two black ash burl pens

[MikeD]

I got my hands on some ash burl recently. Here are a couple of the pens from it.

 

[barrels]

My my really nice pens. Thanks for showing them. I like the shape you made on both pens.

thank you

Eric Spatt

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful work, fantastic wood![]

 

[redfishsc]

You did the wood good!!! My fav is the cigar. I hope the plating is Ti gold, especially with a nice wood like that!

 

[edman2]

Nice work Mike. That is beautiful wood.

 

[RasMan]

The wood is beautiful! I like the shape of the second pen.

 

[GaryMGg]

Nice pens; lovely wood; great finish.

 

[kkwall]

Nice pens. Wonderful wood.

 

[papaturner]

AWESOME WOOD WITH JUST AS GOOD CRAFTSMANSHIP.....Beautiful,can you tell I like them ? Perry

 

[willardz]

I like the pens, I like the shape also. Zeke

 

[MikeD]

Thanks everyone. I got the burl wet, cut the blanks and dried them in the microwave.
I really like the look of this stuff. I was never a big fan of ash, but I am sold on the burl.

 

[rhahnfl]

That's a new one... dried them in the microwave? Is that technique posted somewhere? I just learned another something... cool!!! [8D]

 

[Glenn McCullough]

black ash is my most requested wood right now! very nicely done.

 

[MikeD]

Here is a link to the drying guide I used for the microwave.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/3jdw8/microwavedrying.htm

 

[jedgerton]

Those look great! The wood, shape and finish is superb!

John

 

[neon007]

very nice looking pens!