Black Cherry Burl

[LanceD]

Closed end Black Cherry Burl. TI Gold Baron fountain pen. They were done a little shorter than I normally turn them at the request of the customer. Comments are welcome.

Thanks,Lance

 

[DWK5150]

Very nice looks good.

 

[Bob A]

That's some pretty wood. I also like the shortness of the pen. Nice job.

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Great Work Lance!

I have been rounding my ends, I lik eyour design as well.

Can I ask how deep do you drill into the pen body, do you make it so that it can also be configured at as roller ball?

Again, wonderful wood and a great form,

 

[alamocdc]

Very nice, Lance. That burl looks sweet.

 

[woodscavenger]

Nicely done. Great shape on the pen.

 

[chigdon]

I like it a lot too. I doubt you could make it that short with a rollerball though?

 

[btboone]

Slickness.

 

[woodpens]

Way to go, Lance! Beautiful pen and photo.

 

[dfurlano]

That is a very nice looking pen, but I gotta say that is an awesome photo.

 

[Ravenbsp]

Nice design and excellent work, Lance. Did you have to do any fill-in work on the burl? It looks cracked in one place. I'm not criticizing at all, if anything, it adds to the over all character of the wood and your craftemanship.

Bryan Poe
Houston, TX

 

[LanceD]

Originally posted by Jim in Oakville
<br />Great Work Lance!

I have been rounding my ends, I lik eyour design as well.

Can I ask how deep do you drill into the pen body, do you make it so that it can also be configured at as roller ball?

Again, wonderful wood and a great form,

Jim, thank you. I drilled the tube 2 1/4" for the shorter fountain pen but didn't drill extra for the spring for the rollerball. Normally I do because I make way more rollerballs than fountain pens. There was only enough room for the ink cartridge.
Fangar had posted an instructional diagram some time back listing the lengths to drill the blanks for the rollerball, so I have been using that as a guide.

Lance

 

[LanceD]

Originally posted by Ravenbsp
<br />Nice design and excellent work, Lance. Did you have to do any fill-in work on the burl? It looks cracked in one place. I'm not criticizing at all, if anything, it adds to the over all character of the wood and your craftemanship.

Bryan Poe
Houston, TX

Thanks, Bryan. No there wasn't any cracks in the wood, just the dark lines. The only filling I done was with a CA slurry after sanding with 220 grit paper.

Lance

 

[Glenn McCullough]

nicely done, great burl and fine finish.

 

[jimbo 31751]

Very nice Lance, I like the shape and the burl looks awsome.

 

[gerryr]

Great job Lance.

 

[Mikey]

Very nice! I like the shape, size and color. Two snaps up, in a circle!!

 

[punkinn]

Beautiful!! I'm hooked on this black cherry burl thang. []

Nancy

 

[jdavis]

super burl shape is good