Incredible ironwood burl on black titaninum Retro Jr!

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Hey guys,

Here is one awesome and extremely chatoyant piece of ironwood burl, a lot is going on in there! I am in awe, so nice! :)

27 coats of normal CA.

Clicky the thumbnail and thanks for looking!

Charles





 
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I saw that first pic and thought "gee, he sure left a bunch of scratches lengthwise before he polished that. That's not his usual work. Then I looked at the next two pics, and figured out it was just the extreme reflection of the sunlight through the leaves in that mirrorlike finish. Great work, and you're right, no wood I know of can match DIW for chatoyance. I suspect it's due to a very high silica content from slow growth in the desert, but I'm not sure. Whatever causes it, I LIKE IT!!!
 
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jskeen said:
I saw that first pic and thought "gee, he sure left a bunch of scratches lengthwise before he polished that. That's not his usual work. Then I looked at the next two pics, and figured out it was just the extreme reflection of the sunlight through the leaves in that mirrorlike finish. Great work, and you're right, no wood I know of can match DIW for chatoyance. I suspect it's due to a very high silica content from slow growth in the desert, but I'm not sure. Whatever causes it, I LIKE IT!!!
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Hahahaha, thank you!!! :)

Charles
 
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Charles, You could look at this two ways... that is an absolutely beautiful pen or the most stunning piece of CA glue on this planet. I'll go with the pen:wink:. Another beautiful piece of art. Doc
 
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wizard said:
Charles, You could look at this two ways... that is an absolutely beautiful pen or the most stunning piece of CA glue on this planet. I'll go with the pen:wink:. Another beautiful piece of art. Doc
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Hahaha, thank you!

I shall turn some awesome amboyna burl shortly. The blanks I have have eyes on 4 sides!!! ;)

C

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