Grape Wood Jr

[maxman400]

I stopped by a Yard sale yesterday and found a Grape wood pot hanger for $4, I took it home and cut some pieces off of it and Cast them in Clear Alumilite at 60 PSI. This is one of the four blanks that I ended up with. The inside is painted dark blue, there is a couple of thin spots in the paint where the tube kinda shows through giving it an aqua color. It has a CA finish sanded to 1500, MM to 12000 then plastix polished. It is on a gold Jr. Gent.
Any Comments Welcome, Thanks for looking. :biggrin:
Same yard sale I got the stand from. :biggrin:

 

[turbowagon]

Cool, I love pens from reclaimed items. The result looks great!

 

[workinforwood]

Looks really super Max.

 

[broitblat]

Great looking results. I wouldn't have expected grape to come out that way. Good looking photos, too.

-Barry

 

[cinder_ladylocket]

Great looking pen and photo.......keep up the good work!!! Impressive!

 

[jbostian]

Great job that is a very nice pen.

Jamie

 

[kennspens]

wow, great looking pen

 

[Jim Smith]

Wow! Talk about making a silk purse out of a sows ear. Beautiful job! Thanks for sharing.

Jim Smith

 

[Dalecamino]

That looks great Max . Interesting wood . The finish is super .

 

[David Keller]

I really, really like that pen. It's beautiful.

 

[maxman400]

Thanks everyone for the great feedback, it is hard to capture a good photo of this pen. Because it is cast in clear you can look right down inside and see the wood, it is like looking at wood under water. I think I will be doing more casting in clear.

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen

 

[Papa mark]

Max, great looking pens, really nice grain.
Papamark

 

[Rfturner]

Great Job I have turned about a dozen pens from grapevine if you want a cheap source go to home depot in the plant section, they are usally marketed either for pets or as decoration, I can find it for $5-14 depending on the size. The wood is very nice looking although it does have a tendecy to split and make good sections not very fun.

 

[seamus7227]

What a great look! Well done

 

[Mark]

Nicely Done. I really like the combination.


The stand is cool too.... :biggrin: