First Cigar Pen

[rraming]

Cigar Pen Bloodwood, I have several of these kits left to make. I wish they had some marks on bushing set so I didn't have to "head scratch" forever trying to figure it out and actually found the assembly instruction poor as well. Watched a video on assembly, good grief
Most definitely a large pen!

 

[bsshog40]

Nice job! Ya, they are definitely big pens. Lol

 

[GFHWoodWerks]

Nice work, you'll probably enjoy the next one more.

 

[rraming]

Nice work, you'll probably enjoy the next one more.

Well, here it is; Canarywood. Easier once you figure out what to do

 

[GFHWoodWerks]

Well, here it is Canarywood. Easier once you figure out what to do

Nice as well and glad you figured it out.

 

[rraming]

Leopardwood

 

[GFHWoodWerks]

Your on a roll.

 

[egnald]

Cigar Pen Bloodwood, I have several of these kits left to make. I wish they had some marks on bushing set so I didn't have to "head scratch" forever trying to figure it out and actually found the assembly instruction poor as well. Watched a video on assembly, good grief
Most definitely a large pen!

Those are all Great looking Pens! The Bloodwood looks very chatoyant. I also really like both the Canary and Leopardwood. The Cigar style has always been one of my favorite kits. I mark my bushings using a Dremel tool with a thin cutoff wheel so I can keep them in order without having to measure them. I always start at the tip (nib?) end with number 1 and have the top (clip cap / finial) end as number 4.



Also, from the picture you can see that my Cigar bushings are in a set of 4. These are the Improved Fit bushings that Ed Brown from Exotic Blanks designed. The "improved fit" comes in because bushing #2 is 0.490" inches rather than the standard 0.527" inches. Here is a link to a post I made about them back in 2023 called "Cigar Turners - Check Your Bushings". It also has links to Ed's YouTube video, Cigar Pen Design Improvement, where he explains a lot more about them.

Dave

 

[wolf creek knives]

Nice looking set of pens. One of my favorite pens is the Cigar. I'm partial to the "Big Ben" two tone gold on gun metal that PSI offers (and others too). I used Bethlehem Olivewood on this kit and it really came out nice.

 

[rraming]

Thanks Dave, I have the same 4 bushing set from Exotic. I used a sharpie but will did out the Dremel (I never use it so this is a good use for it)

 

[rraming]

Those are all Great looking Pens! The Bloodwood looks very chatoyant. I also really like both the Canary and Leopardwood. The Cigar style has always been one of my favorite kits. I mark my bushings using a Dremel tool with a thin cutoff wheel so I can keep them in order without having to measure them. I always start at the tip (nib?) end with number 1 and have the top (clip cap / finial) end as number 4.

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Also, from the picture you can see that my Cigar bushings are in a set of 4. These are the Improved Fit bushings that Ed Brown from Exotic Blanks designed. The "improved fit" comes in because bushing #2 is 0.490" inches rather than the standard 0.527" inches. Here is a link to a post I made about them back in 2023 called "Cigar Turners - Check Your Bushings". It also has links to Ed's YouTube video, Cigar Pen Design Improvement, where he explains a lot more about them.

Dave

Thanks