Maidou Burl Havana with Iron Pyrite

[jkirkb94]

Just turned this. It had an unexpected void in the wood so I added some Fool's gold (iron pyrite) which is embedded in a window of medium CA. Thanks Bill for the instructions. Putting the Fool's gold in a window worked better. The wood is Maidou Burl. Thanks David. Kirk[8D]

The other side of the pen.

 

[Gary]

Nice work, Kirk! Any special tricks to doing the pyrite fill?

 

[jkirkb94]

The void went all the way down to the tube. I added enough pyrite to fill the void half way. Added some medium CA, let it settle, then sprayed with activator. Had to add some more CA then activator. Sanded to MM 8000. Initially tried to add the pyrite before blank was turned all the way down but ended up knocking it out. Turned it all the way down then used the above technique with a skew to just shave off the CA before sanding. I may try the window trick on some of the other inlays that I have. Kirk[8D]

 

[PenWorks]

Very nice looking pen Kirk, good job with the inlay., You guys come up with more wood I never even heard about. Looks like a nice light brown with redish tint to the burl. Anthony

 

[Gary]

It sure looks like it worked. I'll have to try and remember that.

 

[jkirkb94]

Anthony, you want to see woods you never knew existed? Do like I did and go to David's or Bill's sites[] Here is a batch of blanks that I got from a guy in Hawaii who, sadly, quit his business. Too bad since I would like to reorder from him. His wood was very inexpensive...most were under $1-2![] Kirk[8D]

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[Gary]

Under $1.00 - $2.00...I can see why he's no longer in business.[^]

 

[dougle40]

Nice pen Kirk , good job on the fill !

 

[Tom McMillan]

Very nice Kirk!!!!

 

[WoodChucker]

Kirk, great looking pen, really like the color.

R.T.

 

[jkirkb94]

Thanks for the comments. I have other burls that I am going to have to try. They look so much better after finishing than they do as blanks! It's always a thrill to see how they will turn out. Kirk[8D]

 

[tomwojeck]

Kirk,

Nice job on the fill. I'll need to remember that if that issue ever comes up.