Desert Ironwood and Sindora Burl
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workinforwood
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They look great, especially the second one Paul. Nice finish too.
Seer
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Custom Center band on the second? Both look nice
Mark
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I really like the Desert Ironwood. I'm going to get me some of that one day.
Nicely Done.
Do tell on the CB for the second one. :biggrin:
Nicely Done.
Do tell on the CB for the second one. :biggrin:
1dweeb
Member
Great looking pens.
David Keller
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Nice looking pens. That's a really nice looking piece of sindora burl... Much prettier than the stuff I've turned.
maxman400
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Great Looking Pens, I really like the second One.
neubee
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the burl looks great
PaulSF
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Thank you! Custom centerbands are WAY above my current pay grade. I think that one of the pens is the Tycoon kit, and the other is a Baron. They use the same bushings (from JohnnyCNC), but the centerband is slightly different.
All the desert ironwood I've had before has been a darker brown color. This came out like a yellow labrador, so I think of it as my "shaggy dog" pen.
You've no doubt heard the stories about sindora burl being from some river bottom on the Vietnam-Cambodian border. This particular blank was cut from a piece of wood that was used in a flashback scene in First Blood. They beat Sylvester Stallone repeatedly with it (hence the fascinating swirls), until he snapped and caused extensive mayhem.
All the desert ironwood I've had before has been a darker brown color. This came out like a yellow labrador, so I think of it as my "shaggy dog" pen.
You've no doubt heard the stories about sindora burl being from some river bottom on the Vietnam-Cambodian border. This particular blank was cut from a piece of wood that was used in a flashback scene in First Blood. They beat Sylvester Stallone repeatedly with it (hence the fascinating swirls), until he snapped and caused extensive mayhem.