A catch and finish

[Ronnie Breedlove]

Maple burl spalted stablized partial dyed which had an issue but corrected it with my wife's stash of ink and a nib. 10 plus coats of 2p-10 ca and a lot of prayer.

 

[CrimsonKeel]

I see no flaws.

 

[Janster]

....seems that you had, and took care of, an OPPORTUNITY, and did so very nicely. If you aren't please, PM me for my address please. Thanks.....Jan

 

[Ronnie Breedlove]

Thank you Ben and Jan... I gave a magnifying glass to 2 people and they could not find it either. It sometimes the littlest things are the biggest problems... I do think this is an answer to some of those little things.

 

[Band Saw Box]

Ronnie, that's a beautiful pen, I don't see any flaw's, your fit and finish is very good.

 

[CrimsonKeel]

After having a look my guess is you went over a bad spot with ink to make it look spalted and hide it

 

[mchech]

After careful study of all 4 pictures I can honestly say WOW X 4. Well done!

 

[Argo13]

Looks great!

 

[mark james]

That is beautiful. The turning is excellent and the colors in the blank are fantastic!

Great job.

 

[Ronnie Breedlove]

Thank you, all and yes these spalting lines and just the amount going on in the body of this piece of wood allowed me to try this method... I think what surprised me was using the wife's blending method let me feather the ink colors so this catch would not stand out and say... I DON'T BELONG. A natural look is what I was shooting for... I hope I did say that right.