Uncracked Snakewood

[wdcav1952]

I made this a few months ago, but wanted to wait and see if it cracked. So far so good! (Sorry, no fingers crossed emoticons)

Snakewood dip pen with ebonite section. Finish is lacquer. The ink bottle is one of my Pelikan Ebay finds.

Comments + or - welcome.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

+ :biggrin::wink:

 

[sparhawk]

Thats just awesome Cav!

 

[leehljp]

NICE looking! Very nice!

If you want it to crack, For a whole day, leave it on the seat of the car with the windows rolled up while in a parking lot in the middle of the summer. The sun doesn't even have to shine directly on it! DAMHIKT!

 

[Fred]

Very, VERY nice Cav.

 

[wolftat]

Beautiful pen. Just for the record, I have a Snakewood pen that is 4 years old and hasn't cracked, and I actually use it too.

 

[td]

Personally, being snakewood challenged, I give it:good::good::good: and :bananen_smilies039:

Way to go!!

 

[BRobbins629]

Looking good. +++

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice.

 

[markgum]

excellant

 

[mrburls]

GORGEOUS that is all I think needs to be said.

Keith "mrburls"

 

[talbot]

Nice touch with the ebonite and a lovely pen.
Just needs a nice pen stand and crystal inkwell to complete the set.
regards, Bill

 

[Rudy Vey]

Nice pen! I believe I know why it hasn't cracked: there is no hole drilled in it and the snakewood is massive - so do not expect that it will crack - all the blanks I have are still fine after two years:wink::wink: - guess I should turn now pens from them....

 

[rherrell]

+++ :wink:

 

[Jim15]

I hope it doesn't crack, it is a beautiful dip pen.

 

[wdcav1952]

Nice pen! I believe I know why it hasn't cracked: there is no hole drilled in it and the snakewood is massive - so do not expect that it will crack - all the blanks I have are still fine after two years:wink::wink: - guess I should turn now pens from them....

Massive:wink:

Yes Rudy, the plan/hope was that not having a tube and thin walls would prevent cracks.

Now, take those fine blanks and make something awesome.

Thanks to all for the kind remarks.

 

[1JaredSchmidt]

Awesome! I have some snakewood I need to try sometime.

 

[pianomanpj]

Nice pen, Cav! I'd love to try snakewood, but I'm still learning. I need to blow out more "cheapo" blanks first! :biggrin:

 

[ed4copies]

You're a brave man, Cav.

Tempting fate is USUALLY hazardous to your pen's health!!

 

[bitshird]

Nice dip pen Cav, I think snakewod is beautiful, but very scary,

 

[IPD_Mrs]

William you could always do like Lou does and bore the wood to submission!

 

[wdcav1952]

William you could always do like Lou does and bore the wood to submission!

ROTFLMAO!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice work William .

 

[VisExp]

Cav, that looks beautiful. Nice work.

 

[el_d]

:good::good::good::good:
I Like it !!!!!

 

[GaryMGg]

Neat; almost looks like rattlers on the tail end. :biggrin:

 

[Glenn McCullough]

William,
Stunning pen. I like the idea of the black band in case someone dips it too far into the ink, saves the wood. Hope it holds!

 

[wdcav1952]

Thanks, Glenn. I did put a short length of 7mm tube that runs through the ebonite into the snakewood as a "just in case." I do have to admit, though that the idea of using the ebonite to protect the wood never occured to me, I was just trying to accent the pen.

 

[angelofdeath]

great job with that pen....that blank has some really nice figure and your finish brought it out really well.