2nd try at the Jr. Gent. Pen

[Don Farr]

I think this one turned out better but I welcome your comments. Black Titanium Kit and Buckeye burl. Also still working on the picture quality.
BTW This was my first experience with buckeye burl. Man that stuff gave me fits. Hard spots, soft spots and wanted to crack.

 

[bitshird]

Don, Very nice pen, beautiful wood, nice job on some awkward wood,

 

[toolcrazy]

Very, very nice.

 

[YORKGUM]

nice

 

[sparhawk]

Very nice pen.

 

[Jim15]

Good looking pen.

 

[VisExp]

The pen looks like it was worth the effort you put into it. Very nice.

 

[Don Farr]

Thanks Guys, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Now if I can get the picture taking thing down. I don't understand why my pictures look so grainy after reducing the size and posting.

 

[Mather323]

Was your wood stablized? I have had much better luck with bucyeye after it has been stablized.

 

[spiritwoodturner]

Don, it's lovely. Don't know if you've caught any of the posts on stabilizing/vacuum/Minwax, but I've been doing just that lately. I stabilized some Buckeye that was nearly unusable, that I just set aside and forgot. It turned like hardwood and finished like acrylic. No kidding, this stuff has changed what and how I turn and finish. Spalted woods, flamed box elder, redwood burl, camphor burl, I've stabilized hundreds of blanks in this stuff and it works really well for me. Clearly not as well as the pro stabilized stuff, but it wasn't 7 bucks a pop either, and the results are not that different.

PM me if you'd like to send me a blank, I'd be happy to vacuum stabilize one for you just so you can try it first.

Dale

 

[spiritwoodturner]

By the way, Don, you're not alone on the picture taking thing. I have a $1200.00 camera, and I guess I expected this thing to set the pens out just right, compose the shot and perfectly expose it without my help. It doesn't. My pics are a work in progress. But progress is being made, so yours will improve too. They look great!

Dale

 

[papaturner]

Don, That is some more awesome wood.........You did it proud.