Beginners Beautiful Pen Contest

[Brooks803]

Here are the entries in this years Beginners Beautiful Pen Contest - Sponsored by JohnU of Fantastic Feathers

When voting. Ask yourself this...Which pen has the best Fit, Finish, and "WOW" Factor?


There will only be 1 round of voting. So every vote will count to determine who our winners are!

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 1

Buckeye burl on an Atrax ballpoint with CA finish. All items were bought from IAP vendors and members.

 

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Pen 2

Wall Street II Elegant pen with Titanium/Platinum plating. The Amboyna Burl surrounds 2 pieces of mirrored Padauk accented with Aluminum aging. The natural void is inlayed with crushed Turquoise. The pen is finished with 6 coats of medium CA and polished with HUT Ultra Gloss Plastic Polish.

 

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Pen 3

My Irish Family Tree Segmented pieces are Irish Bog oak. We trace are family back to Ireland. 2nd is Apple Wood from Nova Scotia where my father is from and finally Oak from our back yard in Ohio. On a Celtic Elegance Pen from Wood N Whimsies

 

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Pen 4

Cigar ballpoint in chrome Blank: Urban Camo acrylic Finish: wet sanded to 600 grit, wet sanded with micro mesh to 12000, buffed with white diamond on the beall system then polished by hand with a plastic polish.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 5

This pen is the 6th I have turned and probably the first that I am truly satisfied with. It is a chrome "Segmented" from PSI and the wood is Bethlehem Olive or at least it's supposed to be. (I read the very interesting thread about the Israeli Olivewood with regard to authenticity) The finish is basic Ultra-Shine followed by Shellawax and turned out great. Thank you and good luck to everyone!

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 6

This pen is Sweet Gum pods cast in my own special Gold and greyish black Alumilite resin. This pen really shines.

 

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Pen 7

A PSI .30 Bullet Click Pen Dress in a Cocobolo Blank finished with 8 coats of WFT

 

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Pen 8

Lilac slim line with walnut and aluminum accents.

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Pen 9

Kryptonite Bright Black Cigar

 

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Pen 10

This pen is made by simplest hardware:"Gold Top European Pen (7mm Round Top Pen) Chrome".I took knurr wild forest cherry.I decided to abandon the standard form and changed the shape of the upper part of the cap and closed the pen clip. And experimented with top shape. My wooden pen has got elegant and convenient form for writing.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 11

This is a "Classic" on a piece of genuine Olivewood from Italy..made from a cutting board purchsed and repurposed from TJMax.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 12

This is pen number 8 in my pen turning experience. Thank you to my husband for saving this piece of walnut from a tree that was headed for firewood. The tree grew about 4 miles from our house. The maple accent was some shop scrap. Inspiration for pairing the two came from the library of this forum. The kit is a cigar pen kit (I love chunky pens). I have completely enjoyed the art of turning, but I am even more enjoying coming up with ideas for creating unique blanks. Inspiration is everywhere. I now look at trees differently wondering what they look like under their bark.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 13

30 Cal Bolt Action (24k Gold) Ballpoint click pen. Material used is the horn of a South African Antelope (a Red Hartebeest) that I personally hunted in South Africa. I started pen turning in 2013 and have made about 50 pens (beginner). Some of my other pens may be of better quality, but this pen is unique because of the material used

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 14

This pen was made using a Lazerlinez Liberty set with a Buckeye Burl "Worthless Wood" blank. The blank was reverse painted and CA finished. Micro meshed to 12,000 grit and polished.

 

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Pen 15

Slimline Brushed Satin kit. Used found wood from 30 or 40 year old Wheel Barrow handles. Not sure of wood, maybe hickory. Wood had begun to spalt, gave distinctive light lines. CA Glue finish no polishing.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 16

My daughter is the more experienced pen turner in the family but unfortunately is away at college now. I wanted to do something to eventually donate to Hospital my wife and I work at so I had my daughter teach me how to make a stamp blank, cast it, and finally turn it

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 17

I first touched a lathe 4 weeks ago... turned my first pen at home last night... My wife likes this one I made tonight better, so... here it is...it is a $5.99 acrylic block, and $10.50 Princeton Pen Kit platinum from WoodCraft. I will admit that I have a good size learning curve ahead, but for pen #3, I am satisfied, lol...

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 18

This is only the 2nd pen I've turned and 3rd project on the Lathe. It is a Bocote Blank shaped for comfortable ergonomics and beauty. I used a Copper Slimline Kit. Thank You!

