BigRob777
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I haven't posted any pics in a while, because I was saving them for a group shot. These are for my family for Christmas presents. I'll be posting a pic of my first three bottle stoppers in the appropriate place soon. The woods are curly willow and black locust (2 trees in our yard growing up, which we climbed constantly), kingwood and Tulipwood, a pen and pencil unmatching set with spalted oak and Bois de Rose.
That Black Locust is some really hard wood and it is a challenge to do it cross-cut. I had 3 flaws in the comfort grip pen with no grip, but a thumb rest. I did my first cut fix. One was actually a crack that went half way through the locust. Can't see it now!!! Of all of these, the worst was the willow, as it was like balsa wood and the best was the Bois de Rose. I'm going to do a pen in black locust, straight cut. It is gorgeous grain and should make a nice pen. It takes a great shine. I have it on 3 pens. The lighter shade small segment is just catching the light differently, or something.
That Black Locust is some really hard wood and it is a challenge to do it cross-cut. I had 3 flaws in the comfort grip pen with no grip, but a thumb rest. I did my first cut fix. One was actually a crack that went half way through the locust. Can't see it now!!! Of all of these, the worst was the willow, as it was like balsa wood and the best was the Bois de Rose. I'm going to do a pen in black locust, straight cut. It is gorgeous grain and should make a nice pen. It takes a great shine. I have it on 3 pens. The lighter shade small segment is just catching the light differently, or something.
] Merry Christmas, Big Guy!
