Pen #3 w/ Casting from Chris

[Cody Killgore]

Well here is pen attempt #3. I was extremely nervous about using one of these nice blanks I bought from Chris. I figured I should practice a bit more first but just couldn't stand it. So here we go...I decided to try a CA finish on this one. That darn CA kept reflecting the light. I gotta build me a light box.

Hopefully I didn't mess up Chris' awesome blank too bad

 

[kazuma78]

Oh man that thing looks awesome! He did an awesome job with the colors and you did an excellent job turning it! Really cool!

 

[ButchC]

Very nice. I love how the semicircles on each part complement each other. Beautiful work.

Butch

 

[justturnin]

DAMN CODY!!! That thing is sick. Nice work. WOW

Only advice I would give, and this is for Cigars. Where the blank meets a rounded edge like in the center band on the lower section, it looks really nice to roll the wood as well to match the contour of the kit. That way you don't have a square edge hitting a rounded edge.

 

[Cody Killgore]

DAMN CODY!!! That thing is sick. Nice work. WOW

Only advice I would give, and this is for Cigars. Where the blank meets a rounded edge like in the center band on the lower section, it looks really nice to roll the wood as well to match the contour of the kit. That way you don't have a square edge hitting a rounded edge.

Yessir, I see that now. Honestly I didn't even know it had that rounded edge until it was already assembled :lolol:

My grandfather has so many pen kits, I just grab one and go. Guess I need to pay more attention :dash2:

 

[Cody Killgore]

I appreciate the compliments :thanx:

 

[justturnin]

DAMN CODY!!! That thing is sick. Nice work. WOW

Only advice I would give, and this is for Cigars. Where the blank meets a rounded edge like in the center band on the lower section, it looks really nice to roll the wood as well to match the contour of the kit. That way you don't have a square edge hitting a rounded edge.

Yessir, I see that now. Honestly I didn't even know it had that rounded edge until it was already assembled :lolol:

My grandfather has so many pen kits, I just grab one and go. Guess I need to pay more attention :dash2:

I have an Amboyna Burl cigar that was my 3rd or 4th pen that is my carry that has the exact same thing. That was when I figured it out.

 

[manbuckwal]

Looks awesome ! Great blank and nice pen

 

[justturnin]

So Cody, did you reverse paint? If so, what color?

 

[Cody Killgore]

So Cody, did you reverse paint? If so, what color?

Well, honestly I had no idea people painted tubes or the inside of the wood until your thread. After I drilled the blank, the tubes seemed pretty tight. I was a little scared to put too much paint in it so I ended up just painting the tubes. I painted them white. I duno what I'm doing!! lol

 

[rdabpenman]

Looks great from here.
Well done.

Les

 

[justturnin]

Now its time to make a Damascus pen blank. Since I gave you the idea you have to send me one too

 

[healeydays]

Hopefully I didn't mess up Chris' awesome blank too bad

Messed up the blank? Cory, I think you did a great job with it. That pen really pops...

Mike B

 

[Cody Killgore]

Now its time to make a Damascus pen blank. Since I gave you the idea you have to send me one too

:morning2:
Somehow I just can't see myself using damascus on a pen. I have a little cut-off from the damascus I'm making that other knife with. Maybe you could cast it?? :lolol::lolol:

 

[justturnin]

Now its time to make a Damascus pen blank. Since I gave you the idea you have to send me one too

:morning2:
Somehow I just can't see myself using damascus on a pen. I have a little cut-off from the damascus I'm making that other knife with. Maybe you could cast it?? :lolol::lolol:

There are guys that put Damascus on a high end kit and sell them for over $1000.

You makin fun of me??? Cuz I will cast it. Send me all your scraps. I will turn them into Damascus Acorns and magnets.

 

[Cody Killgore]

Now its time to make a Damascus pen blank. Since I gave you the idea you have to send me one too

:morning2:
Somehow I just can't see myself using damascus on a pen. I have a little cut-off from the damascus I'm making that other knife with. Maybe you could cast it?? :lolol::lolol:

There are guys that put Damascus on a high end kit and sell them for over $1000.

You makin fun of me??? Cuz I will cast it. Send me all your scraps. I will turn them into Damascus Acorns and magnets.

Of course not! That's high dollars! Here's pics. One side has slight forge inclusion? where it was forged down to fit my tongs better. Oiled to reveal grain. Just let me know if it's what you're looking for

For $1000 though, it may be worth a shot

 

[justturnin]

Chris, perhaps you could master a damascus cast technique. Kinda like this, but just just grays.

I think if I were going to use "fake" damascus I would use M3, that stuff is pretty slick.

Like these.
http://randbcrafts.com/m3-metal-blanks.html

 

[justturnin]

Of course not! That's high dollars! Here's pics. One side has slight forge inclusion? where it was forged down to fit my tongs better. Oiled to reveal grain. Just let me know if it's what you're looking for

Not sure what I would do with it. I am not sure I could cast that, turn it and then acid wash to make the grain pop.

I guess I could sit on it til I get a forge, fold it and round it into a small rod to turn into a small pen. :i_dunno:

 

[Cody Killgore]

What I could do is to save all my scraps, forge-weld them together, and create a pattern of a bunch of different patterns all mashed together.

 

[Cody Killgore]

Of course not! That's high dollars! Here's pics. One side has slight forge inclusion? where it was forged down to fit my tongs better. Oiled to reveal grain. Just let me know if it's what you're looking for

Not sure what I would do with it. I am not sure I could cast that, turn it and then acid wash to make the grain pop.

I guess I could sit on it til I get a forge, fold it and round it into a small rod to turn into a small pen. :i_dunno:

Yeah that sounds hard...I'm not sure it would be enough material for a pen. I could quickly forge it into a small square bar for you :dunno: