Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: ZanderPommo on January 11, 2010, 10:27:32 pm
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hey Mike this is yours just PM your address one more time sir, thanks for waiting. i didn't have a plan for when my lathe broke :-[
sawfiler your honduran rosewood burl is up next. thanks for waiting fellas. the new lathe is up and running. still a crap machine but now i can make $$ and buy a better one at least.
Rattlesnake (western diamondback??) skin handcasted and turned by myself in crystal clear polyester resin, on a chrome cigar kit.
so, lets do this gladiator style, thumbs up or thumbs down? I can always make a slimmer style if that would be prefered.
enjoy
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10323.jpg)
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beautiful pen, you are a true craftsman.
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thank you, but I don't think im there just yet lol
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Beautiful pen, Zander. You have talent! If I get time to get in the freezer I've got some'you can have.
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wow thanks but thats really not necessary.yall are too nice for your own good!
besides unless the skins are either tanned, or dry and raw but thin and paper flexible, they probably won't work. :'(
i got some raw (dried) copperhead skins from sawfiler but those were very thin, which is i believe why they worked so well.(man you should see how those came out--stunning! thanks again sawfiler)
thanks though, and thank you for the nice comments :)
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There's more where those came from ;) Hint hint ;D
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whoohoo!
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That would be a Big Two Thumbs Up....I told you it didn't matter what Style Pen You made Me...I knew that it would be worth the Wait...and like I said earlier...I will do some digging and see what I can come up with...thanks again...... ;D
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glad to hear it!
Thank you all for the offers and by the way if you want to trade I posted a trade thread with three pens. I'm always up for a trade
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That's cool and all but I have a hard time holding on to the same pen for more than a day at work. I'll stick with a bik. ::)
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That's cool and all but I have a hard time holding on to the same pen for more than a day at work. I'll stick with a bik. ::)
:o
yeah, you might want to avoid using these lol
i haven't perfected the boomarang feature yet, its still in developement.
eventually i'll just make these so they fly through the air and come hurtling back to you when you lose it, but i'm still working on that ::)
;D
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Eddie this is your pen, shown next to Michaels. this illustrates the difference in size between a slimline and a cigar style pen.
copperhead skin from sawfiler, on a black enamel slimline
like it?
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10327.jpg)
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10328.jpg)
next to a couple blanks fresh out of the mold, before squaring and turning, these are for sierra style pens. thats a one piece pen, so this is enough for two
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10329.jpg)
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Man! that is really nice. I sure hope those skins aren't bad they are perfect for what you do. Thanks
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need your address Eddie
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PM sent.
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Yep! That's exactly what I want!
Are you removing the loose scales first?
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yes.or else air bubbles would be trapped underneath them. easy peasy though, i just scraped them with a (non serrated lol) knife for a minute........then vacumed...
do you want one from this skin or the other one you're sending?
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Let me think on it for a day. I'll send you a picture of the other one and see what you think.
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ya sure you betcha ;)
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Them Copperheads at the Cats..........well you know........ :P
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yes I do!
I like them best so far, most colorful yet
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i thought the rattlesnake was sweet,but damn ifn that copper head dont have it beat
wish i had something to trade ya ???
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fletches........arrowshafts......snakeskins ::)
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Would you trade a copperhead pin for some dry river cain and one 15" or so road kill copperhead skin?
David
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normally i would but right now I'm in specific need for easy to match wood shafts for target shooting. also looking for ones that are easy to make as i don't really have the time to make cane arrows anymore
looking for #40-#45
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Eddie and Mike, your pens went out today. my mother was able to take them to the mailbox for me as I'm sick today. :-X
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fletches........arrowshafts......snakeskins ::)
normally i would but right now I'm in specific need for easy to match wood shafts for target shooting. also looking for ones that are easy to make as i don't really have the time to make cane arrows anymore
looking for #40-#45
like i said, i aint got nothing to trade,i dont spine shafts. ishoot htem and pick the best shooters.fletching,well where i live you only get one turkey in spring,one in the fall
thats all the fletching i use right there,and snake skins,ya right if i had them i would be using them. i live in the land of pretty much nothing.no snakes to speak of,no good rock,only thing i have in abundance is cold and snow lol
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???
i dunno....boo....ipe?
you gotta ahve something i want :D ;)
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well i have a slab of pipestone,weighs about 10#
i also have some hhb staves,but for what they would cost to ship it would be cheaper just to buy a pen from you
other than that all i have is a bunch of points that i have knapped,a few stone knives
i could make up a wall hanger arrow or two.
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You did those snake skins proud. Ill start saving you all the little snakes that are hit on the road. After I cut out the bad spots they are just right for arrow cresting and should work great for this also.
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thank you Justin, that would be great ;D
sailordad, just send me a dozen or so hhb staves and we'll call it even >:D
nah your right shipping them things is crazy, and if i hung anymore arrows in my house guests would be in significant danger :o :D
no idea if this is asking too much but how about 3 weight matched, 1 in wide roughly 1 1/2 in long points for deer/turkey hunting?
I could make you a copperhead sierra style pen (like in my trade ad), or a copperhead or rattler cigar? or a slimline?... so i dunno if that is equal to the value of 3 points?
let me know
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Tim, sounds like a good deal to me. I just got mine in the mail this morning and it looks an awfull lot better than the photo. I got mine with the black chrome and it looks real good with copperhead.
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glad you like it Eddie
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Mike you've gotten yours by now I hope right?
