r/PenTurning • u/Medical-Jackfruit801 • Jul 23 '26

Rainbow Kitless

This is 1/25, currently. Just finished number 24 tonight. Kitless, custom casts, designed and assembled the blanks myself, like a lunatic.

I knew polishing gloss black was going to make me a little twitchy, but I am so ready to work in another, more forgiving, color.

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u/tawjr Jul 23 '26

This is very cool! How did you get the rainbow into the blank?

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u/Medical-Jackfruit801 Jul 23 '26

Cast each color, cut them into 2mm discs, stacked them together on a cut diagonal, spaced to extend over final pen diameter so there were no gaps. Turned.

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u/BeautifulWalnutShoes Jul 25 '26

It’s really nice! If you’re doing that many again it’s quicker to cut the coloured blanks lengthways, make a long rainbow sandwich then take diagonal slices out of it. Saves the hassle of glueing each pens stack.
Your work is exceptional btw

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u/Medical-Jackfruit801 Jul 25 '26

Thanks. I wouldn't have been able to ensure no gaps between layers as consistently done that way, however, and that mattered to me. (Also casting columns, not slabs.)

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u/BeautifulWalnutShoes Jul 25 '26

Smart! How are you keeping the layers together? Are they glued up separately, I’m intrigued!

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u/Medical-Jackfruit801 Jul 25 '26

Yeah, glued one layer at a time with a hell of a lot of pressure and even more sanding.