I have made a few herringbone pens with some success. I think using the aluminum angle will be very helpful. Thank you for your videos they are very helpful. Your projects are always beautiful.

@RJBWoodTurner

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken. Regards, Bob

Wow Bob, that's a real labor of love. Really detailed work, requires a lot of patience. Great pen at the end!

@RJBWoodTurner

6 жыл бұрын

+Bob Amarant Thank you Bob. Regards, Bob

Man, that is a great looking pen. Segmented turning take a lot of patience and skill, you sure make it look easy. Thanks for sharing the video. Take care, David

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+David Clauson Thank you David, The AL angle really simplifies the blank and it's way faster and less messy too. It doesn't hake near the patience as it use to. I hope you give one a try. Regards, Bob

Beautiful video, Bob. You've explained the manufacture of a fishing tackles pattern very good and detailed, you've got to pay attention wodrauf also said is (shifted middle). Through your "instructions", each capable of producing a herringbone pattern for a pen almost now.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Günter Schöne Thank you Günter, Regards, Bob

That turned (pun!) out beautiful! It does look very straightforward to do.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+J.L.M. Thank you, The AL angle really makes it simple. Regards, Bob

what an amazing take on such a simple idea (segmented pens)! outstanding

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Life0fHouston. Thank you. Regards, Bob

Thanks for all these excellent videos Bob, you deserve more subscribers.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+GargamelGoest Thank you, I appreciate that. Regards, Bob

Beautiful pen and great instructions, thumbs up Rob.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+OG Timbercraft Thank you. Regards, Bob

Hi Bob, I love your back catalouge. I'm going to make an Omega Fountain Pen for someone and I knew where to look for guidance. Your channel. Take care Bob. Cheers, Huw

@RJBWoodTurner

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Huw, I really appreciate you’re endorsement. Regards Bob

With videos like this, i feel i could do it too. Except that i dont really have that much patience. Nice work!

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Willem Kossen Hello Willem, You really should give it a try, the aluminum angle speeds up and simplifies the project. Regards, Bob

Rob very nice video and easy to follow techniques, I could see making this in the near future. Added to my must make list. Thanks for sharing.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+John Fisher Thank you John, I hope you do give it a try, the AL angle really simplified making the blanks. Regards, Bob

Bob! Thanks for sharing another great pen build. I was especially happy you shared how to center the tube in the blank. I haven't had much interest in the herringbone designs because I was not confident I could drill down the center of the blank. Maybe now.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Nottingham Thank you Jim, Let me know how it goes if you attempt one. I'd also love to see a photo. Regards, Bob

Beautiful pen Bob. Well done on the process from beginning to end.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Nigel Morrow Thank you Nigel. Regards, Bob

Bob, love the aluminum angle idea, great tutorial.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Doyle Thank you Frank, I've been getting some pretty consistent segments since I started making them that way. Regards, Bob

Wow, Bob, excellent video and technique.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott L Thank you Scott. Regards, Bob

brilliant love your pen blanks must know get into the shop and have a go at making some up thanks for sharing top man

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+brian thompson Thank you Brian. Try cutting this one on the 45 that way when you turn, it's all end grain. Regards, Bob

Brilliant video Bob, thanks for sharing your excellent method Cheers Mike

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike Waldt Thank you Mike. Regards, Bob

Wow Rob! You are sooooo creative!

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Steve Brown Thank you Steve, Regards, Bob

Great work Bob....the finished pen looks awesome I like that pen kit.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Evans Thank you Robert, Tonight's video is the process of turning the blank. There is some good information in it. Regards, Bob

You could buy old scrabble tiles for this. Solid parquet hardwood flooring might work too. both of these objects are just about the right size. awesome pen blanks.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Chase Hello Joseph, Both would work well and I've recently seen people using scrabble tiles. Regards, Bob

MASHAALLAH khub valo video......

@RJBWoodTurner

2 жыл бұрын

😃

Great looking pen well done 👌👍

@RJBWoodTurner

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you William. Regards, Bob

Hi Rob. Super looking design on the finished pen. Cheers Paul

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+SCCFORUM Thank you Paul. Regards, Bob

Nice job , the pen looks great . Your new jig seems to be working well. Take care.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+glen mckelvey Thank you Glen, I'm happy with the new sled. Regards, Bob

Awesome!! 👍

@RJBWoodTurner

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Regards, Bob

Great video Rob,the pen came out really nice,great finish,great design Atb

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSkooty1968 Thank you. The turning video comes out tonight. Regards, Bob

Great instructional video Bob I'll have to give it a try. One problem I had was when trying to slice purple heart my bandsaw blade would drift, I'll have to work on that part.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Rob Evans Thank you Rob, Purple Heart is always a challenge to diet with. I'm sure you will figure it out. Regards, Bob

thanks... the pen turned out greaT!!!

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt Sosnowski Thank you Matt, I'm glad you liked the video. Regards, Bob

Looks nice Bob!

