First Closed End Zen

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Hello from Nebraska.

The second pen I made this morning is a first for me. It is gunmetal Zen style kit that I turned into a closed end pen. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, but I will be changing some things up a little on the next one I make. It will be about 1/2-inch shorter and I will taper the closed end down a little more. I really like the grain and color of this piece of Cocobolo though. It looks nothing like the plain old dark brown blank that I started with. That's one of the reasons I like Cocobolo so much. There always seems to be some kind of surprize reveal when it is turned.

Regards,
Dave

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Beautiful pen. I like the shape of the closed end because it complements the cap end. A pointier taper would look off, to me.
 
Oh my goodness, you did it! I have one on the lathe right now, but have plans to try this soon. I think you did an excellent job! It looks SO good, that Cocobolo is very nice.
 
I really like the looks of this done closed end style.

That piece of cocobolo is fantastic.
 
egnald said:
Hello from Nebraska.

The second pen I made this morning is a first for me. It is gunmetal Zen style kit that I turned into a closed end pen. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, but I will be changing some things up a little on the next one I make. It will be about 1/2-inch shorter and I will taper the closed end down a little more. I really like the grain and color of this piece of Cocobolo though. It looks nothing like the plain old dark brown blank that I started with. That's one of the reasons I like Cocobolo so much. There always seems to be some kind of surprize reveal when it is turned.

Regards,
Dave

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Beautiful stick of coco; love the colors and the finish looks terrific.
 
The blank is superb, but I really like the closed end.
A short learning curve, but well worth the effort.
Kudo's for you to push through the process.
Beautiful finished pen! Thanks for sharing. đź‘Ť đź‘Ť đź‘Ť
 
Mortalis said:
I like the piece of timber.
Very unique take on the Vertex but,I'm a postable kind of guy.
Nice workmanship though.
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I'm a postable guy too. This was only my second closed end pen. The other one was a 10 inch long desk pen with a pen stand. This one is kind of growing on me though. I'm sure I will be turning another one before too long. - Dave
 
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