The Pen From The Old Stick

Turning a pen from a piece of wood that had been vacuum infused with Envirotex Lite.

[@jeremys1976]

Beautiful pen, Mr. Calverley. I love the overhead rope for turning on the dust collector-- a brilliant idea!

[@roncalverley]

👍🙂

[@xythiusify]

Sorry about your wifes condition. Good on you for staying by her side. Beautiful pens you make!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting. It is now almost 3 years ago that I made that pen. Since then my wife has passed away as a result of her Alzheimer disease. Life goes on :)

[@singhnagra1540]

@@roncalverley life goes on....be strong sir💪

[@rodadams8422]

Absolutely amazingly beautiful you have a art within you ron you really do 👌😀👍

[@roncalverley]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@anilkumarsinha9966]

Suddenly out of the blue this video was recommended to me by You Tube and I was not disappointed. I do not have words to express my feeling after watching this video. All I can say is "Amazing". :)

[@roncalverley]

Hello Anil, Thank you for commenting. Because I'm not involved in advertising with KZbin, I'm surprised that they are recommending anything I published on my channel. Thanks for letting me know 😊

[@AsifMongol]

Thank you Sir, Your work is so artistic, video is so informative, sound so clear, Workshop so organised and impressive. I'm privileged to find your channel.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting. I'm privileged that you watch :)

[@jameshunter5899]

Thanks for posting this up buddy, hope you and your wife are as well as can be, God bless.. Jim from scotland

[@roncalverley]

Thanks 👍

[@joeblogs4146]

Now that's talent for you kids! Brilliant work sir,

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching and commenting Gary 🙂

[@fredlewis1945]

Great job I am new to this pen turning, so I need all the help I can get. This video was vary informative I learned some new things. Thank you !

[@roncalverley]

Glad it was helpful Fred! 👍

[@dashphaste]

You're a delightful human, Ron, and I'm glad to have met you. The pen, and the video, are outstanding. I'm sorry that I'm five years late to the game.

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching and commenting Mark. 👍

[@ferenovacaouniao3014]

Congratulations Mr Ron God bless you and Your wife too very very. You is a big profissional artist. From here Brazil

[@roncalverley]

Obrigado por comentar. Você vai ficar triste ao saber que minha esposa Mary faleceu em fevereiro de 2018. Ela tinha Doença de Alzheimer. Eu sinto muito a falta dela.

[@kennethjanczak4900]

What a beautifull piece of work.. Really like it that you are not in any hurry, you take the time to explaine.. And nice workshop you got. Thanks for taking the time to make the video and share it.

[@roncalverley]

Thanks Ken! I'm surprised at just how many viewers like this particular video :)

[@txjack1787]

That was well put, fella. Nice job.

[@nickpoole9859]

Great video Ron - really well-edited and clear and a beautiful pen at the end! Many thanks for sharing

[@roncalverley]

.... and thank you Nick for watching and taking the time to comment :)

[@HelmarOliveira]

Congratulations! Beautiful pen! It was a masterful service, sir.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting Helmar :)

[@lowellhawkins6051]

Ron, you are an absolutely amazing gentleman!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting Lowell 😊

[@lengratacos]

Thank you for showing us your skill. Very nice video. Congratulations.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you :)

[@howycwap]

Trick I learned from being too cheap to want to buy a barrell trimmer. Mount the blank on the lathe without barrell trimming to rough turn to round, then mount the blank in the pin jaws on the chuck, then use a skew to slowly scrape it down to the brass tube. worked really quite well and saves me a bit of money

[@roncalverley]

Obviously it works for you. Perhaps I'll try it just for fun sometime. Thanks :)

[@howycwap]

+Ron Calverley It works pretty well, and if youre ever in a bind where none of your barrell trimmers fit and its a one off kit, then you can always try it.

[@roncalverley]

Thanks

[@rvalentim...3389]

I m very impressed. Very nice job. I love watching this kind of job ( hand job )...

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching and commenting Renato :)

[@valborchardt3596]

There you go, turned out beautiful, thank you. Take care, from South Africa

[@silvermaple7779]

I'm so glad I found your channel!! Your audio & camera work is superb, quite soothing & very enjoyable watch(as well as informative). Take care my friend & thanks for sharing.

[@militarymodellerpaul5932]

Ron’ another great video loved it.

[@roncalverley]

Thanks Paul. That goes back a few years.

[@militarymodellerpaul5932]

But still interesting Ron

[@tjmmcd1]

Fascinating. Thanks for taking the time to show the entire process.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you Tom, for watching and taking the time to comment :)

[@oldproji]

Wow! Super work and lovely pen. I would treasure one of them.

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching and commenting. It's Keith, right?

