President Horistes

[skiprat]

I very rarely even bother try doing wood pens because I'm pretty rubbish at the CA finish. :redface:
So I figured that I'd give it one last try today. I've got loads of cool wood just waiting and begging to be turned into pens and this piece of Horistes took my fancy. It is the best CA finish I've ever got, though I am a long way from confident. I got the wood from someone here but can't remember his name. I wrote a 'T' on all the blanks I got from him, so if you're Mr T, thanks:biggrin:
The El Presidente kit is a strange one, isn't it? Unless I got it wrong, the body gets fatter further from the nib end and the cap tapers towards the clip. I don't have bushings and could be bothered to make any as I figured it would be a failure anyway, but I think it turned out ok in the end

 

[pianomanpj]

Wow, Skip! That came out great! But if you think it a failure, I'd be happy to dispose of it on this side of the pond... :biggrin::biggrin:

 

[louisbry]

Beautiful pen. Nothing wrong with that finish!

 

[ldb2000]

No good at a CA finish .... rubish .... it's better then most of mine :good::good::good:three thumbs up :biggrin:

 

[Dalecamino]

No Rubbish I can see from over here Skip . AND , done without bushings . I'm begging you to turn more of those beauties as well . Good job Skip !

 

[thewishman]

Isn't a wooden skiprat pen a sign of the apocalypse?

Nice work and beautiful finish. Who is this "Mr. T."? I pity the fool who doesn't like this pen.

 

[CSue]

Wow! A landmark skiprat! The finish is gorgeous. I can't see anyway to improve on it. But its hard to see this far away . . .

 

[Darley]

Steven you done well and did justice for the Horiste burl, if you don't remember who give it to you just think that the Horiste burl come from Downunder:wink: and your finish is..............................What did you say ??? not bad at all mate:good::good::good:

 

[papaturner]

Awesome! I see why you took a fancy to the blank,it`s beautiful.

 

[Constant Laubscher]

They look pretty good to me!

 

[igran7]

Beautiful pen Steven. Your CA finish looks fantastic, does this mean we will see more wood???

 

[skiprat]

Steven you done well and did justice for the Horiste burl, if you don't remember who give it to you just think that the Horiste burl come from Downunder:wink: and your finish is..............................What did you say ??? not bad at all mate:good::good::good:

That was my first thought Serge, but I think the only person I've got stuff from in Oz was Timberbits ( Dave Lim) but I took a pic of all the stuff he sent and I'm pretty sure this wasn't in with them.
I'll probably remember when I stop trying. Yep I'm getting old!!!

If the real 'T' knows, please tell me so I can say thanks properly:biggrin:

Thanks for comments

 

[Kaspar]

Nothing wrong with that finish at all. Gorgeous wood. Excellent pen.

 

[workinforwood]

Very nice pen Steve. The finish looks great. I bailed on CA for the most part..heck, there's lots of other good quality choices anyhow.

 

[philb]

Looks good to me skip!

Your catching up with Mark Liggets CA finish! Been having some tuition have we? haha

PHIL

 

[bitshird]

Isn't a wooden skiprat pen a sign of the apocalypse?

Nice work and beautiful finish. Who is this "Mr. T."? I pity the fool who doesn't like this pen.

Not only that but he did it with a KIT but still it looks Darn good, a beautiful finish, I don't know what you worried about except I think it fulfills some strange Aztec or Toltec prophecy. Something about the center of mother earth will reach out and touch father sky and the two brothers will drink the oceans, But hey, they couldn't have been to smart, they thought Cortez was the promised one.

 

[Ankrom Exotics]

Beautiful pen and the blank and finish are amazing. Guess I might have to hoard a bit of my Horistes for my own personal use.

 

[hunter-27]

Gee, I wish I had that horrible of a finish.

 

[Gagler]

That is really beautiful

 

[broitblat]

Yeah, I don't know why you bothered, it's only fantastic looking...

-Barry

 

[toolcrazy]

That is a gorgeous pen, nice work.

 

[Ligget]

Fantasic work Steve, beautiful wood and an excellent finish, you da man!

 

[george]

Very nice work.

 

[talbot]

Gorgeous wood and great looking pen.
regards, Bill

 

[TurnaPen]

Steven, that pen is beautiful, the blank and finsh superb, Amos

 

[Jim15]

Outstanding pen.

 

[Stick Rounder]

Nice. Finish looks great.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Nice finish, great fit of the body to the hardware.

 

[VisExp]

Very nice Steven. The sapwood at the end of the pen looks great.

 

[johncrane]

Steve!
you hit nail on tha head mate! l also think that kit is begging for a closed end.:biggrin:

 

[wdcav1952]

Steven,

Now you know why I don't post many of my pens. I HATE being totally upstaged!!!! :wink:

Beautiful work, Skippy. For someone who only occasionally dabbles in wood, that is awesome.

 

[dalemcginnis]

Great pen

 

[furini]

Great finish - I'd be proud of anything approaching that, Skip!

 

[ed4copies]

As you know, it's a GREAT pen, Skippy!!

But you raised an interesting design question.

The pen is clearly designed to "post". Yet, the two ends of the pen are not the same diameter. You show the pen closed and the center looks good. When the top is posted, does the center of the cap "butt" the pen?? Or is it still able to cover the wider diameter?

Just wondering!!

 

[skiprat]

As you know, it's a GREAT pen, Skippy!!

But you raised an interesting design question.

The pen is clearly designed to "post". Yet, the two ends of the pen are not the same diameter. You show the pen closed and the center looks good. When the top is posted, does the center of the cap "butt" the pen?? Or is it still able to cover the wider diameter?

Just wondering!!

There's nothing wrong with your powers of observation Ed !!!

It does post and does 'sort of' half butt and half hide the wider end.
I think it looks 'butt' ugly when posted:biggrin:

IMO it is too long/big to post anyway. :wink: