A Couple Urushi's

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First is just an Ebonite Statesman with a few coats of clear urushi...nice and soft to the touch.

The second is a candidate for next years ugly pen contest:biggrin:....15 layers of colored urushi goofy "spackle".

I promise I'll take some pics of the next batch of nice pens...they should be done in a few weeks.

Thanks for looking.
 

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Ugly pen my , uh, er, bottom side. That is really great looking. Both are. Those are two really awesome looking pens, and you photo skills really make me envious.
 
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Chris, you would not have my vote for ugly pen. They are both excellent pens.
I, as an expermint tried two pens with metal leaf with chemical patinas. I didn't care for them very much. However the person who bought both of them thought they were the best pens ever.
I think your pens show a lot of artistic talent.
Ellis
 
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Really nice pens, Cris.
I really like the non "ugly" one. I see some sort of a blue glare or tint to the finish is that caused by reflection or a poor monitor. Both are beautiful.
 
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I think your "ugly" pen is fantastic. The color mix reminds me of some dreams I had in the '60's right after I ......well, let's just say I think it's groovy, man.
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chriselle said:
First is just an Ebonite Statesman with a few coats of clear urushi...nice and soft to the touch.

The second is a candidate for next years ugly pen contest:biggrin:....15 layers of colored urushi goofy "spackle".

I promise I'll take some pics of the next batch of nice pens...they should be done in a few weeks.

Thanks for looking.
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What is "urush"?
 
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I've seen a lot of finishes in a lot of different fields of woodworking, right up into extreme competitions Chris. That second pen is the best looking finish I have ever seen. Most woodworkers could only dream of pulling of something like that. I know it makes me envious.
 
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workinforwood said:
I've seen a lot of finishes in a lot of different fields of woodworking, right up into extreme competitions Chris. That second pen is the best looking finish I have ever seen. Most woodworkers could only dream of pulling of something like that. I know it makes me envious.
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Hey thank you everyone. You are all too kind....REALLY!! Jeff, thanks but I think the reason I don't dig it is that it didn't quite turn out like I was expecting. If you saw what I was aiming for you'd laugh, too. Back to the drawing board as they say.


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What is "urush"?
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John, Urushi is traditional Japanese lacquer...tree sap with a bite..lol. It's not the easiest stuff to get along with but in the end it lives up to it's long history.
 
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oldsmokey said:
Chris, you would not have my vote for ugly pen. They are both excellent pens.
I, as an expermint tried two pens with metal leaf with chemical patinas. I didn't care for them very much. However the person who bought both of them thought they were the best pens ever.
I think your pens show a lot of artistic talent.
Ellis
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Ellis, that is a whole other world I've yet to explore. It's called maki-e but I've had a heck of time getting the "right" powdered metals.

altaciii said:
Really nice pens, Cris.
I really like the non "ugly" one. I see some sort of a blue glare or tint to the finish is that caused by reflection or a poor monitor. Both are beautiful.
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Alex, I prefer this one too. The pen is blue ebonite shot on a baby blue background...didn't have white handy, so yes bad blue hue. I gave it to the client today and he was doing back flips..:biggrin:
 
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Gotta agree with the others. That "ugly" pen looks better than some of the custom orders I've done for clients.

Any chance of getting a tutorial on the process used to do it?
 
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They both look very good Chris, well done.

I actually like the El Grande one very much, looks very attractive, even though it didn't turn out as expected.

Happy accident I'd say:)
 
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Well Chris, Looks like others think your "ugly" pen deserved more credit than you gave it. Still think its a great looking pen and back flips by the client are well deserved. Congrats.
 
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Well, I'll be ..........!!:eek: That pen....Front page!! Surprised but tickled nonetheless.
Thank you all for the kind comments. Makes me wish I had taken pictures of the last group of "pretty" pens before they all sold last week. I have a batch of new urushi pens I'm just starting as a commision and the client just said,
"Go Wild" so I think I will do some more "uglies" and try to document the urushi process along the way.
 
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I am a true believer in the saying "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder". Your "ugly" pen
is by far one of the most gorgeous pens I have ever seen! Your other pen will definitely lose the ugliest pen award. It is also nice!! Wizard
 
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Chris,
The front page is certainly a stunning expamle of craftsmanship, and it looks like its all your fault. Way to go, I really enjoy your workmanship. That pen is great. All that hard work has certainly paid off.
 
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