Coolibah Burl Cigar

[thetalbott4]

What do you think of the plating / blank combination? Comments welcome.

 

[thetalbott4]

I'll go ahead and include a pic this time. Makes things easier on everybody.

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[airrat]

Nice looking cigar.

 

[Fangar]

Scott,

I think it looks just fine (The combo). I tend to like the other than Gold finishes anyway.

Fangar

 

[UKpenmaker]

Very good match, i tend to agree with Fanger about platings other than the gold
Excellent quality, well done.

 

[Darley]

very nice cigar good combination

 

[wdcav1952]

I like it Scott.

 

[angboy]

I like the pen, but I wonder if maybe a satin gold might not look nice with this wood. Like other people have mentioned, I also really like the platings other than gold, but since the wood has some yellowish/goldish tints to it, I think a satin gold would look nice, and it's still not standard gold and is a little unique. I also wonder if a shiny or satin copper wouldn't look nice...

 

[thetalbott4]

Angboy-
I never thought about the satin gold. I'll have to get some kits and try it. Copper wouldnt be bad either. I havent gotten around to trying any of them, but they are sharp looking. Any idea how the platings hold up?

 

[Easysport]

Very nice pen, Scott. I like other than gold myself, but the gold ones seem to sell better for me.[8D]

 

[Thumbs]

I liked the second one better! Haha![]

 

[thetalbott4]

I agree Bob, the first one is just a little understated.

 

[angboy]

Originally posted by thetalbott4
<br />Angboy-
I never thought about the satin gold. I'll have to get some kits and try it. Copper wouldnt be bad either. I havent gotten around to trying any of them, but they are sharp looking. Any idea how the platings hold up?

I haven't been making pens long enough to really know about how they hold up, and a lot of the ones I've made aren't being written with because I just can't stand to use them! I haven't really gotten feedback on the way they hold up from the people who have ones I've given away...

But, I know that Ernie from BearToothWoods did a write up on the copper platings when those were first offered through him. I did a search and can't find it (I seem to have a handicap when it comes to searching for old posts), but I think the result was that they were better than the gold. Maybe someone else could find that old post...

 

[PenTurnerJohn]

I've bought the copper kits [both shiny and satin] from Ernie and they look great. I've not had them long enough to offer a use report but I remember Ernie saying his father [or father-in-law] had used them and they lasted much better than gold.

 

[BillATsetelDOTcom]

I love the copper kits. They have sold faster than any other kit. They really make the colors of certain Cocobolo blanks "pop" - I will be ordering more, soon.

Bill

 

[alamocdc]

I like it, Scott. I also think Satin Copper might be a good choice.

 

[MDWine]

Very pretty piece of wood!
NPGJ!!