Stabilized Pecan

[propencity]

Had fun this weekend taking some old cut up spalted oak, pecan, hackberry, and buckeye burl and stabilized them using Cactus Juice. Took one of the pecan blanks and used it on a vertex clicker. Thanks for looking.

 

[Janster]

Nice looking wood! The pen looks good to! Be well................Jan

 

[dw310]

Absolutely gorgeous!!! Great job!!

 

[ossaguy]

Wow,that looks awesome!

How do you like the Vertex? I have 2 that I'm going to make for the first time.Any tips?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Charlie_W]

SWEET!!!

 

[propencity]

Steve, the vertex click pen is fairly simple to work with. Just drill using slow speed on the long tube to avoid burning the wood. Assembly is fairly simple, just be sure to remove any excess glue (before pressing) that may have deposited inside the tube; I use a round file to clean out any excess glue. Though I like the quiet click feature on the vertex, I still think the long clicker by CSUSA has a better built mechanism.

 

[lyonsacc]

Wow - gorgeous wood!!!

 

[pensbydesign]

nice looking blanks love the pen

 

[SteveJ]

That is some beautiful looking wood! Thanks for the pics of the stabilizing also!

 

[SDB777]

Looks like your having fun with the stabilizing!

And the pen has a nice piece of timber on it now!!!






Scott (only stabilized after my first cup of coffee) B

 

[walshjp17]

That is one gorgeous hunk-o-timber and it goes extremely well with the vertex kit.

 

[kyaggie]

Beautiful wood and pen! Great job!

Mike

 

[BSea]

I still think the long clicker by CSUSA has a better built mechanism.

That's funny. My 1st thought was that the long clicker would really look nice with the same blank. And I agree with you on the mechanism.

Amboyna, and the Aussie burls are nice, but I think we sometimes overlook some outstanding timber located in our own backyards.

 

[toyotaman]

Great work on the stabilizing and the pens. How long do you think a gallon of Catus juice would last for pen blanks only like the ones you did?? I'm thinking about getting a unit myself but I hate to buy a gallon of CJ all the time. I've got alot of spalted blanks. Maple,Hackberry,Oak,Sycamore.

 

[propencity]

Donny,
I started this batch pictured (plus I've added another 10 blanks not pictured) with about 1/2 gallon almost full of CJ and now still have over 1/4 gallon left. I reclaim the CJ that doesn't get used up. I guess it just depends on the condition of the blanks.

 

[Sataro]

That is one beautiful pen!!! Also some great looking blanks sitting in that tray.

 

[mikespenturningz]

WOW great wood.

 

[Katya]

Yow! Fantastic! I too would love to see a blank on a long click. Or how about a panache?
Thanks also for showing the stabilizing setup.

 

[Chris Drysdale]

Tell me more about cactus juice as a stabilisation medium,
Regards
Chris

 

[Bobostro61]

Beautiful.