First Pictures

[mcomeau]

These are pens that I made for my brother-in-law using the BLO/CA finish. First try at it and I love it. My finish of choice from now on! The pens are amboyna burl/sapwood, blackwood/sapwood, crotch walnut, amboyna burl/sapwood. Comments both good and bad welcomed!

 

[glwalker]

Very Nice!!

Very nice wood, very nice pens, very nice pics...............

 

[rjwolfe3]

Wow those are amazing.

 

[JimB]

Very nice job with the pens. You may want to consider another background for pictures so the pens don't blend in so much.

 

[Airedale]

Beautiful group of pens, well done!

 

[Wheaties]

Very nice!

Something to consider with BLO/CA finish... When I do it I can't keep the shine. I think I loose the shine when the BLO finally cures. I have been meaning to wait a couple days then polish and see how it turns out, but haven't got around to it.

If you know a better way, please, let me know!

 

[Jim15]

Great group of pens, finish looks great also.

 

[broitblat]

All beautiful woods well turned into stunning pens, but I agree that the background makes it harder to appreciate the pens.

-Barry

 

[Rollerbob]

Very nice start and love those blanks!!

 

[CSue]

Great work on the pens. They would show up/show off better with a contrasting background. Even having a reddish brown background isn't that great because it kind of adds to the pen colors.

 

[mickr]

very pretty wood

 

[dasimm]

Very nice. Love the Amboyna Burl pieces.

 

[mcomeau]

Thanks for all the comments and constructive criticism. Still working on the photos!

Matt