A couple more simple segmented pens

[John Terefenko]

Here are a couple more simple segmented pens using the swirl or feather technique. Both are made from black acrylic with aluminum inlays. The blank on the left has the swirls cut at a 60 degree angle while the blank on the right has them cut at a 45 degree angle with a couple aluminum rings at the ends. Both are Sierra Vista kits. Thanks for looking and any questions or comments are always welcomed.


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[Phil Labowski]

Very sharp looking pens! Can you PM me a link, or something, where I can learn that technique?

[Jim Shockey]

Very nice looking pens. Let us all in on the way to do this and what typ of aluminum. Thank you. Jim Shockey

[John Terefenko]

Very sharp looking pens! Can you PM me a link, or something, where I can learn that technique?


Very nice looking pens. Let us all in on the way to do this and what typ of aluminum. Thank you. Jim Shockey



Hello Jim and Phil. Thanks for the kind words. This design idea has been around for quite awhile and I have seen others on this site do them. They are very simple to do but some sort of jig is needed to hold the blank steady and for repeatability. I thought i had shown this when I posted this pen.

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But anyway here is the blank after all the cuts were made and here is the jig I use to hold the blank. I use my tablesaw to make these cuts. The cuts are made just a tad less than half way through the blank. The same cut is made on all 4 sides just by flipping the blank over 4 times. The infill material matches the kerf of the cut which is just shy in this case of 1/8" (3/32") Any angle can be used. I shown 2 angles, 45 degrees and 60 degrees. The greater the angle the more it streches out the design. To each his own on that call.

These latest pens shown have 1/8" sanded down to 3/32" as inlay. The top pen had black red black pickguard material. I get my aluminum from Home Depot or Lowes. If I am using real thin stuff I use the roll of flashing that is found near the gutter isle. The heavier stuff is stacked in bins in one of the isles, I think the one with the rope and stuff. You can get flat stock in different lengths or angle or square. In the next few weeks I hope to be showing more segmented pens with different designs.

These pens were made with acrylic and aluminum and there is no top coat on them. I did not seal them with CA or anything because I found nothing happens to the aluminum. It does not tarnish or turn colors. Thanks for looking and if you have any further questions just shoot. I will be happy to answer.



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[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice classy looking pens John.

[Jim Burr]

You always pull of great designs John...this is another!!