[@michaelpeddle8606]

Beautiful not recorded at speed easy to follow good explanation. thank you

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting Michael :)

[@walk_N_talk999]

Very creative... Im amazed by your effort and result is in brightful creation... Just wow

[@roncalverley]

Hi Jhony, Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

[@solstar4778]

Very nice ballpoint pen - to be proud of!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting.👍

[@howardtrott1289]

Pastor Peewee, you could put about $20 - $30 dollars on a pen like that, that's what I put on the pens I make. Not much more though. I don't know about in the US but here in Australia, people don't see the value in anything hand made unless it glitters. So you'd have trouble moving them if they were more expensive. If you were to hand make a case for it then maybe and extra $20 or $30 dollars could be added. Ron nice pen my friend. Some handy hints in the video also which by the way are priceless! Sorry about your wife's condition. I understand how awful that disease is. I hope she is not suffering too much.

[@roncalverley]

I'm still not interested in getting into selling, but thanks for thinking that my pens are worth the effort. As for my Wife Mary, she passed away back in February. Yes, Alzheimer Disease is a terrible thing that's for sure.

[@howardtrott1289]

@@roncalverley Sorry to hear your wife passed. Little consolation but at least she is not suffering now. I hope you are able to move forward.

[@dougyoungchung68]

Beautiful work, Dad. Love your video.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting Doug. 👍

[@kerryg4119]

Great pen project from a piece of stick found in the yard. If it wasn't for the cost of the infusion, it would be a cheap source of nice looking wood for projects. Still not too bad!

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Hi Ron very nice looking pen 😊😊😊

[@roncalverley]

👍

[@somrajsubba9137]

Awesome & impressive ! This thing really requires ideas and carry them to perfection ! Keep it up &thanks for the vdo.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting 👍

[@chetenbharti6092]

Superb sir what a great piece of work. Amazing. ✌

[@roncalverley]

Thank you :)

[@arrlmember]

You mentioned coats of wax that you applied on the pen. I have never waxed any of the pens I have made, but it may be a good idea to put a coat on top of the actual finish. I use Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil gunstock finish. It is a linseed oil product that penetrates the wood and provides protection against almost anything that can harm the wood. Think of a hunter that is out in the woods, and it starts to rain. That's the kind of protection I like on my pens.

[@roncalverley]

That stuff sounds interesting. Might just try it sometime. The last time that I refinished one of my old gunstock has to be about 40 years ago. Just use polyurethane. It looked okay, but from what I can recall now, it didn't have that deep hand rubbed luster to it. Thanks for that tip :)

[@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife]

WOW Mr. Ron..... aah it was breath taking experience....just masterly stroke.....Thanking you so much...

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting :)

[@mnwoodshop3877]

Very nice pen from a back yard stick.Thanks for sharing.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and taking the time out to comment Mike :)

[@akppskap7463]

Excellent work. Brilliant idea

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting :)

[@missteeturns]

Lovely pen. I'm in the process of making my first Sierra twist pens. I've found your videos very informative, now I'm searching for a Sierra click pen kit in UK.

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching and commenting --- Try these and good luck 🤞 penkitzandbitz.co.uk/sierra-pen-kits.html www.ukpenblanks.co.uk/product-category/pen-kits/sierra-pen-kits/

[@alexanderkovalov995]

Beautiful pen!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you.

[@markharris5771]

This is exactly the video I wanted to see, thank you. I’m a newbie and I don’t think I'd be confident to go so close to my table saw blade, so I guess I would be hand sawing or making a jig. Your pen and working methods are equally beautiful to see and I am in awe of your skills. I think the finite care you take is wonderful. I have the world’s smallest workshop, 6’x6’ so I was looking for a small lathe. There’s cover outside my doors so I work outside, which is good as I have a severe respiratory condition. But it’s bad I live in England, I think rain might be our most infamous weather. Please can I ask you opinion of smaller lathes. I was my mother's carer who had Lewy Body dementia and my grandmother and aunt had Alzheimer’s, I know how hard it can be and my thoughts and prayers are with you. A superb video with perfect narration which explained exactly what you were doing.

[@roncalverley]

Hi Mark, Thank you for commenting and sharing your situation. My wife Mary died from Alzheimer Disease almost a year ago now. I hope you find your small lathe. All the best to you :)

[@markharris5771]

Ron Calverley I'm sorry to hear about your wife, though I firmly believe my mother is at peace now. Thank you for your reply re: the lathe. I think I’d be a fool not to subscribe to your channel.

[@738polarbear]

Very nice meticulous work sir..Extremely helpful informative tips.Beautiful pen BTW.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting :)

[@Krishna-rm6ri]

Fantastic making

[@roncalverley]

Thank you 👍

[@mantizz7722]

love your videos =) they are easy to follow and well edited.

[@mohammedsharif9037]

tht was such an amazing craftsmanship. enjoyed it.

