Making your pens unique

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Making your pens unique

• By
• Kurt Hertzog

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As Advertised

• Ideas and techniques that will help you make your
  pens (or other turnings) truly unique. Included
  in the demo will be surface enhancement
  techniques, unique materials, and kit
  adaptations. See the equipment and techniques as
  well as examples of work from around the world.
• (this outline w/ more support information will be
  available at http//www.kurthertzog.com/)

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Agenda

• Fit Finish after flawless, what is there?
• Shape
• Freeing your self from the center band
• Alternate clip attachments
• Fabricated clips
• Castings
• Closed end designs
• Other parts fabrication nibs, centerbands,
  clips
• Materials
• Wood segmented, accents, glue ups,
  multi-material ?
• Bone, Antler
• Metals aluminum, brass
• Polymer Clay
• Plastic acrylics, Corian (and other SS
  materials), - making your own w/ PR
• Alterations/Adaptations/Enhancements/Non-kits/Stan
  ds
• Powder coating (Columbia coatings - matls,
  Harbor Freight - eqmt),
• Painting, coloring, dyeing
• Texturing distressing, spray on finishes,
  painting
• Engraving laser, mechanical

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Disclaimer

• I have NOTHING to sell
• I have no one I represent
• I have no axes to grind
• These are my opinions
• These are products/people that I use
• Mention is not an endorsement
• Omissions are not negative

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Housekeeping

• Questions ask anytime but realize we have a
  short time to cover everything
• Private conversations be courteous, take them
  outside so you dont disturb others
• Pass arounds keep them moving, follow the
  pattern
• Attributions Ill identify my work and that of
  others, if I can

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The Question

• If you buy the same kits as everyone else and you
  buy the same woods (or other materials) as
  everyone else and perform the best workmanship
  you can (like everyone else), why would your pen
  be different than anyone elses?

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Fit and Finish

• After flawless, what else is there?
• P1

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Shape

• Free yourself from the center band
• The standard 7mm kit is very flexible w/o the
  center band P2
• Alternate clip attachments
• Fabricated clips
• Castings
• Closed end designs
• Other parts fabrication

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Bill Jackman
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Mark Gisi
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Russ Fairfield
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Russ Fairfield
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Brian Gisi
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Brian Gisi
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Brian Gisi
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Brian Gisi
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Brian Gisi
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Brian Gisi
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Scott Meyer
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Scott Meyer
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Jay Pickens
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P3, P4 Kurt Hertzog
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P5 Kurt Hertzog
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Simon Bosworth
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Mike Roux
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Dale Dutridge
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Materials

• Wood segmented, accents, glue ups,
  multi-material ?
• Bone, Antler
• Metals aluminum, brass
• Polymer Clay
• Plastic acrylics, Corian (and other SS
  materials), - making your own w/ PR

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Barry Gross
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Bob Ireland
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Ron McIntire
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Ron McIntire
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Randy Pearson
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P6, P6B
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P7
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Barry Gross
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Kurt Hertzog
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Pat Lawson
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Tom McMillan
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Kenn Osborne
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Don Ward
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Bill Gagliardi
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Dale Dutridge
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Kenn Osborne
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Tim Daleiden
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Tim Daleiden
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Tim Daleiden
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John Solberg
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John Solberg
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Scott Greaves
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Barry Gross
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P8 Kurt Hertzog
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P9- Kurt Hertzog
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P10 Kurt Hertzog
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Working w/ Corian

• P11 Various glue ups
• P12 Assemblies
• P13 Finishes possible

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Polyester Resin

• Available at the local art store
• In larger quantities Douglas Sturgess
  http//www.artstuf.com/
• Make your own colors P14
• Make your own swirl P15, P15B, P16, P17, P18
• Make your own fillers P19 P33
• What cant you do?

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P19, P20
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P21, P22
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P23
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P24, P25
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Other Items

• P26, P27, P28
• P29, P30
• P31, P31
• P32, P33

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Powder Coating

• Alter the colors of the metal parts
• Provides a protective layer
• Can be done at home with modest cost
• Articles about it by many authors
  www.penmakersguild.com Pickens

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Painting, coloring, dyeing

• Can be done over any material
• Creativity is endless
• Materials readily available at the local art
  supply store or via email
• Punches up highly figured woods

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Jonathan Burton
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Jonathan Burton
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Barry Gross
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Barry Gross
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Jay Pickens
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P33 Kurt Hertzog
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P34, P35 Kurt Hertzog
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P36, P37
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Texturing

• Sorby Spiraling Tool
• Distressing tools as in furniture
• Spray on texturing paints
• Thick acrylics

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Engraving

• Mechanical is pretty limiting
• Laser is almost limitless
• Names, scenery, underlayment, stock removal,
  texturing

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Barry Gross
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Pat Lawson
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Pat Lawson
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Piercing, Carving

• Low speed tools Dremel, Foredom, etc.
• High speed tools Turbocarver, Powercarver, etc.
• Create shapes
• Create relief pockets
• Spiraling by machine, by hand
• P38, P39, P40,
• Routing by machine, by hand

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Jay Pickens
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Jay Pickens
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Jay Pickens
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Jim Lambert
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Jim Lambert
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Dan Symonds
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Dan Symonds
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Dan Symonds
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Dan Symonds
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Rich Kleinhenz
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Anthony Turchetta
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Anthony Turchetta
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Tom McMillan
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Pxx Kurt Hertzog
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Chris Rupert
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Pat Lawson
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P43 - Kurt Hertzog
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Kurt Hertzog
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P44 - Kurt Hertzog
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P45 Kurt Hertzog
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Kenn Osborne
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Bill Jackman
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Bill Jackman
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Bob Swartzendruber
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Kitless pens

• Use a few kit parts or none
• Much more freedom in size and design
• Uniqueness is limited by your imagination
• P46, P47, P48

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Tom McMillan
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Don Ward
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Lawson/Gisi
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Lawson/Gisi
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Jackman/Solberg
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Ward/Turchetta
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Hertzog/Ireland
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Tim Daleiden
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Kurt Hertzog
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Conclusions?

• If you want to make a different pen, you have to
  do something different
• Visit the art stores
• Experiment
• Learn from others

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