First Cigars

[John Carr]

My first try at a Cigar pen. Made these two yesterday...

#1 is Spalted Maple that I got from Bryant - very nice wood - on a Ti Gold Cigar.
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#2 is Curly Maple on a Black Ti Cigar. The wood was saved from the remnants of a HUGE Maple that was cut down and [:0] cut up for firewood! [:0] Ouch!
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[JimGo]

The curly maple looks really cool! Almost like one of those horses; I forget what they're called...appalosas?

 

[MDWine]

I saw these in the album, both are very nice.
I especially like number two, the "pinto" pen! []

 

[J. Fred Muggs]

I like that bark remnant on the curly maple. Really sets it off. Nice work on both!

 

[WoodChucker]

Both very nice looking pens!

 

[coach]

Excellent job!

 

[alamocdc]

Sweet! Very nice pens!

 

[simplepens]

great looking pens and photography

 

[swm6500]

Great looking pen John. The spalted maple from Bryant is really nice.

 

[Fleabit]

Nice looking spalted maple! Has some very nice design to it. Now the curly maple has a character of its own!

 

[John Carr]

Thanks folks.

Bryant sent me some gorgeous Spalted Maple blanks. That one is typical of the lot.

The Curly Maple was from a thin slab a friend gave me. The piece had been drying in his attic for several years. Never saw any wood where the bark was so firmly attached. Couldn't pass up a chance to try to use it. I actually wanted to include a bit more bark, but I still have a bit left to experiment with.

And I like the 'Pinto" name. (Now why didn't I think of that?)