Patriotic pen

[Gary G]

Here's my version of a Red, White, and Blue pen
A Chrome Baron Rollerball dressed with segmented Red, clear (looking white), and blue Alumilite blanks.
The blanks were cast for me by Curtis Seebeck, aka MesquiteMan,
http://turntex.com

The blanks contain shredded white and a little yellow stuff.

Gary

 

[DaveO]

That's unique!! I think that it would have looked better with the red, white, and blue segmentation on the top also. Any idea what the shredded stuff is????
Dave

 

[Eaglesc]

I have to agree with Dave on this one.
There is no "continuity". in the design.Turning acrylic is a no brainer so in this instance it is the material that makes the pen interesting.
When I look at it I am wondering why don't both halves match, much like the Sierra with mismatched components.:roll:
One last thought.
I don't know if it is my monitor or not but there also seems to be yellow specks.
Mixing the red white and blue with yellow doesn't seem right.
Sorry I call em as I See em.
The good thing is that design is easy to dissassemble.:lol:

 

[lottathought]

The material reminds me of fiberglass.

And actually..I think that the pattern would have been fine had there been stars on the top. Cant be patriotic without a few stars. :-D

But I will also say this.
You did a every bit as good of a job turning as I can right now.
Course...in a couple of years........:eusa_danc

 

[Gary G]

:eusa_shhh The "Stuff" is documents--that's all I can tell ya.
As to the yellow, it's a portion of the docs. The next time I do a batch it'll either be all white docs. or much more colorful.
The upper barrel is actually clear alumilite painted blue; don't think I have enough material to do upper and lower segments. Maybe I'll do another and swap the upper/lower -- obviously, it's not hard to repeat the pattern. Thanks for the suggestion.
This batch was an experiment and it worked well for what I wanted to learn.

Gary

 

[DaveO]

:eusa_shhh The "Stuff" is documents--that's all I can tell ya.

Gary

So that's where the Eron files disappeared to :lol: :lol: :lol:

Dave

 

[bluewing92]

Gary,
Definitely different. I see a pen blank making demo in the near future.:eusa_danc