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Matthew Thank you Peter. Regards, Bob

could not find the "pin wheel" video but have a comment on makein g it easier..... I ;make a long 3/4 blank of each color of wood. set my chops saw to 30 degrees. cut it and move it to my band saw slet set to just hit the 30 degree andge. make as man 30 degree wedges and glue together. so much easier than sanding the angle on theme. worked great.

@RJBWoodTurner

2 жыл бұрын

Great technique Steve, there’s always another way. 😃 keep Creating blanks and turning pens.

smart and elegant

@RJBWoodTurner

6 жыл бұрын

+Erik Anderson Thank you Eric. Regards, Bob

Wonderful work. Great video also with excellent information.

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+Stephen Ogle Thank you Stephen. Regards, Bob

I like to expreriment , you are giving me an opportunity , thank you for the inspiration

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+melkoebes Thank you for watching, I'm working on a new blank right now that should be very interesting and the best part is the cuts don't have to be super precise. Bob

Great vid! How you don't mind but I shared it on Facebook in a pen turning group!

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Alaric Medlock I don't mind at all, actually I really appreciate you sharing it. Thank you. Regards, Bob

Thank you for the instructions. I am going to attempt this for a bottle opener. You had a concern while clamping that too much pressure would throw off the 90 degree angle. What if you were to cut two short pieces of the aluminum angle and use them between the blank and the clamp. In my mind this should help to keep the clamps from spreading the pieces apart and throwing off the angle as the clamp would have a harder time distorting the aluminum.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Todd Cottengim That is a great idea Todd, I may try that. Thank you. Regards, Bob

Good stuff ty.hagd

@RJBWoodTurner

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. Regards, Bob

As a time saver pour some glue into a small paper cup (dixie style) and then use a brush to dab and spread onto the wood.

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+AJ WoodWorking Nice tip AJ, Thank you. Regards, Bob

your arm is looking great too. Aloe Vera and Vitamin E are your best friends at this point. By fall it will just be a learning memory.😉

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Marcy Cooper Thank you Marcy, I was very lucky that it wasn't worse. Regards, Bob

Hi Bob, thats a nice looking pen, i am finding that a barrel trimmer is sometimes not the best tool for some blanks and i now use a sanding disk with much better results with no fear of tear out, regards Dave

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Dave NE Hello Dave, I occasionally use my sanding disk and I even have a jig for sanding blanks. I haven't turned a pen in so long that I forgot about it. I'll use it when I turn the seam ripper blank. Thank you for reminding me, that will be way less aggressive. Regards, Bob

nice video.excellent idea of the aluminium attachment, thank you. i did a few of this pens. about the drilling in center for the brass tube: i did it like so: first i turned the blank round, then i drilled in the middle on the lathe and then put the brass tube. correct me if i am wrong. excuse me for my bad english.

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+alfredo leiser Thank you Alfredo, Your English was perfect and your method for drilling the tube is too. Regards, Bob

Maybe some paste wax on the aluminum would help with sticking?

@RJBWoodTurner

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly. I don’t remember the situation. Been a long time, LOL. Regards, Bob

This is brilliant, Bob! Many thanks for showing us how you did this. I think even a novice like me could try this. I have a question: - Do the sides of the blanks you use have to be perfectly square and flat? I look forward to seeing your demo at the IKI Woodturner's meeting. Thanks, Mike

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Koehne Hello Mike, Yes, at least one side on each blank must be square. That's the side that is glued to the second piece. The second piece must also have at least one square side because when you interlock the segments they need to be square. I hope that helps, if not, we can talk more at the meeting. Regards, Bob

You have done a great job Bob. Do you have a youtube on the cutting sled for table saw and band saw? I am going to do the herring bone soon.

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+Spencer Brown Hello Spencer, It took me a bit to locate them both but here they are: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKmKyc9yqpDAkps.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHVlyZmwYLqWp9Y.html Regards, Bob

Boy, that is a super looking pen! I really appreciate your videos. They cause me to have all sorts of ideas. Why the use of tite bond? Just wondering.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Tarry Frey For a wood to wood glue up, there's not much better than Titebond. If the wood breaks apart, it will never be at the glue joint. It's less messy and you will never glue your fingers together with it either. It's also less expensive than C/A. Regards, Bob

Just wondering if it would make the sled better to put a removable fence that lines up to the 3/4 inch mark? Some 1/2 inch thick board or aluminum for the fence that could be screwed down? It would make it easier when making the final cuts on the blanks. Just a thought.

@RJBWoodTurner

6 жыл бұрын

Great idea Owen, I think it would make it faster and better. Regards, Bob

What is the advantage of working with 3/4x3/4 pieces during the glue up. Would it work to glue up 3/4 x 3 inch (or some other length divisible by 3/4 + a bit for kerf) then cut out blanks?

