Shapes and shadows

[DCBluesman]

Working from my initial puzzle style, the piece was finished with a dry cloth method, initially laying down the sanding sealer by blotting, then followed with a blotted stain (which was wiped off), followed by lacquer and TSW.

 

[ctEaglesc]

I think I need to see this one one in person.

 

[WoodChucker]

Nice job, Lou!

 

[Fred in NC]

That is great, Lou !

 

[gpadgham]

wow, that is really impressive... allthough, not being familiar with your initial puzzle style, I'm curious how you got the definiation of the pieces on there.

 

[ryannmphs]

WOW, I really like this one Lou! Great job

Ryan

 

[Czarcastic]

Outstanding looking pen.

 

[JimGo]

Lou,
I like this one better, because the puzzle pieces (the central focus of the design, IMHO) are more apparent. It looks REALLY cool! Nice job, as always.

 

[DCBluesman]

Thank you all for the kind words. Gerrit, here's a post of the first puzzle, posted just a few days ago. http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7468 Jim--the fun in working a series is that there's something for almost everyone. This particular pen was a lot less time consuming than the first. I've got a few more variations on this theme, but I need to relax and make a few less intense pens. [8D]

 

[pastorbill1952]

Great looking craftsmanship, Lou. It has to be time consuming and nerve wracking but it is worth the extra effort.

 

[gpadgham]

ahhh, a lazer.... I need to win the lottery so I can go buy myself one of those... heh... I don't of anyone around here that has one that would just let me play. heh...

 

[btboone]

Lou, another technique that I found that works well for the puzzle is to finish the whole pen with CA, then very lightly laser the alternating pieces in a tight hatch pattern. This is just enough to take off the CA, and allows the alternating pieces to absorb some dye or dyed CA without affecting the whiter untouched pieces. I found that 2 drops of black and one drop of brown dye make a nice dark color that contrasts very nicely with the raw pen color. I'll see if I might get some time this weekend to do one. I've tried a lot of experiments with scrap pieces, and I think this combination will really bring out the puzzle piece contrast. This assumes that there are four pieces going around the pen so that alternating pieces can contrast.

 

[C_Ludwigsen]

Lou, I love the effect you are getting with this pattern. Great job.

 

[Mudder]

This one I really like Lou.
Personally I think it's better that the first and the first one was a dang fine pen.