Curly Mimosa

[Sandsini]

Here is an Atrax Ballpoint (I have been really digging this kit lately) in a wonderful Curly Mimosa. There is tons of figure and chatoyance in this wood.

 

[kruzzer]

great job on the pen and the blank is stunning... may I ask where you got the blank??

 

[MikeL]

Looks really good.

 

[mikespenturningz]

Wow very nice indeed. Love that wood..

 

[solobiker]

I love the grain on the wood and the pen kit goes great with it.

 

[BSea]

WOW, looks a lot like curly Koa. Good job! :good:

 

[Karl_99]

Nice looking pen! Well done...

 

[Sandsini]

great job on the pen and the blank is stunning... may I ask where you got the blank??

I got a batch of it from a vendor on ebay.

 

[OZturner]

Magnificent Pen, Eric.
Brilliant Blank, what a Glorious Piece of Eye Candy, that's the reason I love Timber.
Excellent choice of the Atrax Ball Point, Perfect with that Curly Mimosa.
Fit and Finish is Spot On.
Excellent Photograph.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[Sandsini]

Thanks for all the great comments. I appreciate it. I had a couple of wood finish screw-ups and pretty much decided to stick with the acrylics, when I came across this wood on eBay. I bought a batch and turned one of the blanks for this pen. I had some issues with the finish, again, and after sanding and refinishing, realized that it wouldn't fit the components anymore. So, I started over, paying close attention to the finish with every step and realized that the problem I was having was with the final polish. Once I resolved that, the pen came out much better.

I guess the lesson is that you can't give up, you have to systematically diagnose and adapt.

 

[BJohn]

Great Job, like the fit & finish.

Blank is very nice.