Looks stunning, great work, Richard, Irish Pens, Kells ,Ireland

@TheTacticalPainter

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate the high praise! ☺️

Beautiful pen 🖋️😮

A work of art mate. So well done. Kind regards, Dave, Beachmere Brisbane Australia

@TheTacticalPainter

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate your kind words. I carry this pen quite frequently

Amazing

@TheTacticalPainter

Ай бұрын

Thank you

You made a fantastic job. It looks fabulous 👌

@TheTacticalPainter

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Absolutely gorgeous blend of Koa & blue! Genius ❤

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you like it. I was pretty happy with my choice. I originally planned to do green, cause it's my favorite color, been when I saw how the blue matched up with the rich brown color of the wood, I changed course.

look pretty nice :) especially combination of that colour 👌

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I especially liked the color combination as well. They compliment each other nicely!

Great job buddy!

@TheTacticalPainter

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it

Magnifique 🤩 Bravo 👍

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Hey, it is great to see you! I still have my beautiful amboyna burl pen that uses the Pilot G2 refill.

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for re-inspiring me to make videos again

@user-gl5ld9vm7i

Жыл бұрын

@Soots Crafting You're obviously a gifted artist. Whether it is in painting or wood turned pens, you are good at what you do. Are you still selling pens? What substance is used for that blue opal?

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

@@user-gl5ld9vm7i thank you for the high praise. They are lab grown opals, I'm not sure what mineral creates the blue.

what kit did you use to make the pen and what size tube did you use???? new sub here beautiful pen

do you have a video on the conversion??? thanks in advance

WOW! What pen kit did you use? Really great looking pen.

Hi, which bushing do you used on the pen. I think it is Absolutely gorgeous and I just have to make one.

basicaly what parts kit did u use?????

Where do you get the opal inlays from? I would like to try this. Thank you for sharing!

@TheTacticalPainter

7 ай бұрын

I buy the Opals from Woodcraft, they are Easy Inlay Opals. You can also get them from Easy Inlay directly, but if you have a Woodcraft nearby, you can avoid delivery fees.

Does the opal dull your tools quickly?

@TheTacticalPainter

7 ай бұрын

I use carbide tools, and I can feel that the stones are definitely hitting them a little hard and struggling with the cuts. I make very shallow and intentional cuts on them to prevent fracture and excessive wear on the tools. I would not do this with carbon steel, possibly high speed steel, but carbide tools would be my recommendation. Great question!

Aloha nice pen where do you get that pen kit at?

How did you do the conversion? Did the sharpie refill just fit?

@ufcfanatic73

Жыл бұрын

I have this same question.

what was the refill conversion?

What is a g2?

@TheTacticalPainter

7 ай бұрын

A G2 is a type of ink refill, it uses a fast drying gel ink that writes extremely smooth. Plus, most stores carry the pens because they're extremely popular, look up Pilot G2 in your search browser.

I can’t get my glass beads to adhere to the ca.

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

Did you rough up the glass beads at all with done light sand paper? CA had a hard time agreeing to smooth surfaces, so giving it some light scratches to fill in and grip into will give it a better mechanical bond. Also make sure the glass is clean, you might give it a Denatured Alcohol or Acetone bath.

@Reviews-Tidbits

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTacticalPainter to small to sand it’s almost powder .

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

@@Reviews-Tidbits you might try an epoxy or even a uv resin. These are stickier and more adherent to tougher and smooth surfaces. I've even had epoxy be so sticky the it ruined silicone molds. UV is a great way to go for inlay, it's thick and stays out, but won't set up till you hit it with UV. If you mix a toothpick sized drop of polyester resin activator into it, it'll guarantee that the resin sets up, even in areas where the UV light can't reach it.

@gregwilsonnaturephotography

Жыл бұрын

Awesome looking pen. Mind my asking, where you found the opal? And is the black marker used to give black accent lines and hide the brass tube? I am new to pens and your channel. I subscribed and mashed the like button. Greg

@TheTacticalPainter

Жыл бұрын

@@gregwilsonnaturephotography thank you so much. The opals are from Easy Inlay, you can order them direct or you can get them at Woodcraft. The black both hides the tube but the primary reason is the black causes this opal to reflect it's colors more vibrantly. Different colors of opals need a different background color to get their vibrance to come out, so you have to test to see what works best for each opal color.