Flame Box Elder Freebie

[G1Pens]

Got this as a freebie short from Appalacian Wood with a purchase of some other stuff. This is a new wood for me. I really like the colors in it. Copper is a hard metal to match to a blank, but I thought it looked good with this one. Finish is CA/MM12000 & Novus2.

Thanks for looking.

 

[Dutra]

wow that copper does look good with that box elder!

 

[dgelnett]

Pen looks great. I notice you said you have never used box elder before, did you know the red will turn brown after being in the sun for a short period of time? That is why when turning a bowl I use an air brush to spray a light coat of red coloring over the box elder red before applying the finish. Just a heads up.

 

[Lee K]

Gary, that kinda looks like Jupiter :biggrin:

very nice indeed.......

 

[bobjackson]

Great looking blank and pen. Nice job.

 

[toyotaman]

Got this as a freebie short from Appalacian Wood with a purchase of some other stuff. This is a new wood for me. I really like the colors in it. Copper is a hard metal to match to a blank, but I thought it looked good with this one. Finish is CA/MM12000 & Novus2.

Thanks for looking.

Gary,that is a nice looking pen there. I've not made one of those before. I have some of that wood too. This is a bowl I made from it along with a few pens. Great wood to turn.
Donny

 

[firewhatfire]

I thought you were giving some away. Looks good

 

[reddwil]

Looks good Gary

 

[simomatra]

Great looking pen Garry and the copper does go well

 

[boxerman]

One very nice pen.

 

[G1Pens]

Thanks for the heads up Dave. Hopefully it will hold the color for a while as I think that is the allure of the wood.

 

[toyotaman]

Gary, What kind of finish do you have on the pen?