Chinese Elm Navigator Surprise

[marcruby]

As a rule I know what woods I've worked on, where. So when I grabbed a miscellaneous scrap off a work table to try out a new skew I figured it was junk cherry. Turns out it was nothing of the sort. By accident I saw some Chinese Elm on the IAP and then I remembered that a friend have given me a big branch, the parts of which are lost in the chaos of my inventory system.

I did manage to find three more pieces of the wood and heres the first pen. Now I need to make one more for my friend.

Marc

 

[garypeck]

great pen.... i like the custom finial......

 

[ldb2000]

Beautiful pen Marc . That wood has a wonderful look to it and your finish is stunning , great job on the finial too .

 

[workinforwood]

Great pen Marc!

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful finish Marc, excellent work my friend!

 

[mitchm]

Real winner, finish is superb and I love the finial.

 

[papaturner]

Beautiful.....Very classy.

 

[johnnycnc]

Very nice, Marc.
you are right, that is not junk cherry!
great looking wood.

 

[bitshird]

Nice pen Marc, that is rather a nice piece of wood.

 

[marcruby]

Thanks everyone. This is a great crew to get compliments from!!!

Marc

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Marc, Great piece of wood and you did it more the justice. Now to that second picture where in the hell did you get Spike the shell. I don't know if you've been around long enough to remember Gerry Rhodes used to have Spike in all his pictures I sure do miss old Spike.

 

[rdunn12]

Now that is a beauty.Nice work.

 

[NewLondon88]

Is this similar looking wood to the Japanese elm?
just wondering, I have a 100+ lb chunk sitting in my shop waiting
for me to get around to cutting it up.

If it looks anything like yours, I'm gonna have a blast..

 

[Dario]

Simple elegance...love it. The custom finial does set it off.

Now to that second picture where in the hell did you get Spike the shell. I don't know if you've been around long enough to remember Gerry Rhodes used to have Spike in all his pictures I sure do miss old Spike.

LOL...driving by memory lane again Roy?! :tongue:

 

[CaptG]

Outstanding job Marc. That is some great looking wood.

 

[leehljp]

You did that wood well. Your finishes are great! Love the color of the wood!

 

[Mather323]

Great work on your pen, it looks very nice.

 

[VisExp]

Marc, the pen looks beautiful. Gorgeous looking piece of wood and a very nice finish. What finish is that? I've followed a couple of your posts about finishes and we seem to have similar views.

 

[marcruby]

What finish is that?

It's really just my standard CA finish. As you know, it's a very minimalist approach. I think keeping the number of coats down and letting the layers cure at their own pace let's the wood come through. That's pure theory, though.

Marc

 

[VisExp]

Thanks Marc. I used Waterlox for the first time today. Aside from the fact that it smelt like used engine oil, I liked it. I put it on a bowl. I think I will experiment with it on some pens.

 

[Longfellow]

Chinese Elm

I just recently posted some Chinese Elm blanks on the Individual Classified forum. That may be the wood you saw. Great looking pen. Today I obtained a few very large logs of Japanese Yew, (PODOCARPUS). First blanks look spectacular. Wiil list some in near future. Tomorrow I am going back for more.

 

[marcruby]

Yes, it was you - the first group you posted. I'll keep an eye out for the Japanese yew.

Marc

I just recently posted some Chinese Elm blanks on the Individual Classified forum. That may be the wood you saw. Great looking pen. Today I obtained a few very large logs of Japanese Yew, (PODOCARPUS). First blanks look spectacular. Wiil list some in near future. Tomorrow I am going back for more.

 

[MikeMcM1956]

Marc,
Beautiful pen, thanks for sharing....

Mike

 

[nava1uni]

Marc,
That is a really nice pen. I really like turning Chinese elm, it is very smooth turning. I purchased some from Ken (longfellow) and it is very nice wood. All the wood I have gotten from him has been really nice.

 

[Longfellow]

Japanese Yew

Here is a pic of the fitst cutting on the Japanese Yew I obtained. Later cuttings are even prettier.

 

[toolcrazy]

Beautiful pen, nice work.