Emperor Rhodium,22k Amboyna Burl

[pete00]

Well this is it, i thought it would be a little smaller than the statesman. There just about the same size except the emperor look bigger im guessing because its not tappered on bottom.

Didnt have a bushing to turn bottom so i locked tha calipers to the
trim ring on the nib coupler and turned. I must have measured the blank about a thousand times the fit came out pretty good.

Out side of a nasty kickback on tabel saw that left a half dollar size welt on my arm(face shield always on), it turn out well.

with the wood

to give you a comparison. baron(from jbyrd24),statesman,emperor,

only one problem look to the right and you'll see a couple of gray "wet spots" not sure what or why.

After sanding with mm. dna, coat of ca and sanded again with mm then anothe coat ca. This coat came out a little rough so i sanded a little and then used novus2, then ca again. Didnt notice the spots until i was all done and put together. You dont notice them unless your looking for it with the light just right. Ill just call them (ahhhh.... brain cramp) that word for silvery shinny spots in wood.

comments welcome
thanks....pete

lets see what am i playing with next.
(hint) hmmm...sounds like a fishy story to me...

 

[wdcav1952]

Nice work, Pete. I like the kit and wood selection. Table saws can be unforgiving, glad you weren't hurt worse.

 

[Johnathan]

Wonderful looking pens, The king of kits with the king of woods. I like it. I think it would be worth puting it back on the lathe to fix those spots. Even if their hard to see, that's going to drive you nuts![]

 

[pete00]

Originally posted by Johnathan
<br />Wonderful looking pens, The king of kits with the king of woods. I like it. I think it would be worth puting it back on the lathe to fix those spots. Even if their hard to see, that's going to drive you nuts![]

funny you would say that......it is..[][][][]

 

[Rifleman1776]

Where do I start?
OK, thanks that you were not seriously injured with the table saw accident. I once had a kickback that put me down for about 15 min. and hurt like [}]
Comparison: thanks, again. I needed that. Did not realize they were so much bigger than the Baron. Puts things in perspective. Surprised no one else has done that sooner.
Finally: the Emperor: knock out, elegant, well done, atta boy.

 

[airrat]

Look good Pete. I would fix those spots. I noticed the ones I have gotten seem to get bigger as the pen sits.

 

[micah]

I just love Amboyna. It just looks reagal to me!
Unfortunantly, around here I have not found a market for it. Kinda strange i know.
Great job. I love it.
Micah

 

[alamocdc]

Really nice work, Pete. I hate kick backs. After my last one, I built a spltter to install on my saw.

 

[JimGo]

Pete, it looks like you pulled this one off very well, despite not having the bushings. Congratulations!

 

[Jim15]

Really nice pen Pete.

jim

 

[clewless]

Show the pen to the wife and see if she picks out the "flaws", bet she doesn't...and likely no one else would if you (we) didn't obsess on them.

I think it's marvelous and would be happy to have it.[}]

Trade a bottle of Capt. Morgan for it?

 

[pete00]

thanks for the nice words, appreciate it......pete

look for fish story comming to theater near you.......[][][]

 

[pete00]

Originally posted by clewless
<br />Show the pen to the wife and see if she picks out the "flaws", bet she doesn't...and likely no one else would if you (we) didn't obsess on them.

I think it's marvelous and would be happy to have it.[}]

Trade a bottle of Capt. Morgan for it?

hmmm.....ahh how big a bottle (drunken smily face)...lol

 

[Charles]

Very nice! I have to also thank you for the comparison pic of the three pens. Choice of wood is superb for this pen. Way to go.