Bunch of Trimlines

[jyreene]

Here are a few Trimlines. I was practicing a few different things and did learn that I'll have to figure something else out to make center bands.

The cocobolo differences are pretty stark.

 

[BSea]

It's hard sometimes to get the colors right when segmenting. Especially when one wood will darken so much more than the other when finished. Experience is a good teacher. You can also use your resin blank cutoffs to make some interesting centerbands. And it's hard to go wrong with black.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

Cocobolo does vary quite a bit, doesn't it?

I like the trimline style for 7mm cross style pens.

What did you use for finish on these?

 

[jyreene]

It's not so much the color as getting the ends trued and the center band to match. I have to work on that's bit.

I finished them with mylands sanding sealer and friction polish. The Purple Heart got a coat of BLO to try and make the little bit of grain stand out. It didn't work.

So far not one cocobolo has been even similar.

I do like the Trimlines. Just like the Toni Twist I think.