Oak Streamline

[talbot]

For a friend who asked me to make a pen from some Oak he had.
He doesn't like high gloss so MM1200 with a shellac finish/sealer, cut back and lightly buffed.
Thought the leadwood end caps gave it a bit of a lift.
regards, Bill

 

[Skye]

Wow, makes me want to turn some of the oak I have.

I like the ends and especially the (soda can?) inlays. They work great with the chrome kit.

What the heck is leadwood? Is it like Ebony without the heartache?

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice pen, you did a nice job.

 

[talbot]

Wow, makes me want to turn some of the oak I have.

I like the ends and especially the (soda can?) inlays. They work great with the chrome kit.

What the heck is leadwood? Is it like Ebony without the heartache?

Leadwood's pretty nice to turn and it seems to be pretty stable as well as taking a good finish. It is as the name suggests a very heavy,dense wood and it's quite oily so needs to be wiped with acetone before gluing.
The inlays are from a soda can, gives the leadwood a bit of definition.
Thanks for the comments.
regards, Bill

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice wood . Good job !

 

[Jim15]

Excellent pen, nice job.

 

[papaturner]

Super job and pen.

 

[wdcav1952]

Very genteel looking pen. Anyone would be proud to write with this one!

 

[ranchonodinero]

Great job on the pen-I like the photography too.

 

[igran7]

Excellent looking pen, the accents and leadwood really set it apart.

 

[marcruby]

Very slick.

Marc

 

[bitshird]

Great looking pen, nice touch with the leadwood and soda can.

 

[JimB]

Very nice the way you used the leadwood and soda can. You have good timing with this as I was going to do a search for oak to see what it looks like in a pen as someone just gave me several pieces he cut to pen blanks from some boards he had.

 

[ahoiberg]

very cool and classy pen, good work.

 

[talbot]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, much appreciated.
regards, Bill