A few new ones

[Exabian]

Got a chance to get into the shop yesterday and was able to try out a new kit for me, the Designer NT, and try out some rub in color wax I picked up. I also knocked out a Wall Street I was trying to get to. Used Bethlehem olive wood.

In order:
Green (the wax was gold) is some wood I picked up from hobby lobby.
Pink/red (the wax is red) is maple.
And the Wall Street.

 

[Exabian]

Also

This was an original test piece. The wood is some scrap wood i had. I like how the wax only highlighted the grain.

 

[SDB777]

Rub in dye, hadn't thought too much about doing that....but it does give a different 'look' to the timber.

I'm guessing that the dye in the wax was easier to get into the tracheids cells and not the xylem cells, giving the overall impression of the grain standing out better. Guess I need to stop studying the cell structure of wood and get some pens made myself




Well done!!!!








Scott (it's cool) B

 

[mrcook4570]

Very nice group of pens. It is always fun to experiment with new components and materials.

 

[Hendu3270]

Great job on the pens. I've seen the colored wax for pens but never actually seen it on a pen. Very interesting how it highlighted the grain on the green test pen.

 

[Hendu3270]

I'm guessing that the dye in the wax was easier to get into the tracheids cells and not the xylem cells, giving the overall impression of the grain standing out better. Guess I need to stop studying the cell structure of wood and get some pens made myself

Scott (it's cool) B

LOL:biggrin:

 

[Sataro]

Nice job on that group of pens!