Pair of Barons Dressed in Bubinga (Pommele)

[ve3bax]

Good Morning Folks,

This is the first pair of pens I felt were worthy of sharing here. They are a pair of Barons in pommele Bubinga with a BLO/CA finish. The box is Indian Rosewood with a Varathane semi-gloss polyurethane finish. The set was given to my Grandfather for his 77th Birthday last week.

These two pens were quite a challenge. The figure of the wood makes it prone to tear out, and this stuff is HARD so its also a brute on tool edges... I decided to finish these up with my handy "60 grit gouge" as I was concerned about tear-out as I got close to the final diameter. The finish was the other challenge with these... they both got a half dozen or so attempts before I was happy with it... I tried CA several times, however I could not get an even glossy finish. I then tried lacquer and got a respectable, however at best, semi-gloss finish. At the last minute I decided I wasn't happy with the look of the lacquer, put them back on the lathe and gave the CA another shot... both came out near perfect and I'm very happy I decided to roll the dice and give it one last shot... of course, all the extra sanding from the multiple attempts at a decent finish distorted the shape every so slightly but its not glaringly obvious so I'm more or less ok with with it

I do apologize for the lack of crispness in the photos. I quite literally took these 5 minutes before running out the door to deliver the pens to their new owner, and only proofed them on the camera...

Comments and Criticism is, of course, welcome!

--Dave

 

[seamus7227]

Very, VERY Nice!!! that will be well received, I love that pen box too! Very classy on both

 

[edicehouse]

Very classy looking. One thing I learned on here people are very considerate, and I see minimual discouraging comments. I have put a couple on here that I did not feel confident in and people geniunly seem to like them. Please add more of your pens.

 

[ToddMR]

Nice pen box, nice pens! Yeah Bubinga is some hard stuff imo. I think you did great, and being determined pays off sometimes as it did here.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Beauties. Very nicely done. Your grandfather ought to cherish them.

 

[Balasharc]

Very nice!! Bubinga is my favorite wood

 

[Old Lar]

Very nice job on the pens. It is great when you get a couple ready for sale. I really like the box as well. A very nice set.

 

[tt1106]

Very nice. A wonderful gift.

 

[U-Turn]

Man, one of the best pairs I have seen in a while. Great job.

 

[boxerman]

Wow 2 nice pens and box. I bet your grand father really like them.

 

[ve3bax]

Thanks everyone! these were indeed well received, however I suspect if Grandad wants to to maintain ownership of them he is going to have to hide them from Grandma! she not so subtly hinted that she wants a pair too. ("*I* WRITE EVERY DAY!!!!")

--Dave

 

[bitshird]

Very nice pens, and the box is great, I'm sure your Grandfather will love them.