Caduceus

[wizard]

Made it this A.M. It's a Caduceus, the traditional symbol of Hermes that features two serpents around a winged staff. The symbol became associated with the field of medicine during the Renaissance where it was associated with alchemy and wisdom. It became popular in the United States as a symbol of Medicine after the U.S. Army adopted it for the Medical Officers Uniform in the early 1900's. Anyhow, enough of history.
The inlay was a little more difficult to make as I cracked the head of the staff and couldn't get the last two inlays into the area between the serpents bodies and the staff.:redface: I filled the latter area with blue and black dust. Nevertheless, it was fun to make. Made it as a gift for a friend of mine. Comments welcome but most of all thanks for looking. Doc

 

[terryf]

Great pen Doc and good recovery, I wouldnt have spotted it had you not mentioned it!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[G1Pens]

Looks great. I would have never know there were any issues and still can't tell even after you pointed them out. Looks great as usual

 

[workinforwood]

Looks really good Doc...also looks to be a lot of work to assemble, nicely done!

 

[Padre]

I made one of these for my ortho doc about three months ago. Like you said, the really small inlays are a bear to get in. I too filled with dust/trimmings.

Great job Doc.

 

[Jgrden]

Looks great. I need to make one for Dr. Boyle, who saved my life about two or more times.

 

[David Keller]

I was wondering if you were going to make one of these. I did several for our local county medical society last year and that led to a couple of commission pens. Beautiful work as always.

 

[maxman400]

Great Looking Pen Doc, Ditto on the would not have noticed if you had not pointed it out.

 

[wiset1]

Very striking looking pen with the contrast and the concept. I really like the inlay pens for that little extra POP! Nice work on the finish as well