"Amboyna Blue" Cigar

[splinter99]

I havn't made a pen in a while, I've been busy with some other projects, but tonight I decided to make a new pen for myself..A few months ago the president of our local wood turning club turned a beautiful bowl out of amboyna burl. I asked him for the scraps..
I cast them in crystal allumilite with some blue and pearl pigments. I then segmented the top and bottom barrels with alluminum and ebony..Finish is 8 or 10 coats of thin ca.

Comments welcomed..Thanks for looking

 

[soccer2010]

too cool

 

[NewLondon88]

Looks sharp! the blue and amboyna work well together.

 

[splinter99]

That looks a lot better..let me see if I can edit the pic better

 

[splinter99]

I like yours better

 

[Dalecamino]

Beautiful pen . Fit and finish are spot on !

 

[Rollerbob]

Splinter, heck of job on that one! very nice indeed!! Nice photo as well!

 

[Ligget]

Excellent pen, great casting and the finish looks to be flawless too!

 

[rjwolfe3]

Very nice!

 

[mickr]

grand work..like it alot

 

[workinforwood]

Pen looks really great. I like the color combo. You get your Bollucks from Butch???

 

[stolicky]

Nice pen. I like the combo.

 

[nightowl]

That is a great looking pen. The kit appears to be a cigar, but the middle and lower sections have an added component dosen't it? Is that just a home customization?

 

[splinter99]

Yes, the middle and lower blanks have a segment of aluminum and ebony to match the kit parts.This gives it a different look, It was the first time I tried this look and I like it alot..The next time I will make the upper berrel ebony segment a little thicker (the same thickness as the black part of the kit)

 

[CSue]

Wow! Thats a beauty!

 

[artme]

That is an excellent pen by anyone's standards.

 

[skiprat]

Excellent pen, great casting and the finish looks to be flawless too!

You took the words right out of my mouth Mark:biggrin:
Even the pic is very good, though I think that if your work and pics are this good then you should change the two part backdrops to one bigger one.
The seperate sheets seem to catch your eye like a small blemish on a beautiful womans face:biggrin: