First pen

[spinks]

Be gentle, and the title is a bit of a wee fib...its actually my second attempt at a pen as the first one was terrible!!

The pen kit is a simple slimline kit from Ockenden timber, turned from corian and sanded through to 1500 grit finished with a set of hard wax polishes recommended by George Watkins for his resin bowl blanks.

Feel free to critique away and advance apologies for the poor photo quality!!

 

[nicguthrie]

Looking good!
I'm not massively experienced myself, having only done about 6 pens so far, but it's a satisfying hobby, isn't it?

I've never tried Corian yet, and from pictures of the stuff before turning, I never fancied it. You have just changed my mind, looks very nice and I reckon you got a good finish there too. Hope it's the first of many!

FYI the best source of pen kits that I've found so far is an Aussie company, http://www.timberbits.com/ very competitive, huge range and shipping is surprisingly reasonable.

Nic.

 

[bellringer]

looks good

corian is easy to get a nice and shine finish

 

[nev]

Looking good!

 

[WoodySteve]

=D> Well Done =D>

 

[gregmcateer]

Very nice.

Is it absolutely massive, or is it in front of a very small desk ? :lol:

 

[spinks]

Its just pen size honest!! Or is that the worlds biggest Ipod behind it??? I really need to sort out a proper light box for photographing my turnings!!

 

[bassethound]

Nice pen, have done a few of those in the past and find them nice enough to make!

ted...

 

[EnErY]

Nice pen well Done I Like To Finish corian With a coat of T Cut The same Stuff They Polish cars With be Surprised With results
Regards
Bill

 

[Melinda_dd]

+1 for timber bits....... I only go there for my kits. Exallent postage..... cheaper than most companies in this country.
Only pit fall is order well in advance of when they will be needed for, as have a long way to come and usually take 2-3weeks.

I use hut plastic polish on my corian and acrylic pens... shine like glass.

Lastly welcome to the slippery slope! !! Very addictive

 

[gary knights]

nice

 

[spinks]

Thanks for all the comments guys, have stocked up on bits over the weekend and have a day off tomorrow so some more attempts will be made!!