One of the items that we make is wooden pens. They are great fun to make. From the beginning when they are blocks of wood, to their turning and the trials and tribulations of working with wood. They crack and pop and sometimes the blanks (hunks of wood)dry and distort especially those made of fruit woods like pistachio and apple. It is a whole new ball game.
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This is a blank of laminated woods which gives us stripes in the end product.
These on still on the mandrel (metal rod) fresh from the lathe.
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Here these are the pieces drying on paper plates, we use a nail to support them vertically. Best way to dry round things. If you have noticed, I write on the plates where the pieces are in the finishing process. It really helped when we were working on a large order for the Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin.
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Here is the striped pen as a result of the blank from the first picture.
We also make fountain pens but that's a topic for another day.
To see more, visit our Etsy Shop: Lovgren & Daughter. Nice to visit with you today!
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This is a blank of laminated woods which gives us stripes in the end product.
These on still on the mandrel (metal rod) fresh from the lathe.
.
Here these are the pieces drying on paper plates, we use a nail to support them vertically. Best way to dry round things. If you have noticed, I write on the plates where the pieces are in the finishing process. It really helped when we were working on a large order for the Woodson Art Museum in Wisconsin.
.
Here is the striped pen as a result of the blank from the first picture.
We also make fountain pens but that's a topic for another day.
To see more, visit our Etsy Shop: Lovgren & Daughter. Nice to visit with you today!
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