Closed end bog oak jr. Celticus
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lorbay
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Dan Masshardt
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I guess it's fine. Just seems lighter that my last one though.
I just don't want people who get in on the buy to potentially be disappointed since I'm organizing it.
Here's the last one for comparison.
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Argo13
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Dan,
It might be a shade lighter. I am not sure I would have said that had you not made the suggestion. It is another great looking pen. I'd still be interested in the buy.
Jason
It might be a shade lighter. I am not sure I would have said that had you not made the suggestion. It is another great looking pen. I'd still be interested in the buy.
Jason
Indiana_Parrothead
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Dan that is another nice pen. You almost look like you know what your doing
Mike
Mike
Dan Masshardt
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I've learned how to fake it. The other side of the pen has a huge chunk missing. Haha. JK.Dan that is another nice pen. You almost look like you know what your doing
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Very nice pen Dan, your it and finish is very good. I'm going to have to try a closed in pen.
Dan Masshardt
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I'm going to post the buy shortly.
Dan Masshardt
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It was only my second one ever. The closed end mandrels that expand are really nice.
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
I've learned how to fake it. The other side of the pen has a huge chunk missing. Haha. JK.Dan that is another nice pen. You almost look like you know what your doing
You guys crack me up!
Anyway. Dan: I love the pens! The blanks are very nice. If you are done a group buy and its not too late, I'll go for 5.
The combination of blank and kit is very nice. I also like the sheen! A mirror finish is not needed for this combination.
NIce work.
plano_harry
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I am good with it. Will probably even try your finish. Looks like I will need some of those kits as well. Great look! On with the buy!
SteveG
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Dan, I am fine with the color. Some other that I have has black and some lines of dark brown, that look real good. I noticed in your pics here, that the prominent surface texture typical of oak was not evident. Did your finish fill some of that, or are these just that way, fairly smooth?
Dan Masshardt
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The buy is posted.
Dan Masshardt
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They are NOT that way. In fact, this one had some very open grain.
What I did was after each grit, I wiped off some of the dust but didn't blow it out. Then I used a drop of pens plus before moving on to the next grit. This filled in the grain nicely. I did not use any pens plus after 600 and finished with ren wax for a matte finish that looks and feels like big oak.
southernclay
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Great looking pen, great on all aspects. I like the closed end much better! The finial doesn't seem to mesh too well with the rest of the kit on the other pen so the closed end adds a ton to it IMO.... although both are keepers. Great job on the group buy, if you continue to do more I will catch one down the road or help out with it one day if needed
Dan Masshardt
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I don't care for black enamel threads. This gets rid of half of them.
And you can shape it however you want. I'm going to experiment with thicknesses as I do more of these.
cal91666
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Dan, which closed end mandrel do you use?
Dan Masshardt
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I'm using the cigar one cause it's what I have but here's the one that's prob the best choice.
These things hold so well..
http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/product/CE1.html
fitzman163
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Nice work Dan! What material is that kit?
Dan Masshardt
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It's from woodpenpro.com chrome and gold.
walshjp17
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Well done, Dan. I have coupled Keith's IBO with Jimmy's Celticus and Celticus Jr.components in the past and they a are truly spectacular combo.
Nice work on the closed-end. I believe I will do that on my next Celticus/IBO pen.
Nice work on the closed-end. I believe I will do that on my next Celticus/IBO pen.