Dabbling with the Dark Side.

[Ron Mc]

I spent some time the last couple days deep in the realms of the dark side.

Black SteelWood / Black Dyed Curly Maple.

As always comments, concerns or gripes are welcome.

 

[PenWorks]

Now that I like [] Great job Ron !

 

[OSCAR15]

Ron...Awesome work.....curious about how you did the laminations...It appears that you cut the pieces on an oblique angle. Is it CA holding the lamination together? In any case, it is a beautiful pen indeed....
OSCAR

 

[gerryr]

Nice work, Ron, although I would have expected the curly maple to look darker.

 

[Ron Mc]

Oscar,
The pieces are all cut at 45 degree angles. One thing to remember is that when I create a blank like this I drill first then cut. This way the holes in each piece are at a 45 degree as well. Yes I use Med CA for all my glue ups.

Gerry,
I have found that the Black Dyed Curly Maple has a grey color to it. Actually this is why I used it to contrast the black of the Black SteelWood.

One note that I didn't mention is because of the way I build the blanks the curl in the maple actually travels around the pen from one segment to the next. Thus you don't loos the beautiful curl.[]

 

[btboone]

!

 

[Johnathan]

Nice job, as always.

 

[dfurlano]

Great looking pen!

 

[Bob A]

Sharp pen! I like this one the best.

 

[ashaw]

Great Job. What else can I say.

 

[chitswood]

Wow, how much are you selling that for[:0]

 

[alamocdc]

Tres cool, Ron!!![^]

 

[Jim15]

Ron, I have to agree with everyone else, A great looking pen.

jim

 

[tipusnr]

Luke, I am your rollerball![}]Noooooo![:0]

 

[airrat]

Looking good Ron. Nice color

 

[Dario]

I love it....possibly my favorite so far.

 

[UKpenmaker]

That is really stunning Ron, definately my kind of pen.

 

[BigRob777]

Ron,
Yowza, that's sweeeeeet!!! I've never heard of anyone dyeing curly maple black. What a neat concept. I'm just getting into dyes myself, but haven't been able to get the dye through the wood, so I have to have them stabilized too. Was that professionally dyed, or did you do it yourself?
Rob

 

[Rifleman1776]

Outstanding! With equally outstanding effect. The grain of the maple come through in a very exciting manner. I believe chatoyance is even coming through in the photo. You have set a new standard.

 

[thewishman]

The curly maple looks almost translucent - excellent contrast and great effect!

 

[SteveRoberts]

I also think this is amongst your best, the color combo in particular.

 

[Charles]

Beautiful Pen!!! Great as usual.

 

[Ryan]

Ron, I am not a fan of a lot of the laminations and therefore do not comment on them, BUT this one is FANTASTIC. This is my favorite segmented pen bar none![]

Great job.

Ryan

 

[pete00]

very nice..... i cant keep up with all the nice stuff being posted..

 

[jdavis]

great job as usual

 

[Ravenbsp]

Beautiful. You've done a great and very tasteful job in choosing materials and a design that mesh beautifully. There is no need to mention that the worksmanship is masterful, the photo says all that needs to be said!

 

[L32]

The combination is astounding. Truely a breathtaking pen[]
PS I got blanks you sent me today, mail sent, Thanks for the checkerboard blanks.

 

[knottyharry]

Super looking pen.
Harry

 

[DocStram]

It has this sort of sophistication about it, doesn't it?

 

[atvrules1]

Wow Ron, another great pen. Glad somebody can do something like that.