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Troy Campbell That would work but the additional lengths would be laminated materials without the interlock. However, you could do all sorts of things with them. I think this idea has merit and is defiantly worth looking into. Regards, Bob

Great videos, is there any way you can make a how to for a fish scale pattern? Only way I can think is a scalloped, but there are no videos from anyone doing it all the way up the blank. Thank you sir!

@RJBWoodTurner

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion, I’m currently out of the shop for an extended period of time. I’ll see what I can do when I return. Regards, Bob

@CASSTONECUSTOMS

6 жыл бұрын

RJBWoodTurner thank you for your response, safe travels

I am having troubles getting a good, clean cut 1/4 from my bandsaw. Do you have a few pictures of your band saw jig from different angles?

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+Jerry Janik Hello Jerry, I missed this post and found it today. I'll take some photos this evening for you. Regards, Bob

@jerryjanik1355

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

Jerry, Here is a short video I shot tonight on the sled and uploaded to my second channel. It won't actually be released until 8:00 AM Wednesday morning but this link should let you take an early peak at it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/doRp1ZN8ksq0oai2.htmlegards,Bob

Like that pen design Bob. My address is......... What kind of time do you have in making a 5" blank? JimE

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Jim E Maybe an hour if you cut out drying time. Regards, Bob

marking orientation lines and placing the segments in sequence would have made this pen even better than it already is, good video, hope you like my suggestion.

@RJBWoodTurner

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Regards, Bob

What is the term jointed mean? What kind of machine is that?

@RJBWoodTurner

6 жыл бұрын

A jointer puts a perfectly flat side on a board. Usually two sides are jointed then the board is run through a planer or table saw to clean up the other sides. Regards, Bob

@jpjp9111

6 жыл бұрын

RJBWoodTurner I'm fortunate for your explanations. Thank you very much.

Great idea, using the aluminum angle for assembly. Have you ever considered using "hot hide glue" for assembling the blank. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c3Whq5ank663p7g.html I haven't found reference to anyone using it for segmented pens, but it seems like it might have some advantages, ie rubbed joint/no clamping. fast setup, as the glue drys it actually pulls the joint tighter, does not affect stain/finish. easy cleanup with water. So using with the aluminum angle you could probably just clothes pin the lower pieces and then do rub joint for the second pieces, Assembling the angles into a blank would most likely not need clamping at all. Might be worth experimenting with. :-) Ron

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+333rpd I've never really thought about hide glue, I'll have to look into it. Thank you for mentioning it. Regards, Bob

is it me or is the audio low? Nice tutorial

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Summers Woodworking I'll have to go back and listen to it, I thought is sounded ok when I put it together. Regards, Bob

@summerswoodworking

8 жыл бұрын

ok bro

@summerswoodworking

8 жыл бұрын

+RJBWoodTurner i think it was my computer you sound fine on my phone.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Summers Woodworking Thanks for letting me know, I was worried and could't get to it right away. I feel better now. I hope you can get your computer working properly. Regards, Bob

@stewartandrews2033

6 жыл бұрын

Summers Woodworking ;

That pen really looks great and by the way, what's wrong with a 20 minute video? TV shows run from 30 minutes to an hour and I watch many videos that run up to 53 minutes not to mention I watch NASCAR races up to 4 hours at times. I would gladly watch a turning video 30 minutes long. Oh well, what ever you do I'll watch it. God Bless my friend.

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Ingram Thank you Frank, I've been trying to shorten my videos because the average watch time is around 6 - 7 minutes. It stinks to put all the effort into a 20 minute video and only 1/3rd of it gets viewed. I truly appreciate people like you who watch the whole video and take the time to comment. That is why I do this. Thank you. Regards, Bob

Why not just use CA glue instead of waiting for glue to dry?

@RJBWoodTurner

2 жыл бұрын

You can use C/A but it becomes brittle when it dries. If you drop the pen it can split at the C/A glue up. This is why C/A is used for temporary wood bonds and people will use a chisel and hammer to split the wood at the bond. Wood glue is stronger than the wood and will never split at the glue up point. Regards, Bob

@jaySean0000

2 жыл бұрын

@@RJBWoodTurner good to know. Thanks.

I use my fingers to spread glue as well😂 The glue is nontoxic so people bitchin about using your fingers to spread it are the overly cautious type.

@RJBWoodTurner

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I may not show it but I still spread glue with my fingers sometime. Regards, Bob

Cool. BTW, who the hell gets upset over using your finger to spread glue??? Seriously? Of all the things to get worked up about!

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Sig Guy I agree, I could see if it was C/A but I don't think there's anything really bad with Titebond II or Gorilla wood glue. Regards, Bob

@sigguy1361

8 жыл бұрын

RJBWoodTurner Agreed. I sure as heck wouldn't use my finger to spread CA. I happen to like my fingers...;o)

@RJBWoodTurner

8 жыл бұрын

+Sig Guy LOL, Bad example. Regards, Bob

Clamp the vice to the drill table, you have vice creep, so many people make this mistake.

@RJBWoodTurner

7 жыл бұрын

+alfred william Thank you, Regards, Bob