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Yep...I just got the Pen Today...and it looks Great....it's as Big as a Cigar...but it looks really cool....And feels great in the Hand....Thanks again...it's on my Desk right now...too Big for the Checkbook........... ;D...and it's got a lot more color in it...than in the Pictures the You posted...looks great!! Thanks again
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Its called a cigar pen :D
so what did ya expect? ::)
lol, glad you like it, cigar pens are the most popular with guys for some reason. I like a hefty pen, but its all preference. I'm glad you like it
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The Skins look really nice...and the Polish on the Acrylic is awesome...you do nice work........ ;)
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The Skins look really nice...and the Polish on the Acrylic is awesome...you do nice work........ ;)
wet sanded to 12,000 grit, then hit with plastic polish, so it better be shiny! :)
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Sawfiler.
both of your pens are done, and will go out just as soon as I can get me a couple more padded envelopes :)
The first pic is of your HRB (Honduran rosewood burl) pen prior to turning, in case you were wondering. It has a ton of figure, and came out very well. It has amazing eyes and chatoyance. I think you'll love it.
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10375.jpg)
The next few pics are of both your HRB and copperhead pens. Since I used the same skin you have a sister pen to Eddie's. (kinda cool huh? ;)) bright copper metal plating on the copperhead, and gun metal plating on the HRB. enjoy!
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10396.jpg)
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10383.jpg)
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10388.jpg)
please excuse the reflection and crappy pics, still working on my photography skills.
next up is sailordad, skyarrow (as soon as I get those nib assemblies for them dip pens of course skyarrow), and Adb (as soon as your skins arrive to cast)
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Good Googley Goo, Fred! I was gonna give my wife the rosewood one, but it'll cost her to get that one! >:D
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lol yep.
never put a blank that nice on a slimline before. but i got 5 more saved for high end rollerball and fountain pens (you know, as soon as i get some high end kits lol)
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DAMN BOY :o
them are beautiful,wow
i knew copper on copperhead was gona look sweet as cherry pie
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you wanted copper plating too i believe right?
just took your blank out of the mold still has to harden up for a day or two though.then should be ready to turn
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Zander, you are correct
copper plating for me also.
gonna finish up your points tonight, if all goes well lol
i may even toss in a little something something for ya too ;)
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a something something may appear in your package as well ;)
you make steel knives i presume?
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I just keep coming back and looking at them. They're ALL beautiful! I don't even like to write, and I can't wait to use mine ;D
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you won't be dissapointed
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here is yours sailordad, I'll be sure to get it out sometime this week, it turned out pretty sweet.
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10405.jpg)
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oops bad pic
hey Shannon you get yours yet??
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Bad Pic....man I thought that Cobra head looked pretty cool....... ;D
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yup, wonder where i got it ???
hmmm can't remember... ;)
i knew I'd find a use for the head lol
i just meant that it doesn't show the glass like shine of the polyester resin
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Not yet Alex :(
Not surprising though. I live so far out, we don't get the Thursday paper till Saturday.
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lol I imagine you should get em tomorrow
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Those are really nice.I like them.God Bless
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Ok Sterling, after many attempts here is what I came up with. I finally found an easy way to make these. this is my first calligraphy dip pen :) thanks for putting up with the wait
the nib I put in to show what it looks like with one in, since you said you have your own to use.
custom zebrawood calligraphy dip pen
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10480.jpg)
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10479.jpg)
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Ahhh, was it not the Great Bard, William Shakespeare, that said "The pen is mightier than the fang"?
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Ahhh, was it not the Great Bard, William Shakespeare, that said "The pen is mightier than the fang"?
only if you aim for the eye
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skyarrow I'm in the process of making your second pen, the ballpoint for your dad.
NTD finally casted up the two slimline blanks I owe you, this is your update, I will hopefully have time on this upcoming 4 day weekend to turn both your pens as well as skyarrow's, sorry all for the delays, school has been rough in preparing for my AP (advanced placement) tests >:(
.....which I'm not looking forward to.....tests suck.... ::)
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is there any convenient place to buy the ink for calligraphy pens? Ive made a couple of crude ones by super imposing the ink sticks out of cheapo pens into turkey feathers, but have kinda been wantin to try some more serious ones
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Looks good Zander! can't wait to see the final product. Thanks for the update.
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NTD glad you like em
Aries, not sure bought mine at my local library
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Ok Sterling, after many attempts here is what I came up with. I finally found an easy way to make these. this is my first calligraphy dip pen :) thanks for putting up with the wait
the nib I put in to show what it looks like with one in, since you said you have your own to use.
custom zebrawood calligraphy dip pen
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10480.jpg)
(http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo199/ZanderPommo/SDC10479.jpg)
she looks great thanx alex
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is there any convenient place to buy the ink for calligraphy pens? Ive made a couple of crude ones by super imposing the ink sticks out of cheapo pens into turkey feathers, but have kinda been wantin to try some more serious ones
try hobby lobby thats where i get my nibs and ink from and for the replaceable cartridge calligraphy pens try a office store like office max or office depot
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Alex like i sed before take your time i am in no rush do your study's first thats more important ttyl
sterling :)
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thanks for your understanding sterling
Well today I'm home "sick" as yesterday i was checked into a glass banister during a hockey game and got a bit concussed so I'll hopefully turn your pen tomorrow, and apologies if anything I say makes no sense whatsoever :D
seriously, I'm a bit messed up right now lol, can't remember getting hit, but I remember getting up. apparently it was pretty gruesome, woke up to 15 of my friends trying to pick me up & bring me to the nurse (gym class hockey game)