Turning ballpoint pens from 3/4 x 3/4 x 6 inch pieces of wood of different types of wood. Some of thee types of wood I use caragana,maple,cocobolo,bocote,blackwood,
olivewood,bloodwood.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
These pens are made from cocobolo wood, the bottom pens in refered to as " Executive pen",and the pen above is "Polaris" style pen. Both of these have the twist mechanisms
I retired several years ago as a field service manager for a Caterpillar dealer for many years. I always liked working with my hands specializing in anything made of wood. I like wood with veriable grain in it,which make a very beautitful piece of work as you apply the finish. I took a course on pen making at Lee Valley Tolls,and I take a great deal of pride in this as my hobby.
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