[@roncalverley]

Hi Mohammed, Glad you liked it. Thank you for watching and commenting :)

[@_zhawkeye_9808]

...don't know how many viewers went back to watch this, but I did...getting close to turning my first pen... The press almost looked homemade...if so, did you show it in a video? By the way, loved the stick pen...👍 Matt

[@roncalverley]

Hi Matt, Re: the pen press. It's this one www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/turning-tools/54854-pen-press?item=88K7700

[@tomasarguinzoni9022]

Excellent job thank you for sharing great video 👍🏼

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching and commenting Tomas 👍

[@cajunrotor]

Love the "carrot-cutter" trick to keep the barrel clear of epoxy!

[@roncalverley]

😁

[@mikedhiman]

Love it , never thought it would take so much work to make a pen .

[@roncalverley]

Hi Mukesh, That's the fun part. Thank you for watching and commenting :)

[@farazsaleem2647]

nice and clean work. respect hand made thing. love from Pakistan.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting 🙂

[@tomhill1713]

Great video Ron. Just what I was looking for in my new hobby. I'm always finding interesting bits of wood and sticks, but what do you do with them? Well if i can make a beautiful pen, I given that scrap of wood new life. I'm sorry for the loss of your wife. I do believe that there is a special place In heaven for those who honor their covenant and care for a spouse in the most difficult circumstances. I look forward to seeing the rest of your videos. God Bless.

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting Tom. Also, thanks for your kind words. 👍

[@abdifatahali9551]

Very smooth and calm video sir. You deserve alot of thumbs up indeed. Thank you!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting :)

[@timsts7014]

God bless you and your wife I pray she is still alive and that you keep making great videos please

[@roncalverley]

Tim, you will be sorry to hear the my wife Mary died in February. Thank you for thinking of us.

[@timsts7014]

Ron Calverley so so sorry to hear that I hope u still make these videos and I’ll be praying for you brother

[@roncalverley]

Thank you Tim :)

[@raju98242]

very nice and detail video Sir.....nice job

[@roncalverley]

Thank you Raj 😊

[@jessescharf8079]

Great video ! Thank you.

[@roncalverley]

Glad you liked it Jesse! 👍

[@jamesharless5357]

Very nice!👍🏻

[@roncalverley]

Thank you! 👍

[@APRIL2862]

Great job, Beautiful pen!

[@Gstar1984]

Perfect job grand pa hats off

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching and commenting Gulsu :)

[@jeanclauderoy4039]

Bravo pour cette belle réalisation cela me donne le goût de m’essayer un peu plus tard, Goodby from Quebec city

[@roncalverley]

Merci d'avoir regardé et commenté. Vous trouverez stylo tournant un passe-temps agréable.

[@gianluigimarino8264]

Spectacular!

[@roncalverley]

👍

[@nicks931]

Can tell I've stumbled upon a gem here... Thanks very much!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting Nicholas :)

[@عليرضا-ث1ز]

انت واعر تبارك الله عليكgod job cogratulationd d'ont forget to anwser me..the price of one pen?????

[@roncalverley]

Not for sale.

[@suviralanand007]

Love & respect... keep rocking!

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for watching :)

[@LE-6920]

It's a brilliant idea to plug a tube by carrot! Awesome! By the way, potato may be use the same...

[@roncalverley]

When I started using CA glue I stopped the carrot thing because the moisture in the carrot was causing the CA to start curing faster.

[@LE-6920]

But CA glue is more brittle than epoxy, isn't it? If pen will drop, it may cause cracks somewhere. Is there no such danger?

[@roncalverley]

Yes, I've noticed that CA is brittle and tends to crack when used as a finish when polishing.

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Hi Ron your a very multitalant man 👍👍👍👍

[@roncalverley]

🙂

[@kanaparthihrudayaraju4076]

Great work

[@roncalverley]

👍

[@RODRIGO-TRINDADE]

Linda caneta, e parabéns por estar ao lado da sua esposa, abraços.

[@roncalverley]

Obrigado por assistir e também por este comentário compassivo.

[@jacobbaldridge4451]

Micromesh takes out those lines 10/10 recommend it. Really nice pen though!

[@roncalverley]

Since I shot this video, I've started using MicroMesh. Yes, it works great :)

[@TheKhandesign]

Great skill, very fascinating

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting :)

[@samswoodshop9937]

Ron I have not heard of the ENVIROTEX LITE WHAT DOE THAT OFFER UP, i ALSO NOTICE THAT YOU USED PIPE FITTINGS AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE PVC.?

[@roncalverley]

Yes, PVC pipe. www.eti-usa.com/how-to-use-envirotex-lite-pour-on-high-gloss-finish-video

[@sstephensss143]

You mentioned a video on vacuum infusion. I used to do that with fiberglass, and I am interested in seeing how it works with pen blanks. On your channel, I could only find videos for the model ship. Can you post the link for it here?

