Abalone Inlay Wall St

[renowb]

Wall St II with abalone inlay. Thought I would try something new. Comments welcome and thanks for looking!

 

[jjudge]

I do like it.

I'm thinking: because of the darker wood, the inlay "melts" into it visually. So, maybe something to cause a crisper edge. E.g., aluminum, or lighter element to sharpen the edge between the abalone and the dark wood.

Dunno -- just thinking out loud.

We need an art person here (Shawn!?)

-- joe

 

[Robert111]

I do like it.

I'm thinking: because of the darker wood, the inlay "melts" into it visually. So, maybe something to cause a crisper edge. E.g., aluminum, or lighter element to sharpen the edge between the abalone and the dark wood.

Dunno -- just thinking out loud.

We need an art person here (Shawn!?)

-- joe

Yeah, I agree, but maybe a brass inlay on each side of the abalone would work best with the gold plating.

 

[Ruby pen turning]

Great idea and good placement I think but like the others say, it needs something to separate it or set it off.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Nicely done. Very pretty pen.

 

[gvanweerd]

Now thats a classy looking pen. thumbs up!

 

[gbpens]

Nice looking piece but I agree the abalone chips appear to be set in black, thus they blend into the black material. Offseting them with thin aluminum should work. Thicker aluminum would tend to be dominant taking your eye off the abalone.

 

[Justturnin]

Dang Bill, you are putting out some nice pens.

 

[renowb]

Thanks all! Yeah, I agree. Simply need a separator to give it a distinct separation. Think I will try that.

 

[SDB777]

I like the 'melted look'...good one!

Scott