Cocobolo

[Roy99664]

I love this stuff! Too bad I'm allergic to it. I paid the price for this one.

 

[pastorbill1952]

Great looking pen. I also have some wood allergies so I understand the prob. Hope your reaction was not too serious.

 

[Penmonkey]

That is a nice pen. I like the way it's not all b2b.

 

[reef12]

Sweet job great finish and well just great.

Love those cigars

 

[Jim15]

Very nice pen, great finish.

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice job on the pen. I've been lucky so far with no reactions, but my younger son had a nasty reaction to some canary wood last November that took a couple weeks to clear up. Just remember your respirator and gloves [].

 

[TBone]

Great looking pen, cocobolo is beautiful wood. Finish looks really good too. Hope your reaction wasn't bad.

 

[martyb]

Beautiful pen. And that's the finish that we all want ours to look like.

I've got allergies, but luckily, haven't had any reactions to any wood I've worked. The cocobolo included.

 

[Dario]

That's a beauty.

Too bad about the allergy, cocobolo is one of my current favorites.

 

[bnoles]

Roy,

An excellent example of what this pen should look like when done to perfection.

Great Job!

 

[Skye]

My nose starts burning real bad with cocobolo. Cant stand that but love the wood.

CA or lacquer?

 

[Paul in OKC]

Prety pen. I never used to be bothered by cocobolo. I did a bunch of small parts for a friend out of it and ever since it makes my sinus' close up. Ebony does the same to me.

 

[Roy99664]

It's a CA finish.

 

[jjenk02]

Nice pen, so far I have shown NO allergies to any wood and I think I have turned about 90% of them[]

 

[wags54]

Great looking pen and that finish is top notch for sure!!!

 

[johncrane]

Looks great ROY! very good finish also.[]

 

[jedgerton]

Your pen makes me want to turn some more cocobolo. I just wish I could finish my pens as good as you have. Keep up the good work.

 

[BigRob777]

Very nice work. I'm allergic to several woods, mostly rosewoods, faux rosewoods and padauk. Of course, cocobolo is a rosewood. Be careful with Bolivian Rosewood, aka morado. It has a few more names, but it's considered by many to be the worst, followed closely by cocobolo.
Rob

 

[Roy99664]

Thanks for the heads up, Rob. I try to be careful, but sometimes I get carried away and forget to turn the collector on, or put my shield down, etc. It doesn't take much.

 

[emtmike]

Hay Roy. I was having the same problems with some of the wood I turned until I got my TREND AIRSHELD. I love it and it is worth the money. If you can make a pen look as good as this one it would be worth it for you to get one.

 

[Stevej72]

Roy, that is a very nice piece of cocobolo and you did an excellent job on it. Beautiful finish!