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Title: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Alphabetguy on October 20, 2014, 03:31:25 PM: Lately I have been spending my available free time milling pen holders. I have made many different shapes, lengths and diameter of holders. I have made obliques although I enjoy lettering more often with a straight holder. Each has a different feel when lettering and its very enjoyable to write with a variety of pens. I have just recently used dyes and transparent acrylics and have a ways to go in the learning process.

This is my latest series.

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Alan
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: AmyNeub on October 20, 2014, 03:44:42 PM: I love my "Scarlet" holder you made. I will order more in the future too.
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Post by: joi on October 20, 2014, 05:51:25 PM: oh wow those are niiiice!
are you selling them?
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Alphabetguy on October 21, 2014, 01:19:54 AM: Quote from: joi on October 20, 2014, 05:51:25 PM
oh wow those are niiiice!
are you selling them?

Yes Joi. Send me a PM if you have interest with a pen holder you see in the photo.

Alan
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Alphabetguy on October 21, 2014, 01:28:06 AM: Quote from: AmyNeub on October 20, 2014, 03:44:42 PM
I love my "Scarlet" holder you made. I will order more in the future too.

Hi Amy,
I was wondering how you are doing and glad to see an example of your beautiful lettering and Scarlet holder.
Your was a special project that I enjoyed.

Alan
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Roseann on October 21, 2014, 12:08:45 PM: Hi Alphabetguy,
Are you on IG? Or do you have a website? :)
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Post by: Heebs on October 21, 2014, 12:25:40 PM: Lovely work Alan, coming along nicely. I'd be interested see what one of your obliques looks like.
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Alphabetguy on October 22, 2014, 12:47:32 AM: Quote from: Roseann on October 21, 2014, 12:08:45 PM
Hi Alphabetguy,
Are you on IG? Or do you have a website? :)

Hi Roseann,
I have a website and need to update the examples as it has been a while. I eventually want to set up a gallery on the site for pen purchases. This will be my winter project.

alphabetguy.com
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Alphabetguy on October 22, 2014, 01:23:47 AM: Quote from: Heebs on October 21, 2014, 12:25:40 PM
Lovely work Alan, coming along nicely. I'd be interested see what one of your obliques looks like.

I also enjoyed viewing the holders you created in your post. Beautiful wood carving and use of color. I luv the variety.

My oblique experience was trial and error to learn how to make a flange to rotate the nib and build a bandsaw jig for various cut angles in the pen body. I experimented with tilt of the flange as I wanted to learn what may or may not work with the nib. A number of the initial obliques positioned the nib at too steep of an angle and those pens ended up in the trash. Its good to experiment to learn what may works and what to avoid. Its also fun to try a variety of pen body shapes.

Some pen holders have double sided oblique flanges and a combination of straight and oblique. Not sure if there is any real need for a double sided oblique holders. In 26 Seeds we often letter with double sided straight holders.

Now that I understand the process of making an oblique I will eventually do an elegant oblique with multi tone wood.

Alan

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Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Alphabetguy on October 22, 2014, 10:27:04 PM: A photo from the latest milling session with laminated wood blanks set up last week. When I have 2 dozen pen holders milled I will begin the process of adding dyes and transparent acrylics with a touch of pearlescent to enhance the color on some of the holders.

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Alan
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Hillary A. on October 23, 2014, 01:53:57 AM: That blue and yellow is fantastic!! I'm obsessed!! :D ;D
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Post by: joi on October 23, 2014, 09:06:27 AM: very nice obliques, and the double sided is cool!
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Post by: olivebranchandco on October 24, 2014, 08:30:44 PM: oh goodness these are so beautiful!!!!! fantastic work on these, Alan!!!
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Post by: Alphabetguy on October 25, 2014, 02:06:02 AM: Thanks for the nice replies. I had a couple free hours tonight to start a Bubinga pen. The two dark rings are wenge with one yellow heart ring. The end section will be a thin taper of purple heart. Considering a light blue dye gradation airburshed into the birdseye maple center.

I originally planned to mill this as an oblique but accidentally drilled a nib insert hole in the front end. Oh well better luck tomorrow.

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Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: joi on October 30, 2014, 08:37:45 AM: Bring everything you have to the CCC meeting on saturday! I'll see ya there!
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: Alphabetguy on October 30, 2014, 05:24:15 PM: Hi Joi,
I'll be there and will bring the pen holders. You are welcome to try as many as you like. Be sure to bring some of you r lettering. Luv to see what you have in person. Your examples on Instagram are gorgeous.

BTW, I began uploading pen stuff to Pinterest a few days ago for reference of pens as work in progress or finished.

http://www.pinterest.com/alanariail/calligraphy-pens/

See you Saturday,
Alan
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: joi on October 30, 2014, 05:37:21 PM: Quote from: Alphabetguy on October 30, 2014, 05:24:15 PM
Hi Joi,
I'll be there and will bring the pen holders. You are welcome to try as many as you like. Be sure to bring some of you r lettering. Luv to see what you have in person. Your examples on Instagram are gorgeous.

BTW, I began uploading pen stuff to Pinterest a few days ago for reference of pens as work in progress or finished.

http://www.pinterest.com/alanariail/calligraphy-pens/

See you Saturday,
Alan

oh my goodness what a compliment thank you! i'm bringing Heber's ergo holder with me so you can check that out!
Title: Re: Recent series of pen holders
Post by: joi on October 30, 2014, 05:40:13 PM: oooh look at all that eye candy on pinterest!!!