Flow

[dougscott]

I haven't posted here in a while, but I am very pleased with this pen and wanted to share it -- a piece of English Yew from Royal Sandringham inlaid with a simple gilded branch with leaves and flower. The cap is inlaid with the Chinese ideogram for "flow." This took quite a while to design and implement, with satisfying results. Trimmed in ebonite and fitted with a Fine JoWo nib.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Doug

[DaveT]

I think the creativity is excellent. And the fitment appears to be spot on. Nice job!

 

I tried turning ebonite once and could not handle the smell. How do you manage to ignore the smell while turning ebonite?

[Nanor]

The contrasting materials work well, the thin white bands seem to bring it all together and set it off. Well judged.

[dougscott]

I think the creativity is excellent. And the fitment appears to be spot on. Nice job!

 

I tried turning ebonite once and could not handle the smell. How do you manage to ignore the smell while turning ebonite?

 

Actually, I've come to enjoy the smell of ebonite and I'm getting better at distinguishing different qualities by smell, or at least, that's my fantasy!

Thanks for the kind comments!

[darrin1200]

I have found, that I don't mind the smell. However, SWMBO has a very sensitive nose and hates it. It doesn't help that my shop is in the basement, right below the bedroom.

 

I have an air cleaner for the dust, but that doesn't help the smell. I was thinking about getting some kind of charcoal filter to put on it when I am doing the ebonite.

 

What material did you use for the white bands?

[dougscott]

I have found, that I don't mind the smell. However, SWMBO has a very sensitive nose and hates it. It doesn't help that my shop is in the basement, right below the bedroom.

 

I have an air cleaner for the dust, but that doesn't help the smell. I was thinking about getting some kind of charcoal filter to put on it when I am doing the ebonite.

 

What material did you use for the white bands?

 

 

My shop is in the basement as well. My wife not only hates the smell of ebonite, she also doesn't care for acrylics being turned. Thankfully, my lathe is next to a window and an exhaust fan seems to do the trick.

 

Lots of folks use pick guard for stripes. I like to use old credit cards!

[DaveT]

Great way to get rid of credit cards!! (I hate debt)

 

For the white bands, hobby shops typically sell sheets of plastic. They also have sheets of copper and aluminum which is interesting to use as well.

[rofl]

Thanks for sharing! The word on your pen is "乐", which is Simplified Chinese for the Traditional Chinese word "樂". It means happiness!