This is a sample of the wood available for a group buy. Do you think it's too light in color?
Too light?? Looks pretty dark to me. Lin
I've learned how to fake it. The other side of the pen has a huge chunk missing. Haha. JK.Dan that is another nice pen. You almost look like you know what your doing Mike
Dan, It might be a shade lighter. I am not sure I would have said that had you not made the suggestion. It is another great looking pen. I'd still be interested in the buy. Jason
Very nice pen Dan, your it and finish is very good. I'm going to have to try a closed in pen.
I've learned how to fake it. The other side of the pen has a huge chunk missing. Haha. JK.Dan that is another nice pen. You almost look like you know what your doing Mike
Dan, I am fine with the color. Some other that I have has black and some lines of dark brown, that look real good. I noticed in your pics here, that the prominent surface texture typical of oak was not evident. Did your finish fill some of that, or are these just that way, fairly smooth?
Great looking pen, great on all aspects. I like the closed end much better! The finial doesn't seem to mesh too well with the rest of the kit on the other pen so the closed end adds a ton to it IMO.... although both are keepers. Great job on the group buy, if you continue to do more I will catch one down the road or help out with it one day if needed
The closed end mandrels that expand are really nice.
Dan, which closed end mandrel do you use?
Nice work Dan! What material is that kit?