Early Mother's Day for my Wife

[Ken Vonk]

I made this pen for my wife this weekend. It's maple burl and turquoise and is finished with CA. I dry sanded too about 4000 and then wet sanded to 12000. Let me know your opinions and if you have any tips, tricks or suggestions. This is only about the 20 pen I have made and the second of this type.

Thanks,

Ken

[Ron McKinley]

Nice work Ken! My wife keeps telling me to make pens but I never see to get aroundtoit.......Ron

[Steve Busey]

Interesting look, Ken! Did you buy the blank like that, or make it yourself? If the latter, can you share how you made it?

[Bernie Weishapl]

Ken that is a great looking pen. She is going to love it.

[Greg Just]

Nice job Ken

[Ken Vonk]

Steve, I made the pen my self. I had a piece of maple burl too small for a bowl so I cut some 3/4" x 3/4" x 5" pen blanks. I cut to length for the pen, drilled and glued in the tube. I roughed it down to nearly the finished shape and then used my parting tool to cut off the end of the maple down to the tube. I mixed 5 minute epoxy with some crushed turquoise and kept spreading it until it set up enough to stay in place...lol. After a couple of hours I used a scraper to smooth it down and finished the shape with a skew on it's side. Had to resharpen very often :p

Ken

[Steve Schlumpf]

Ken - that is a beautiful pen! Love the color combination! Your wife is going to love it! Very nice work!

[Ben Gastfriend]

I agree with all the above. Great pen. THe turquoise adds so much.

[Steve Mellott]

Ken:

Very nice work! I understand you made the blank, but which pen kit did you use? Thanks.

Steve

[Ken Vonk]

Steve, It's made from a Artisan Rollerball kit from Craft Supplies USA. Another forum I belong to had a pen exchange. We exchanged kits and blanks, made up the kit and then sent it back to the original owner. The guy I swapped with was kind enough to send two kits.....this is the one that didn't get sent back to him.

Ken