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Pens for BV

Bill Mooney

Bill Mooney

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Made a few pens for Blind Veterans UK
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slimline pens made in London plane Burr, cocobolo & sycamore.
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Slimline pens made in xcut oak.
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Streamline pens in xcut oak, cocobolo, Yew, sycamore & stained sycamore.
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.308 cartridge pens with various timber blanks salvaged from spoilt slims.
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TM Zeta in desert ironwood.
 
Phil Dart

Phil Dart

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Nicely done Bill - and all up to your usual high standard, as ever. I really like the cross cut oak ones - they're beauties.
 
fortress

fortress

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All of those pens are beautiful Bill, some have your unique shaping to them, I love all those blanks.
 
Penpal

Penpal

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So many marvelous pens Bill a great day of opportunity now to further your cause. I took a long time to admire and appreciate your workmanship my friend.

Peter.
 
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Gregory Hardy

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Wow - your lathe must be a little warm right now. Your work with the crosscut oak is breathtaking, Bill. The pens are beautiful - the cause for which they were made makes them more so. Well done.
 
Bill Mooney

Bill Mooney

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Thank you for your positive comments.
I prefer xcut oak to the grain running the length of the pen as it gives a better grain pattern.
When I sand I start at 100 grit. When I sand open grain timber like oak or ash I put a couple of drops of ca on the 100 grit & sand. The ca & sanding dust fills the grain. I then sand normally down to 600 grit then burnish with shavings. This gives a very smooth finish ready for the final finish whether it be melamine, acrylic lacquer or ca.
 
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Unique

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A really nice collection of pens - I especially like those cross-cut oak ones. Also the use of the .308 with salvaged slimline pieces is a successful idea.
Tony
 
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