closed-end curly walnut Jr Gent

[redfishsc]

Jr Gent with curly walnut, Ti gold. I really like the form of this pen. It went to one of the faculty members of the Seminary who is a fountain pen fanatic and he just adores the pen. His favorite part, lol, is the broad nib I put on it for him. He's payed twice this amount for Watermans and Parkers that didn't write nearly as nice (I guess that means my price just went up a tad[])


Again, sorry about the weird pic. I haven't had good times with my camera lately and I was too lazy to reshoot when the sun had set a bit more.

 

[GaryMGg]

I really like this pen even thought the pic is distracting.
Great job.

 

[papaturner]

Looks like I taught you photography but the pen is great.

 

[BUGSY]

redfish...what did you use to stain ? it looks like aquafortis....i really like it bugsy

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice job on the closed end!

 

[Ligget]

Lovely work, I like the closed end shape!

 

[redfishsc]

bugsy, no stain at all. Walnut just looks like that. I love it. Walnut is definitely one of my top ten favorite woods to work with in general.

 

[Jeff-in-Indiana]

Hey redfish, nice, nice work on the closed-end curly walnut ... what is the finish on the wood ?? (i.e. sealer and sanding)
(For my own personal pens, the more often I turn wood (as opposed to polyresin), the more I like a satin finish and feel ...
but that is just for my own hands and grip .... )
Sharp looking FP

 

[redfishsc]

The wood as sealed and grain-filled with CA, and sanded smooth with 400 grit and sprayed with conversion varnish (a very high-durability lacquer available only through commercial cabinetry suppliers and similar wholesalers).

It is a satin. Spray and done...well... a tad of wax to finish it off...

 

[guts]

Hey red that is one fine looking pen,gonna have to try the closed end thing for sure.