I had a piece of blue/white ply  1 5/8x1 5/8. I have used this stuff a lot and wanted to try something a little different. I cut a 4" long piece  45 degrees lengthwise. Then rearranged them for glue up. (blocks pic)  After turning and finishing, they came out pretty good. I did have some of the blue bleed thru durning sanding, but you can't get around it with these soft woods.

Edited September 12, 20196 yr by Ron Altier
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Those are sweet! It is amazing how just changing the stripe orientation can alter the end results!

I love how the stripes turn into beautiful ovals.  Nice work!!

I also like the left one. This was some great idea on these. You are getting to be a professional ornament creator and now you need to create a special wall display for these as I know by now you have run out of room in the ceiling .

Very cool Ron

The colors make it look like antiqueish to me.

4 hours ago, Artie said:

The colors make it look like antiqueish to me.

The world wasn't didn't have color till the 1950's.  

Hey Ron, how do you get that color in the plywood?

15 hours ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

The world wasn't didn't have color till the 1950's.  

I’ll have to take your word for it, all my experiences came after 1960 LOL.

 

Great idea and beautiful results! I’d be interested to know exactly what kind of plywood that is and where you got it? I’ve not seen that type before. 

Hey Ron, how do you get that color in the plywood?

 

You can get them at Rocklers or Woodcraft. They come in different dimensions and sizis, some for pens and larger sizes. I can't give the price, can't remember, its been a while. There are also some web sites that sell them and they have many, many color selections. One site manufactures them and boy they have all sizes. No, can't remember the site, but I found it by searching.

another, not so good thing,  point.......When turning you can encounter a bad place between two layer and it is really irritating  when you about to stop turning, stop the laythe and there is a grain flaw, stands out like a black eye

Edited September 14, 20196 yr by Ron Altier
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I found spectraply in 9" x40". For $37.00. Didn't price the pen blanks.

 Here is one of the sites I was telling you about

 

http://www.coolhammers.com/color-ply.htm

It looks like Rutland is out of business due to a catastrophic fire. 

Those really came out nice. Sanding sealer before sanding can help with the bleed.

Those really came out nice. Sanding sealer before sanding can help with the bleed.

 

Thanks Gopher, I've heard of it, but never used it. I sure will try it.