More Stars & Stripes...

[YoYoSpin]

This is my first, but probably not the last Baron S&S...I added a shot of red and blue dye to the blanks before beginning the glue-up process, hoping to bring out the curly grain. Superbly made kit...good job Kallenshaan Woods.

 

[Tom McMillan]

Beautiful Ed!!![]

 

[rtjw]

Man those kits are nice I wish I could afford one.

 

[Old Griz]

OK Ed.. you stated that you touched up the dying before putting the stripes and stars in place...
What kind of dye did you use.. how long did it take to dry.. and when you got to the final shape and started finishing, did the dye run at all...
I have found that Chestnut dyes sometimes run under sanding sealer or CA.. but then again I am using it within an hour of dying...

 

[YoYoSpin]

The dye brand I’m using is Solar Lux. It's alcohol based, aggressive, penetrates well and dries quickly. I let the blanks set after dying for about two hours before beginning the glue-ups. No color-run at all during sanding. http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=7234

 

[penhead]

Awesomely beautiful pen Ed.....

..but is that really a Baron..?

 

[swm6500]

Ed, that is a magnificent looking pen. I have Stars and Stripes envy.

 

[woodpens]

Way to go, Ed! That's a beauty!

 

[melogic]

These pens are absolutly beautiful. Is there a pen box that a Statesman or a Gentlemans pen could fit in? I'm thinking of doing a couple of these in a Statesman and I want to make sure there is a pen box to put it in after it is completed. I guess I could make my own. [^] By the way, Beautiful job on this pen Ed!

 

[jvsank]

Well done, Ed

 

[laserturner]

Excellent job on the pen Ed.
Mark, here's a link to a page on my website that has a couple of boxes that go with the stars and stripes pens. http://tinyurl.com/cm9gd

 

[melogic]

Thanks Ken! [^]

 

[TheHoneymooners]

Beautiful pens Ed...I just hope mine turns out as well! Wish I'd thought about touching mine up with dye a lil bit.

 

[JimGo]

WOW Ed, that came out GREAT! Not that I'm surprised!

 

[atvrules1]

Beautiful job Ed. Really makes that pen pop. Good call on the dye.

 

[Tropical]

Wow! Beautiful looking pen. Looks like a lot of hard work.

 

[jwoodwright]

Amazing. Great pen.[]

 

[wdcav1952]

Beautiful pen, Ed. Like the idea of the dye as well. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Old Griz]

Mark, I bought a box from Ken for a special project ... the laser engraving was far beyond what I expected... he does fantastic work... you will not be disappointed..

 

[jdavis]

Beautiful job on pens.

 

[Fleabit]

That is still a great looking kit! Nice job.

 

[MDWine]

WoW![:0]
That blue is really spectacular! Nice job!