Spalted Baron

[Husky]

Heres my first Baron. Wood is spalted red oak, black titanium Baron.

Any comments/criticisms appreciated.

Stan

 

[Husky]

Lets try the pics again...

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[OKLAHOMAN]

Stan,
Great looking pen and wood just not to crazy about the background but do love that red oak.

 

[Husky]

I agree with the background. I just grabbed a placmat off the kitchen table and took it outside to shoot the pic.

Personally, I'm not sure I like the wood all that much. To mee the spalting is somewhat overpowering(seems too "blobby") Maybe it will grow on me(like a fungus?)

 

[Mikey]

That spalting is awesome! The grain almost makes it look segmented too. Two thumbs up on that one!!

 

[ahoiberg]

that's a proper pen there. nice finish also!

 

[ken69912001]

Gotta love great spalted maple. Good job on the pen

 

[Jim15]

Super looking pen.

 

[Jerryconn]

That is awesome, love the wood! I would like some spalted oak like that.

 

[alamocdc]

That is really purty![^]

 

[jkirkb94]

I really like that wood! Kirk[8D]

 

[Husky]

Mikey--Thanks for the kind words. Thats one of the kits you picked up for me last month.

Jerryconn--I purchased about 6 of those blanks on eBay. They looked interesting and I thought I'd take the chance and see what kind of pens they would make.

 

[clthayer]

Very busy pen, I like it.

Christian

 

[kkwall]

Wonderful Pen! Love the spalting. Terrific finish. Great work.

 

[thefunkyP]

Nice pen, awesome wood, nearly looks segmented!

 

[Fred]

Definitely a great example of spalting. Great job! []

 

[johncrane]

great looking blank and pen.[]

 

[Shane]

Thats some wild looking wood. Great job.

 

[TBone]

You're right....too blobby....send it to me and you won't have to look at it []
I think it looks great. Are the lines naturally in the wood or did you turn that?

 

[kkwall]

Nice work. Lovely pen.

 

[Ligget]

WOW! That is a beautiful pen that is full of character, great finish too![8D]

 

[DKF]

Very, very nice!

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful pen, nice work.

 

[Penmonkey]

Beautiful wood and very nice pen!

 

[Tanner]

You did an excellent job!!! Everytime I do spalted blank, the spalt bleeds on me.[!] Yours looks great!!!

 

[rcarman]

The finish really looks nice. Love the wood although it is a very "busy" piece of spalted wood.

 

[Husky]

Originally posted by TBone
<br />You're right....too blobby....send it to me and you won't have to look at it []
I think it looks great. Are the lines naturally in the wood or did you turn that?

Everything is natural on this blank. All I did was to turn it, and finiish with CA. This was my first spalted blank and after everything I've heard about them breaking up, I took very light cuts and was very pleased with my luck/success.

 

[GBusardo]

Excellent!! That wood looks to me crosscut, which would make the turning even harder, but the result is often worth it. Great job!

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Whoah Nelly, thats thats a traffic stopper! great blank, fit and finish. You may want to mark that sold and use it as an attraction at your next show! well done!