Honduran Rosewood Swirly Burl Majestic
- Thread starter wizard
- Start date
Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad
Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad
terryf
Member
Lovely pen Doc, as always!!
workinforwood
Member
Yes..that looks majestic for sure! You really know how to match the blanks with the right kits Doc.
seamus7227
Member
that he does Jeff! I agree! Your finish is once again Superb, Doc!
PaulDoug
Member
Great looking pen! Very nice work.
maxman400
Member
As they all have said, Another Outstanding One Doc.
PenPal
Member
Morning here Doc.
Rosewoods sure are flattering to kits and this pen once again proves it. Going back to my serious photography years and there was 40 plus plus of them I photographed up until the 70,s in black and white. The bride demanded detail white and the most traditional groom was clad in black. So detail black was needed as well. Damn it they spent a lot of time together so the conundrum, using compromise and careful selective printing honour was satisfied.
Then in the 70,s I bought a Studio that had been continuous for over a hundred years in Australias first inland city and color weddings then later colour portraits. In this nether world I used to selectively tone prints using Cow Gum a form of rubber painted the blacks, then sepia toned the pic to get skin tone. We did not view colour as safe to use completely for a while. Prints were hand coloured and wrinkles ,physical defects were removed on the negatives using a pencil. Always wondered up until then why my Dads Army pics gave him the smoothest face taken in a studio in the 40,s.
Photography demanded tight composition, heavy competition and a lot of hard work. Now in comes digital in my old age and I notice such an accomplished pen maker such as yourself and a mug like me we have great difficulty producing a detailed pic of the Rosewoods unless they have sapwood or lighter colours.
Knowing this full well I believe your pen is magnificent and in the hand will be many times more detailed than in the pic, well made in your inevitable style.
Talking with my daughter in Utah last night she will bring me about 80 Rosewood blanks with her on the visit scheduled last day of June with us for one month.
Both yourself and Wiset 1 demonstrate that in a very short time mastery, craftsmanship is abundant in your pens and I thankyou for posting this masterpiece.
Kind regards Peter.
Rosewoods sure are flattering to kits and this pen once again proves it. Going back to my serious photography years and there was 40 plus plus of them I photographed up until the 70,s in black and white. The bride demanded detail white and the most traditional groom was clad in black. So detail black was needed as well. Damn it they spent a lot of time together so the conundrum, using compromise and careful selective printing honour was satisfied.
Then in the 70,s I bought a Studio that had been continuous for over a hundred years in Australias first inland city and color weddings then later colour portraits. In this nether world I used to selectively tone prints using Cow Gum a form of rubber painted the blacks, then sepia toned the pic to get skin tone. We did not view colour as safe to use completely for a while. Prints were hand coloured and wrinkles ,physical defects were removed on the negatives using a pencil. Always wondered up until then why my Dads Army pics gave him the smoothest face taken in a studio in the 40,s.
Photography demanded tight composition, heavy competition and a lot of hard work. Now in comes digital in my old age and I notice such an accomplished pen maker such as yourself and a mug like me we have great difficulty producing a detailed pic of the Rosewoods unless they have sapwood or lighter colours.
Knowing this full well I believe your pen is magnificent and in the hand will be many times more detailed than in the pic, well made in your inevitable style.
Talking with my daughter in Utah last night she will bring me about 80 Rosewood blanks with her on the visit scheduled last day of June with us for one month.
Both yourself and Wiset 1 demonstrate that in a very short time mastery, craftsmanship is abundant in your pens and I thankyou for posting this masterpiece.
Kind regards Peter.