Amboyna Burl

[CjG78]

G'day!
Got this ravishing piece of amboyna but it was alot shorter than a standard blank, so I tried to stretch it out with finials of ebonite.
This is a pen for me, so I sanded up to 2000 and used boiled linseed oil on a rag and on slow speed rubbed it in for 5 minutes. I've found it burnishes well like this!
It feels amazing and I don't mind that there are small checks and natural cracks.
It's lined with ebonite so it's sealed.
Thanks for looking.
Casey

 

[Alan Morrison]

Casey, you're getting your hands on some great looking timbers.
This pen is another ripper.

Alan

 

[Ironwood]

Very nice Casey. Is this your first clip pen ?

 

[Jim15]

Great looking pen.

 

[egnald]

Wow Casey! Stunning. I love the clip. You have outstanding workmanship. - Dave

 

[magpens]

Kinda nice, Mate ! ! !

. . . . to put it " mildly " . . . . in other words . . . . outstandingly beautiful . . . . ! ! !

 

[CjG78]

Very nice Casey. Is this your first clip pen ?

Yeah mate it is. I don't really like clips but because this blank was quite short I wanted to disguise the overly long cap finial.

 

[jttheclockman]

I know what you mean about the feel of natural woods when sanded that high grit. I make many scrollsawn objects and sell them and have been complimented about the feel of the wood. Now I make most from red oak but I sand each piece to 220 grit and finish with a coat of danish oil. It has that want to touch feel to them. That is just taking to 220. I have gone to 600 grit on pens before when going for that satin look.

 

[mark james]

Beautiful in all respects. I really appreciate your artistry, and at times used a similar finish process for pens I kept. I love feeling the wood, and also don't mind the inclusions and occasional crack. Part of the beauty of timber. Well done.