Paduk and Caribbean Rosewood

[splinter99]

I bought a few board feet of paduk the other day that had a nicely figured section right next to a large split..I filled the split with epoxy tinted with copper colored pearl-x pigment. Here is the final result..The third pic is Caribbean Rosewood with sapwood..I love caribbean rosewood but must be alergic to it..been sneezing all night (happens every time I turn it)
This one will be my daily writer for a while

Both pens are satin gold carberas, ca/blo finish
Thanks for looking and commenting..Also wishing everyone and their families an early Happy Thanksgiving

 

[kruzzer]

Nice stuff,
I really liked that RoseWood.....

 

[leehljp]

Great job on those! The rosewood/sapwood line reminds me of portions of snakewood.

 

[MarkHix]

Nice job. I like the way the padauk came out.

 

[PaulDoug]

I never thought I would see a pen with satin gold that I would really care for, now I have seen two that I really like.

 

[toolcrazy]

Beautiful batch of pens.

 

[akbar24601]

I have to agree with Paul. I'm not much for the satin gold, but it is certainly a good fit here. Very nice work.

 

[ranchonodinero]

very nice work and great job on the photos. I like the pens, but can you describe your lighting setup for the photography?
Thanks,

 

[splinter99]

ranchonodinero.... Here is a pic of my fancy photo tent set up..I use 4 sheets of white card stock and place them around my desk lamp..

Thats all there is to it..I crop and adjust the levels with photoshop untill the cards look white in the pic..

 

[talbot]

All three are extremely good looking pens,nice finish too.
Your studio set up is simple and effective, I like it.
regards, Bill

 

[bitshird]

Nice pens, I love working with Caribbean Rosewood, it looks great on that Carbera