Curly Koa Gentleman

[igran7]

Thanks for looking, this is a Gentleman's closed-end made from a piece of Curly Koa I got from Dario, with one of Lou's SF Medium <s>nips</s> uh, nibs. CA/BLO finish, comments welcomed.

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[Dario]

Great job!

I like it. [8)]

 

[broitblat]

Very nicely done. Great shape and finish (and I know how tough Koa can be to get a good finish).

-Barry

 

[Gary Max]

Looks great from here---I have never tried any Koa

 

[warreng8170]

Hey Joe. That is absolutely beautiful. This is the kind of quality I aspire to. Thanks for the inspiration.

-Warren

 

[leehljp]

That is a NICE looking pen. Beautiful wood, shape and finish!

 

[Sfolivier]

Pens the way I love them. Clean lines, simple but modern with a gorgeous wood and higher quality fountain pens components.

 

[PaulDoug]

I mean, that is beautiful! I agree that is the way I like them.

My daughter lives in Portland, that's awful close to Clackamas, you may have a visitor to watch you work for a few minutes some day!

 

[GaryMGg]

Stunning Joe. I really like that. Now I know I'm glad I got in on Dario's Koa sale. [8D][8D]

 

[JayDevin]

WOW WOW WOW WOW
and I dont usally like closed end pens!

Sweeeeeeeeeeet!!!

 

[VisExp]

Stunning!

 

[Ligget]

Fantastic wood you got from Dario, you made a stunning pen from it that anyone would be proud to own, finish is awesome too![8D][]

 

[Johnathan]

Very nice Joe.

 

[Dan_F]

Simply gorgeous! I bet the closed end is better balanced than the standard one. The big ol' hunk of metal they use for the finial is too heavy in my opinion. I think mine would be tiresome to write with for any length of time.

Dan

 

[rjwolfe3]

WOW

 

[Dalecamino]

That is a beauty Joe . Nicely done ! [8D]

 

[gwilki]

Outstanding piece, Joe!!

 

[IPD_Mrs]

I love curly Koa but boy does it suck up the CA. You finish looks pretty good.

One comment and it is of personal taste. When the pen is capped the shape is just fine. When the cap is off because the nib holder has some shape to it the body looks a little chunky. Now it could be the photo but if not I am not sure how you would change it where it would look correct capped as yours does. Just a little thinking out loud for design. Your pen really does look good.

Mike

 

[DKF]

That is a beautiful pen!

 

[TurnaPen]

Joe, another beauty, this one has me wanting to try a closed end pen myself.[]

 

[igran7]

Thanks everyone for all your kind words. Mike, you are right about the shape. To be honest I was to chicken to take it down any more. Normally I like them tapered/thinner a little more on the closed-end, but I got nervous because the blank was prettier than I had anticipated and I couldn't get the thought of tearing through the side wall out of my head...I guess I got cold feet

 

[Sylvanite]

That is a gorgeous pen. Many of the closed-end pens I've seen look too long, but your proportions are very appealing.

 

[Tanner]

Dang, that's a beauty!!! Awesome finish!!!

 

[csb333]

Fine pen and fine blank! Koa and Amboyna are by far my two favorites.- Chris