Amboyna Jr Gent (son of burl)

[leehljp]

Last week I posted a pict of a burl that a friend from the Philippines gave me.

Below is a pen from that burl. The chatoyance is so great and so red that it overpowers the camera. I tried several backgrounds and several settings and it still overpowered to the point of over-saturation.

Click on this link to see a large size, which reveals a "face" by the clip. It is upside down to the clip end. I did not notice it until I saw the pictures. It only becomes evident under certain light and from a certain direction, but then that is what Chatoyance is . . or does.
http://www.penturners.org/photos/images/940/1_Face_BlueBG_small9.jpg

This one is for a friend who certainly deserves at least this.

 

[mrburls]

Hank, Great looking pen. Fantastic finish on that close up shot. That must have been some good friend to give up a chunk of burl like that.

Keith "mrburls"

 

[ldb2000]

Hank , that is a beautiful pen , that burl looks fantastic and you gave it a fantastic finish . Great photos too .

 

[Jim15]

That's a beauty.

 

[hewunch]

That is an AWESOME PEN! Now what do you make for strong CP supporters/givers? :biggrin:

 

[Stick Rounder]

Beautiful Pen! Very nice wood.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Hank, beautiful pen, you nailed the 3 F's (fit,finish and fotos:wink:.)

 

[VisExp]

Lovely pen Hank. The color of the burl is amazing.

 

[Dario]

Very nice Hank.

Hank, beautiful pen, you nailed the 3 F's (fit,finish and fotos:wink:.)

And since when did you become a Filipino? :biggrin:

FYI, we are notorious for having the P-F syndrome (interchanging pronunciation) :redface:

 

[GouletPens]

That really looks great Hank. I'm glad to see the wood has a nice home It makes me want to take the chunk I have very similar to yours and finally put it to use. I bought a large amboyna burl all waxed up at the 2008 AAW symposium and it's so brilliant looking I don't even have the courage to cut it up. I think I'm waiting on a message from God about what to do with it:tongue:

 

[rjwolfe3]

Brian, God said send it to me and I will use it.

 

[toolcrazy]

Gorgeous

 

[GBusardo]

WOW! Great Job, Great wood!

 

[JimB]

Fantastic work Hank, and a beautiful piece of wood.

 

[broitblat]

Great looking pen. That is a beautiful burl that's been well crafted into a beauty of a pen.

-Barry

 

[GouletPens]

Brian, God said send it to me and I will use it.

Blasphemy!! You should send me 10 of your best amboyna burl pen blanks as your penance.

 

[YORKGUM]

I want that one too.

 

[Dalecamino]

Hank , it's been awhile since I've seen some of your recent work . This one too , was worth the wait . Nicely done and , thanks for the good photography . This is indeed a beauty .

 

[rjwolfe3]

Blasphemy!! You should send me 10 of your best amboyna burl pen blanks as your penance.

Lol, you are assuming I have any. I don't believe that I have even held a piece of amboyna in my hand. Someday I hope to fix that.

 

[Dario]

Lol, you are assuming I have any. I don't believe that I have even held a piece of amboyna in my hand. Someday I hope to fix that.

Are you serious?

Had I known...I would have thrown a freebie amboyna with your persimmon order. :wink:

 

[markgum]

awesome

 

[Dalecamino]

Are you serious?

Had I known...I would have thrown a freebie amboyna with your persimmon order. :wink:

Dario !!!! Send ME his freebie !! PLEEEAAASSSE ???:biggrin:

 

[JayDevin]

that is awesome

sweeet!!!!

Simply stunning!

i lIKE iT!

 

[leehljp]

Very nice Hank.

FYI, we are notorious for having the P-F syndrome (interchanging pronunciation) :redface:

Dario,

In the Philippines, how do Filipinos spell the Philippines? With an "F" or "PH"? I ask this honestly because as an American, I was amazed to learn that so many countries don't call themselves by the same name as is used in the English, or spell it the same way either.

Japan is called "Nihon", or sometimes "Nippon" by Japanese (Nihonjin).


THANKS everyone for the comments. I haven't cut the "flame" part of the burl and am saving that for a bowl. However, I will not turn that until I have some experience in making bowls. It could be 6 months or even a couple of years before I give that a try. Don't want to run the flame with a beginner's mistake.

 

[Dario]

Dario,

In the Philippines, how do Filipinos spell the Philippines? With an "F" or "PH"? I ask this honestly because as an American, I was amazed to learn that so many countries don't call themselves by the same name as is used in the English, or spell it the same way either.

Japan is called "Nihon", or sometimes "Nippon" by Japanese (Nihonjin).

Great question Hank.

Philippines is actually spelled Pilipinas and Filipinos are called Pilipino.

 

[altaciii]

WOW! Really nic pen, great pics also. You did a great job on this one and can I be your friend? Make me one too, please.....

 

[Russianwolf]

:drool: damn Hank, that's................ stunning.

 

[Russianwolf]

Dario,

In the Philippines, how do Filipinos spell the Philippines? With an "F" or "PH"? I ask this honestly because as an American, I was amazed to learn that so many countries don't call themselves by the same name as is used in the English, or spell it the same way either.

Japan is called "Nihon", or sometimes "Nippon" by Japanese (Nihonjin).


THANKS everyone for the comments. I haven't cut the "flame" part of the burl and am saving that for a bowl. However, I will not turn that until I have some experience in making bowls. It could be 6 months or even a couple of years before I give that a try. Don't want to run the flame with a beginner's mistake.

Yeah, It took me a while to figure out why all Germans asked if you speak Dutch?

 

[leehljp]

Yeah, It took me a while to figure out why all Germans asked if you speak Dutch?

LOL! :biggrin: I first learned that over here when the Japanese kept referring to Germany as Doitsu!

And the Japanese kana alphabet spells Holland as O ra nn do . . . Orlando. Took me a loooong time to figure out that they were NOT referring to that city in Florida.