hilltopper46
Member
What to do with all those left over ends of your highly valuable pen blanks?
Glue them together and make a pendant (pen-dant?)!
Glue them together and make a pendant (pen-dant?)!
Pen-(blank)-dant
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Kalai
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I like this pen dant, you did a great job. I am like you, I keep so much wood that it is crazy, I wonder if I will ever use it all.
I never made any pendants but this makes me want to try. Aloha.
Kalai
I never made any pendants but this makes me want to try. Aloha.
Kalai
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
WONDERFUL!!!!
Woodchipper
Member
Great idea!
sorcerertd
Member
That's cool. Did you use a specific off-center jig?
hilltopper46
Member
sorcerertd
Member
Aha, I remember seeing that post. That's a pretty nice jig.This one. Thanks for asking.
1080Wayne
Member
An excellent use for comparatively plain blank ends . I sometimes use more figured ones for bookmarks or ear rings .
The difficulty I find with pendants is displaying them in an attractive manner . One is easy - a black felt neck held upright at about a 70 degree angle . However , that takes up a lot of display space so others I display flat on a black surface at about 30 degree angle . Then , the cord becomes the problem that I struggle with . How do I coil it up and hold it together so that it lays compactly flat , appears nice , and does not detract from the beauty of the pendant .
Cord thickness and material enter into it . Yours appears to be about 1/16 inch . I use leather , about 1.5 mm , readily available in several colours .
Of course , the last display problem is dust and lint . Black does a wonderful job of showcasing all of it !
The difficulty I find with pendants is displaying them in an attractive manner . One is easy - a black felt neck held upright at about a 70 degree angle . However , that takes up a lot of display space so others I display flat on a black surface at about 30 degree angle . Then , the cord becomes the problem that I struggle with . How do I coil it up and hold it together so that it lays compactly flat , appears nice , and does not detract from the beauty of the pendant .
Cord thickness and material enter into it . Yours appears to be about 1/16 inch . I use leather , about 1.5 mm , readily available in several colours .
Of course , the last display problem is dust and lint . Black does a wonderful job of showcasing all of it !