Snakewood

[txcwboy]

Looks more like Tiger to me

 

[Galanw]

Beauty...where are the cracks?[] Good luck, and hold your breath.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Looking good. Do I hear a faint cracking sound? []

 

[doeringr]

Great pen and great finish! Had a snake explode on me last night furing sanding. Great job!

 

[kkwall]

Wooooooooooow! Great work, and wonderful finish![]

I have just bought some snakewood, and if they turn out a quarter as good as that I will be very very happy.

 

[ahoiberg]

great job, that finish looks real purdy!

 

[huntersilver]

Very nice looking pen!

 

[Ligget]

Fantastic pen, absolutely stunning finish, beauty![][8D]

 

[CaptG]

Awesome, A really great looking pen.

 

[Fred]

I am in the process of 'soaking' []a closed end pen in some CA to try my luck at preventing the inevitable crack that this wood is so prone to experience.

Your pen looks excellent. Keep turning out the great work.

 

[txcwboy]

Has anyone had a thicker walled pen like the Euro crack with snakewood ? I figured it was just the thin walled like the Statesman that cracked.I did try to get it very smooth this time before I polished it.Its pretty slick CA glue finish with some modification to the process.Dont use BLO that much really once or twice.Cant tell that it does anything really.Wet sanded with 320 W/D sand paper then used the MM up to the grey one. Polished with the liquid plastic polish.thanks for all the comments.

Dave

 

[Glenn McCullough]

NOw thats pretty, well done. I completed only one, though 2 others blew out on me. It is a broker style pen and its fine after about a year.

 

[txcwboy]

Do yall hear that ?[)] I didnt hear anything []

 

[johncrane]

beautiful pen and finish" l hope your snake stays that way!.[]

 

[BUGSY]

keep as much heat away as possible.drilling.turning and finishing.

 

[bob393]

Nice work, tough wood!