen maker at a local craft fair when I first bought my lathe. He was nice enough to spend some time talking to a non-customer (I wasn't paying $100 for his pens) and I bought a couple of blanks from him. He casts them himself, so I have no idea what went into it, but it has lots of metallic bits/reflective bits and really looks incredible in the sunlight. I'm not crazy about plastic pens, but it's cool looking. I think it will go to the MIL along with the BOW pens, so she's not left out.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-20GfmQ6zGWg/T0vav9R5-uI/AAAAAAAABos/YU643jquHdU/s800/IMG_1830.JPG
Comments appreciated- especially on finishing the oily woods. I'm hoping the water based WTF sticks to the olive. I've heard CA glue can get cloudy on oily woods so I avoided it. I'm contemplating mixing the kingwood with some ebony ala Jim Burr once I get up the nerve and time.