Turning A New Segmented Blank

[@steveweeks1]

Thanks for this video Rob!! It really helped me turn my first segmented pen!!

[@RJBWoodTurner]

That is awesome, so happy my video helped. Regards, Bob

[@paulwaldrop]

Good looking pen. Great job Bob.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Paul. Regards, Bob

[@raystevens687]

Hi Bob I think your new blank turned out great 👍 I liked all the different colors of wood 🪵 you used.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Ray. Regards, Bob

[@josephharwood1370]

Very pen Bob, you do some nice things. I love watching all the videos, Thank you. from the UK.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you for watching Joseph. Regards, Bob

[@manuelsousa5507]

I really admire your skills and pens

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Manuel. Regards, Bob

[@pamelalittlefield4608]

Very nice Bob...🙂🙂

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Pamela. 😃 Regards, Bob

[@_zhawkeye_9808]

...very cool looking blank...and it made a great looking pen!...👍

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you. Regards, Bob

[@alanmullock381]

Great end result Bob!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Alan. Regards, Bob

[@SaintBigAl]

I really like the discolored aspen lookes like bone or antler. Great turn as usual.🙂

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you. Regards, Bob

[@roger6077]

Another great job Bob. Very nice! Thanks

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Roger. Regards, Bob

[@hansolavpedersen5521]

Realy nice done these blanks, love the colourcombination and the finish you do is execellent. Best regards Hans Olav

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Hans. Regards, Bob

[@jaySean0000]

Another video of Bobby B killin' it w/the pen making.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Joshua. Regards, Bob

[@robbz2092]

It looks great. The thing you said about making the stripes thinner will look great. How about out thick like they are then the next ones in a bit thinner? Ideas.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Rob, I agree, the design ideas are endless. You’ll see more of these from me. Regards, Bob

[@garyderuiter1780]

Beautiful

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you. Regards, Bob

[@KweAK47]

Great looking pen Bob! Always excited to see your new blank designs. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Kevin. Happy Thanksgiving. Regards, Bob

[@haroldmartin8009]

Blank and pen is absolutely beautiful bob

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Harold. Regards, Bob

[@glennjones3009]

That is a very pretty blank and pen.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Glenn Regards, Bob

[@daveb.misc.2589]

Looks nice Bob. IMHO if I had a very light colored wood in the blank, I would leave the Padauk out altogether. The light wood gives plenty of contrast. 😎❤👍

[@RJBWoodTurner]

I agree, I need another accent wood. Regards, Bob

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Great blank and end result Bob. I have made similar blanks and used Paduk as well. It has a gorgeous colour but is so frustrating when the sanding dust bleeds into a lighter wood. I also put one coat of thin CA before sanding. Great video Bob. Take care. Cheers, Huw

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Huw. I need a different accent wood. Regards, Bob

[@WoodenItBeNice]

@@RJBWoodTurner How about Purple Heart?

[@WoodenItBeNice]

@@RJBWoodTurner Osage Orange works really well as well Bob.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

@@WoodenItBeNice I have a bunch of Osage.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

@@WoodenItBeNice I need to pick up some more Purple Heart. I couldn’t find any the other day.

[@KollerKrew]

Great video, what is the name of that little brush you use to clean the tube?

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you, There called 3/8” Bottle Brushes Here’s a link to them on Amazon - amzn.to/3eNOhj Regards, Bob

[@georgewilmore7599]

Great looking pen!

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you George. Regards, Bob

[@walshjp17]

Nice job, Bob. To help keep the padauk from bleeding, perhaps a bit of credit card stock/guitar pick or some other plastic spacers between the segments would help as well as add a bit more interest.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Nice idea John, Thank you. Regards, Bob

[@Susanjilek1953]

VERY NICE!

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Susan. Regards, Bob

[@randycosgrove3608]

I've had that bleeding problem with paduak myself. Also with satinwood. It's really annoying. The first time I did it the red shaded pretty evenly across a light maple section going from dark to light so I described it as a design element and everyone either thought I was very creative or was polite enough to pretend that they thought I was. SDE ( serendipitous design enhancement ) is a great thing.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

LOL Randy, That’s a great recovery. 😃 Regards, Bob

[@Bob_H]

Before you get too down on yourself, I'm wondering if that is not just normal Aspen colorization? Great pen Bob.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Bob. Regards, Bob

[@dalebaker9788]

I saw a man put a bushing on the finished blank when he was pressing the cap on. I am going to start doing that.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Been doing that for years, it will save you from crushing the ends of your blanks if they’re not perfectly square to the pen press ram. Regards, Bob

[@lawrencealdridge-yk6dm]

the aspen looked like aged bone great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Lawrence. Regards, Bob

[@tugboat_actual]

i hope to one day own one of your pens. for me, attention to detail is what makes your pens stand apart from 99% of the market.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you. I may be auctioning some more of them off in the near future. Video pens. Regards, Bob

[@markduggan3451]

Very nice.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Mark. Regards, Bob

[@31sweetcorn]

Can I ask what kind of glue did you use to glue up the blank?

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Titebond 2. Regards, Bob

[@lawrencealdridge-yk6dm]

CAN I USE A PIECE OF ANTLER IF FILL THE MARROW WITH THIN CA GLUE????????

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Yes, just be careful because you don’t want to breathe the antler dust. Regards, Bob

[@lawrencealdridge-yk6dm]

@@RJBWoodTurner THANK YOU I TURNED SOME TODAY AND MADE SURE I HAD A MAsk on and a face shield EVERYONE HAS BEEN SO HELPFUL AGAIN THANK YOU

[@tedspens]

The blank (and pen) looks great! I just did my first segmented pen, similar to yours but only one thick segment and more of an angle. Do you sell these blanks?

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Ted, I do sell them. I currently have 8 available. They are $15 each with a flat rate of $5 shipping in the US regardless of the number of blanks you buy. Regards, Bob

[@tedspens]

@@RJBWoodTurner Thanks, Bob. I'm sending you an email. :)

[@tedspens]

Oops, no email on your about page. How do I contact you? I want 2 of them. thanks

[@RJBWoodTurner]

@@tedspens Ok

[@jeffreycole4484]

What is that tool called you used to shamfer the tube in this video

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Hello Jeffrey, It’s called a De-burring tool. Regards, Bob

[@jeffreycole4484]

Hey thanks for telling me about that tool I just ordered me one found on ebay

[@CrossCutCreations]

Experiment or not, this was a fun turn and you got a good looking pen from that blank.

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Robert, Yes it was. 😃 Regards, Bob

[@luizpalheta3126]

Bom dia tudo bem com você amigo por favor de uma olhada no meu canal Luiz Palheta eu gosto muito de ver o seu canal palheta de Belém Pará Brasil

[@RJBWoodTurner]

Thank you Luiz. Regards, Bob

[@RJBWoodTurner]

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