Black and Tan Baron

[Fangar]

Hello all,

I just finished this special order for a very good customer of mine. It is a Black Acrylic Cap, Brown Mallee Burl, Baron rollerbal with Black Titanium hardware. She sent me a sketch of a pen she saw that she wanted me to put my own spin on. I think this one came out great. The burl is BLO /CA finished to match the high gloss of the black.

Cheers,

James

 

[JimGo]

Looks pretty cool James! I like the two-tone effect. Nice job with both the fit and the finish, too.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Beautiful work. The Baron is, IMHO, the ultimate elegant style. The two-tone isn't my taste, but then, I'm not your customer either.

 

[Czarcastic]

Outstanding workmanship!
Gorgeous combination of color. Very attractive and elegant looking pen. Your customer should be thrilled!
Great job.

 

[Old Griz]

Very nice pen, the only thing I would have done different is use something like African Blackwood for the cap if you were looking for a black top.. that way it would be wood to wood...

 

[WoodChucker]

That's a beauty, very nice! Good job on the photo also!

 

[C_Ludwigsen]

James, very nice job. I like the simple elegance of the wood bodied pen and acrylic cap. Your fit and finish are technically excellent.

 

[Fangar]

Thanks Guys. I appreciate the opinions and kind words.

Griz. I would tend to agree with you there. She was looking for the contrast of the wood and plastic though. She has quite the pen addiction, and knows what she likes I guess. This is the fourth pen she has purchased from me. Two barons, and two cigars.

Anyway, thanks again to all.

James

 

[airrat]

looks great and makes me want to go get a black an tan beer. To match that you would need to switch the colors but after a few drinks they will switch themselves.

 

[Old Griz]

Go for it James... the customer is ALWAYS RIGHT, especially when the order a custom piece... is sure is nice to have a collector or 2-3 that love your work....

 

[PenWorks]

Nice one James, your client is probablly use to having most of her pens with black plastic caps. That is a favorite of pen companies. Yours is outstanding. I even stock that look in my own pens.

 

[knottyharry]

Very nice james,
I haven't done one of those yet, but I see a lot of really awesome one that the rest of you do. I'm going to have to give it a try.
Harry

 

[jbyrd24]

Beautiful pen James. I really like the contrast between the cap
and body...[]

 

[Justin_F]

Bravo. Elegant and daring. I like the use of two materials and would like to see more of it. Diversity is creativity![]

 

[Mudder]

Wow!

Love that two toned burl. One photo makes it look 3 dimensional.
Very good work.

 

[wdcav1952]

James,
If you had described this pen, I would not have liked it. The picture shows me that I love it! Like Griz, I might prefer wood to wood, but like you, I really prefer the check for the sale!

 

[Tom McMillan]

Very, very sharp pen James!!!![]

 

[Glenn McCullough]

I am not a fan of two tone pens, however, this is definitely a mind changer!! very nice job, the two materials really compliment each other.

 

[woodscavenger]

If this is pen #4 she can have anything she wants.[] I like the look. I have a couple of scrap heap pens that had massive blowouts on the top or bottom. I think I know what to do with them.[]

 

[Fangar]

Thank you all. I really appreciate all of the feedback that each of you take the time to leave.

She about did a back flip when she got it today. She was very complimentary. She usually is happy, but she really, really liked this one. I like to see that reaction from someone for something that I enjoy so much.

Cheers,

James

 

[Fleabit]

Not sure I like the two tone, but overall the kit and combination does compliment itself (besides, it is what the customer wanted). The finish and the fit is excellent. Overall, you did a great job on this one.