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Checkerboard Sierra Pen

by JakeMay 30, 2009

This is really a neat pen. The checkerboard body was made by cutting a black walnut and poplar blank lengthwise making 6 1/4″ slices. These were then glued up to make a 3/4″ thick blank of alternating colors. After allowing the glue to cure, this blank was then sliced into 1/4″ slices and each slice was turned 90″ to create a checkerboard pattern on all 4 sides then stacked, glued, and clamped.

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Pencils Up! The Making of a Sierra Click Pencil

by JakeMay 25, 2009

Normally, I don’t make many pencils. Most people want pens and few are willing to pay for a pencil, even though the same work goes into one, and generally the parts for a pencil are more expensive than for a pen. It is a more complex device overall, so there are normally more small parts and mechanisms that go into it.

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