 

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Pen 19

This Comfort Style pen is one of my first and it was made with a piece of scrap wood that my daughter found. I really enjoyed making it and loved the way it turned out as the first couple of pens I tried didn't fare so well as far as the finish. Thank you for taking a look!

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 20

Name: Rustic Flower. Pen Kit: Chrome Slimline from Woodcraft. Materials: Cherry, Bloodwood, Maple, aluminum. Construction: Segmented. Each segment was burned to produce a black contrast between different woods and metal. Finish: Medium CA Glue sanded to 2400 grit, buffed with high gloss P.P.Hutt wax. Picture: Black cotton sheet backdrop, Hand mirror for addtional view, side lighting in attempt to illimnate glare from clear polish.

 

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Pen 21

I call it the Mocha Oreo. It's a chrome plated Sierra that has been adorned with two sections of ebony separated by a white coffee bean blank.

 

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Pen 22

The kit used is the long clicker pen in chrome from Exotic Blanks. The center of the pen is a beautiful buckeye burl from rockb, and on either end is redwood burl. Separating the burls is a piece of gaboon ebony with aluminum on either side. Thank you for your consideration.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 23

I started by making a laminated blank of walnut and red oak. I added the double celtic knot in a basket weave and burned the rings with a wire on the top tube. on the bottom tube I added two 60 degree spalted oak pieces and put it on the copper Fun Line kit from PSI I think.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 24

This pen is a standard Woodcraft chrome slim line Pen. The two woods are unknown, but they did come from the large 30 kit set that Woodcraft sells. The segments are divided by aluminum from a Coke can. The finish is CA. This pen is actually the 3rd pen I've attempted to make and I have no other turning experience. I really enjoyed making this, Thanks!

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 25

This is a dyed and stabilized piece of Box Elder. This was my first try of stabilizing, and I did not use enough dye, and the blank did not fully take the dye either. This is a Gun Metal Cigar kit.

 

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Pen 26

Majestic Squire with 22kt gold and Rhodium. The blank is crushed acrylic seashell.

 

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Pen 27

Brass and Mahogany

 

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Pen 28

This pen was turned from a cocobolo pen blank using a legacy slimline pen kit. It was finished to 600 grit and a bit of steel wool then renaissance wax was applied. This was my 3rd thing I've turned since getting into woodturning a week ago after a brief introduction in shop class 16 years ago.

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 29

My first pen, made under the watchful eye of my son xxxxxxxx. I had a great time, first time using a lathe and drill press. Already looking for a JET lathe to start my new hobby!!

 

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Pen 30

This pen is made fro, a premier cigar kit with satin nickel fittings and using myrtle wood from the oregon coast

 

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Pen 31

My First Pen Ever!

 

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Pen 32

This is only my second pen that i have made. I used the slimline kit from woodcraft. I took a piece of purple heart and a piece of yellow wood. I then put them on my scroll saw and made both of the segmented blanks. As with anything I need to improve but overall I am happy. Thanks to this forum I have gained some knowledge to help me with my next pen!

 

[Brooks803]

Pen 33

This is a Sierra Black Ti & Platinum ball-point kit. The blank is a burl cap & blue pearl-escent (sp???) acrylic. My wonderful wife took the pictures and our two year old said these were "pwitty!", so Enjoy!

 

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Pen 34

Well, my original entry blew up on the lathe, so this quickly became my "Plan B!" It's a 24k gold plated Victorian Twist ballpoint from Penn State Ind. The blank is a white Tru-Stone with the gold matrix. This wasn't intended to be a contest entry, so I didn't do anything too fancy here - I just wanted the pen and the blank's beauty to speak for itself!

 

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Pen 35

This is a Mesa Twist Pen from Wood Turningz with Black and Gold Trim. The body is done is Turquoise Acrylic with Buffalo Horn on top. Actually this pen had a blow out on top, so I fashioned a small piece of Buffalo Horn a and glued it with thin CA. Wasn't sure if it would work, but the result turned out real nice. I finished this one with 6 coats of Medium CA.

 

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Pen 36

First Pen - Cherry Wood

 

[yaroslaw]

Wow. A lot of beautiful pens! My first beginner pens were not like these!
I think everyone should be really proud of there pens, some of them could easily compete in Intermediate contest and Russ contest as well!!!

 

[firewhatfire]

good looking group. I voted for all of em with my executive privilages.:biggrin:

 

[alphageek]

another difficult vote... great job to all!