Show Us Your Oblique Penholders!

[Cryptos]

Salman, may I ask how the pieces are joined together?

[smk]

Howard - I am glad that this holder inspired you to try this set-up once again. I will be eagerly looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

E_o_C - I made a shallow grooves in the holder that the wing slots into at the two contact points. The grooves are then filled partially with a mix of wood glue and Holly dust (collected during the filing stage). The wing is placed in the grooves and held in place with rubber bands - excess glue+holly dust mixture is removed carefully with a toothpick and some cloth.

 

I applied a couple of layers of finish to both pieces which made the clean up easier. the parts to be glued together were covered with masking tape when applying finish.

 

These things take up a lot of time :-)

 

Salman

[dorothylim]

Hello, I have taken to making my own oblique holders from broken drumsticks and such.

My most recent one has a flange that can take different sizes of nibs.

[2Tim215]

Hi all

 

New to this forum and the world of oblique pens. Thought I would share two I just finished over the weekend. Actuallly the first two I have attempted. Not actually a caligrapher, I can look at at inanimate objects and find a purpose for them but a blank white page makes my brain go numb!

 

Girrafe bone

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/nkwana/DSC_0s050_zpsk7xne0tk.jpg

 

Red Bush willow, Wild Olive and Gemsbok Horn

http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/zz112/nkwana/OB2_zps4vflmv9y.jpg

 

All comments and crit appreciated.

Cheers

Tim

[dorothylim]

Another one that I have made of a used drumstick.

[prasadvenkat]

This is just amazing Dorothy.

Love the spirals. I know how difficult that is, have destroyed a tonne of holders trying to get the spirals done.

I am fine with it as long as I don't try to get it hollow, like yours

The trouble starts when I try the hollow carving

 

Great work

-Prasad

[smk]

Very nicely done Dorothy.

 

- Salman

[darrin1200]

Here are a few I have made in preparation for the Scriptus Toronto pen show. Its only a week away, and I am getting very nervous. This will be my first actual pen show.

 

I have used Peruvian walnut, Black walnut and Oak. I just used a little friction polish for the finish, as I wanted to maintain the wood feel.

 

Thanks for looking.

[smk]

Oh cool. I will be looking forward to seeing these at Scriptus Darrin.

 

Salman

[httpmom]

Thanks so much AD356. I'm working on some more. So time consuming, but it's quite enjoyable! I do get frustrated with it at times, but overall I find the hobby more fascinating than frustrating.

There's a longing in my heart for one of your pen holders, but alas, every time I visit you etsy page there are already sold. There must be a longing in many peoples hearts for the same...why ever not? They're magnificent.

[dorothylim]

This is just amazing Dorothy.

Love the spirals. I know how difficult that is, have destroyed a tonne of holders trying to get the spirals done.

I am fine with it as long as I don't try to get it hollow, like yours

The trouble starts when I try the hollow carving

 

Great work

-Prasad

Thanks so much I am still trying to figure things out. Broke a couple of holders already using the wrong wood, or structure. It's quite time consuming, but addictive!

[dorothylim]

Very nicely done Dorothy.

 

- Salman

Thanks!

[dorothylim]

Here's another of my Double Helix holders. Can anyone share some tips on how to finish a holder with carvings? I have mainly tried wood lacquer, and also shoe polish (which I have read about on various woodworking websites). Thanks in advance!

 

Dorothy

[darrin1200]

That is a beautiful design.

 

Have you tried, Wipe on Poly from Minwax. You just wipe it on with a rag, and wipe off.

[smk]

Hi Dorothy - I use spray on lacquer. It gives me the best finish and it is waterproof so the wood does not get stained. Porous woods still let some ink get into the pores but it is still not as bad as it would have been with a wax finish. I prefer the look and feel of wax finishes but they wear off so need regular maintenance - and they are not nearly as waterproof.

 

Salman

[MusinkMan]

Nice work everybody! I love seeing everyone's work for sure!!!

Here are a few that I recently completed. I hope you like them!

--Brian--

 

"Cranberry Gnome"

 

"Zanerian Fine Art Writer"

 

"Tourmaline Dragon"

 

 

"Black Magnusson"

[httpmom]

Nice work everybody! I love seeing everyone's work for sure!!!

Here are a few that I recently completed. I hope you like them!

--Brian--

Stellar. I am suffering from pen envy.

[caliken]

Nice work everybody! I love seeing everyone's work for sure!!!

Here are a few that I recently completed. I hope you like them!

--Brian--

Wonderful, as ever!

[dorothylim]

That is a beautiful design.

 

Have you tried, Wipe on Poly from Minwax. You just wipe it on with a rag, and wipe off.

That's something I haven't tried. Thanks, will keep in mind.

[dorothylim]

Hi Dorothy - I use spray on lacquer. It gives me the best finish and it is waterproof so the wood does not get stained. Porous woods still let some ink get into the pores but it is still not as bad as it would have been with a wax finish. I prefer the look and feel of wax finishes but they wear off so need regular maintenance - and they are not nearly as waterproof.

 

Salman

Thanks for the tip, sir. Really helpful. I have been wonderinf if I should get some spray on lacquer to try. Thanks for pointing me thattaway!