A pair of Editors

qquake · Jun 3, 2021

Two Editor pens from Exotic Blanks. I made these for two of the girls at work. One is antique brass, and the other is gunmetal. I love these little pens. The finish is Pens Plus.

qquake · Jun 3, 2021

I engraved them.

KenB259 · Jun 3, 2021

Nice ones. My wife absolutely love the one I made for her

qquake · Jun 3, 2021

I made them for a bunch of people at work last Christmas. Danika and Kayza are new. Didn't want them to feel left out.

sorcerertd · Jun 3, 2021

They're looking good. The engraving goes well on that style pen. I bet it took a little experimenting on scraps to know how much power to use for different materials.
So, testing myself on the wood ID... Bubinga and Zebra? If not Zebra, maybe Marblewood or Goncalo Alves?

mark james · Jun 3, 2021

Very nice Jim. I especially like that the wood grain is slightly noticeable - I prefer to have wood feel like wood.

qquake · Jun 3, 2021

sorcerertd said:
They're looking good. The engraving goes well on that style pen. I bet it took a little experimenting on scraps to know how much power to use for different materials.
So, testing myself on the wood ID... Bubinga and Zebra? If not Zebra, maybe Marblewood or Goncalo Alves?

One is limba, and the other is marked as zebra, but I don't think it is.

qquake · Jun 3, 2021

mark james said:
Very nice Jim. I especially like that the wood grain is slightly noticeable - I prefer to have wood feel like wood.

I agree, I've always liked the grain to be exposed. That's why I've never bothered to learn the CA finish. Too smooth and "plasticky" for me. I want a wood pen to look and feel like wood.

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