Chocolate Covered Pen

[Fireengines]

This is a dry run for a pen I am going to make using pine wood from the old Ghirardelli Chocolate Factor in San Francisco circa 1915.

This is a Triton Pen using an extended tube. I was able to find a milk chocolate blank and used acrylic paint to create the dripping chocolate look. The wood is maple. Before applying the paint, I used two coats of thin CA on the wood.

I let the paint dry for eight hours. For finishing, I started out applying three coats of thin CA and let it dry normally. I followed with 10 coats of thick CA and completed the process normally.

 

[walshjp17]

Mmmmm, Chocolate. Very nice. Like the running gooiness.

 

[ToddMR]

That looks pretty cool. I like the design you came up with for this one.

 

[BRobbins629]

Nice concept and execution.

 

[mikespenturningz]

That is a nice design. It would also look good with red!

 

[gbpens]

The design is great but the theme match is terrific!

 

[dozer]

Cool idea nice pen.

 

[MarkD]

Very Creative!

 

[Wright]

Nice Pen. Love Chocolate

 

[joefyffe]

Quite Unique! Very nice!

 

[plantman]

In almost 70 years, I thought I had seen about everything there was to see in woodworking, I was wrong !!!! The things that the people on this site come up with amazes me every day. Fantastic work and idea on this pen. It looks good enough to eat. Jim S

 

[panamag8or]

Thought this was going to be about a rugrat getting hold of a pen at a show.:biggrin:

Sweet pen, though. Real sweet.

 

[wizard]

Larry, That is an AWESOME PEN. Your creativity never ceases to amaze..
LOL...Never thought about sticking a pen in my mouth....until now.:wink:

 

[Fireengines]

Here is a photo of the final pen using pine wood from Ghiradelli Square - San Francisco, CA. The wood was removed in 1915 from the Chocolate Factory construction.