[@roncalverley]

There are several kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZDJYXWClq6lf6c

[@roncalverley]

also kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqundYCQoqyeac0

[@pnamajck]

i realize some parts were from a kit … only the decorative wood was from your stock. two large sections, being from the kit, are totally black plastic. how difficult would it be making those two black sections into the same wood material? btw, ron … thanks for sharing the video and your experience.

[@roncalverley]

Now that's an interesting idea. I'll take a look at that kit. It's known as a "Sierra" pen kit ( www.penblanks.ca/Sierra-pen-and-pencil-kits/ ). Perhaps the black plastic parts are removable. Thank you for commenting and also for your idea :)

[@Okneili1]

Хорошая у вас мастерская. И вы ей к месту.

[@roncalverley]

Спасибо за просмотр и комментарий.

[@anginlalu5123]

good work sir, if all body from the wood it would be better i thought..., hope your wife keep health

[@roncalverley]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6eyk2CDh6uridE

[@PestVic]

Love your work! One question I had, Why not just keep progressing in sand grits to polish the wood and Envirotex to a shine?

[@roncalverley]

In later videos ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/anLHgoKcral6pcU ) I actually did that, and yes, much better results. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

[@hugovinhal1653]

Você fez uma bela caneta parabéns!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@roncalverley]

Obrigado por assistir meu vídeo e ter tempo para comentar.

[@SuperBellicose]

I feel this man would be an awesome grandpa.

[@roncalverley]

Thanks! Hey, wait a minute, grandpa's are usually old, lol :)

[@mr.haatuf8726]

it is amazing, what technician you are.

[@hmahaux]

Bravo , beau travail. Que votre femme se porte bien.

[@roncalverley]

Merci d'avoir commenté. Malheureusement, Mary est décédée il y a un peu plus de 2 ans.

[@joseaugustoburattini8186]

It is a masterpiece, certainly, unfortunatelly I am using less my beautifun pens because of the very wide use of computers

[@roncalverley]

👍

[@andresisthename]

That's one of the sexiest pen I have ever seen!

[@user-wd1hq6kd9z]

andresisthename 👍

[@teja9676]

Excellent

[@roncalverley]

👍

[@nileshghade361]

good work sir

[@roncalverley]

Thank you 🙂

[@anton3b]

Really nice work

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment :)

[@johno01970]

Lovely pen

[@roncalverley]

Thank you John :)

[@kienvu9483]

Nice. I love it

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for commenting :)

[@fairwitness7473]

You Sir, are a craftsman! Would you ever make a wooden fountain pen?

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for commenting. You may like this one. My first fountain pen. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3rbnaqLas2psNU

[@marklengal9990]

Great job. Where did you get that pen mandrel? Looks like it would run pretty true

[@roncalverley]

Hi Mark, I think this is it. I got it from Lee Valley. www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/power-tool-accessories/46448-universal-pen-mandrel

[@FaisalKhan-sr6dw]

Awesome, great art skills ..

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting :)

[@johngililland6166]

Now, that is cool! 😃

[@roncalverley]

👍

[@crokambule4391]

Congratulations !

[@roncalverley]

Thank you :)

[@D.J.M.47]

Thanks for your video.

[@MrAbdullhali]

Nice work

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for commenting Abdullah :)

[@kaziklu79]

Excellent!

[@m4dot]

What is the name of this wood

[@roncalverley]

It is likely Manitoba Maple www.ontario.ca/page/manitoba-maple

[@sony59977]

ما انت بهين يا الشايب المبدع ☺️🙃👍🏽👴🏻

[@roncalverley]

ماذا افعل؟

[@salinifranco]

Nice. Thank you!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting Humberto :)

[@doobedoobedo1]

brilliant trick with the carrot!

[@roncalverley]

Thanks for commenting :)

[@MacGyverK]

잘보고갑니다. 너무 멋있는 우든펜이네요

[@roncalverley]

의견을 보내 주셔서 감사합니다. 👍

[@yangshi7615]

You are GREAT!

[@roncalverley]

Thank you for watching and commenting :)

[@PastorPeewee20]

Wow nice video how much would one of your wooden pens go for?

[@roncalverley]

I've never sold one. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[@LordRustyMcAlpin]

Pastor Peewee some start off the bids on the bidding sites at .01 And I have seen some pens go for $80-$100 And sets go for $80-$200

[@silentghost82]

Ron Calverley if you dont sell it . Give it to me as a gift

[@pioneerxmnl6033]

Genius! 😛😛😛

[@Michaelsmith1952]

Pleasing video! From where did you purchase your self centering drill vise?

[@roncalverley]

i got it here Mike. Thanks for watching :) www.leevalley.com/en/Wood/page.aspx?p=54855&cat=1,41659

[@sajjadfarooq6271]

Love working ..price plz

[@roncalverley]

Not for sale, but thank you for watching. 👍