Vertex Brushed Satin Click / Blackwood

[adirondak5]

Had a piece of Blackwood in the shop for a few years now I guess , turned it today . PSI Vertex Brushed Satin Click . The Blackwood was not as dark as I hoped but still made a nice pen .

And blank

 

[OZturner]

Terrific Pen, Herb.
The "Blackwood" Blank, looks pretty "Black" to me.
Just about every Country has a "Blackwood" Tree, Any Idea what the one you used was?
Excellent Fit and Finish.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[magpens]

Very nice, indeed !!!!!

 

[qquake]

Nice looking pen! It looks to me like your photos are a bit underexposed, which probably makes the blank look "blacker" than it really is.

 

[adirondak5]

Terrific Pen, Herb.
The "Blackwood" Blank, looks pretty "Black" to me.
Just about every Country has a "Blackwood" Tree, Any Idea what the one you used was?
Excellent Fit and Finish.
Congratulations,
Brian.

Thank you Brian , its African Blackwood , Dalbergia melanoxylon . I should have been more precise in my discription . I used a carbide tool to turn it start to finish and it worked a treat .

Very nice, indeed !!!!!

Thanks much Mal

Nice looking pen! It looks to me like your photos are a bit underexposed, which probably makes the blank look "blacker" than it really is.

Thanks Jim . You are right about the pictures , I just used my shop camera to take some quick pictures , the shop camera is just an old smart phone no longer used as a phone , but its so convenient to just snap the picture , upload to dropbox and so on. I really should get the good camera out and start taking better pictures .

 

[bpgoldo]

Good choice of wood and kit finish....not so much on your lighting. Pull that lamp closer so we can ore appreciate your hard work and great choices.

 

[adirondak5]

Good choice of wood and kit finish....not so much on your lighting. Pull that lamp closer so we can ore appreciate your hard work and great choices.

Yes , the pictures are not good , smart phone pics in bad lighting . The only other picture I have is one of the blank on the lathe , not completely turned all the way , but the lighting is better . The pen itself is on its way to Phoenix as of this morning , a gift . In the future , I will get the good camera out and try to take better photos .

 

[Sappheiros]

Nice looking pen!