Cedar Pen

[Dan]

The friend that gave me some cedar gave me 18 more boards so I made him a pen. The wood has a lot of character and it is easy to work with.

 

 

[Phantom Scroller]

Dan that cedar adds an amazing look to what is a good turned pen.

 

Roly

[jesse]

Beautiful work you done, Do you sell your pens?

[Dan]

Thanks guys.

 

Jesse, I do sell some pens. 

Edited November 12, 2013 by Dan

[amazingkevin]

These are hot,what kind of a price is on them ?

[Clayton717]

Great looking pen Dan. I like using cedar, nice soft wood it turns easy and takes finish well. Smells good too.

[WolfmoonCT]

That is pretty Dan.  I'm guessing it's a CA finish on it?

[Dan]

That is pretty Dan.  I'm guessing it's a CA finish on it?

Yes, it is a CA finish. Thanks.

[bobscroll]

Lovely work Dan, Thank you for showing,

Bob     

[oldhudson]

I've never seen cedar look so good - color, grain, gloss, WOW. I made a bench with it this summer, but it doesn't look nearly as cool.

Edited December 12, 2013 by oldhudson

[Lucky2]

That's a nice looking pen Dan, the only thing I don't like about Cedar is how soft it is. Because of the softness you have to have a hard finish for the pen, and I still don't know if that would protect the pen from getting marked up with little dents. Have you ever had any stabilized Cedar, is there such a thing? I would love to get some stabilized, just to see how much harder it would make the blank. Your friend should be very happy to be the recipient, of such a good looking pen. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Len

[Dan]

Thanks guys. 

 

Len, after turning the cedar almost to size, I soak it with CA. The cedar drinks it up. That is the way I stabilize it right now. You are right, it is very soft wood if not stabilized. There are some guys who stabilize blanks with various mixtures but those blanks can be expensive. I don't know if anyone does cedar that way.

[amazingkevin]

My cedar supplyer went bananas when I showed him you pen blown up on copy paper as big as I could with www.rapidresizer.com. He really really  really liked it!

[Lucky2]

Dan, what is the name of the kit you used, is it a fountain pen or rollerball? And I hope you don't mind me asking, but, what price would you sell this pen for? I charge different prices for mine, it depends mostly on what kit I used. For one like this I would be charging anywhere $25.-$45. it all depends on what type of pen it is from fountain on down the line. I use the CA finish a lot on softwood blanks also. Do you turn any PR blanks also or do you stick with wood? This pen looks so good that I think I'll have to turn one for myself.

Len

[Luperez548]

Wonderful pen Dan, thanks for showing.

[gator]

tat is beautiful,never made a pen so maybe fixing to expand product line