Desert Ironwood Jr. Statesman

[Gary]

This is one of six I finished today. The desert ironwood is one of my favorites. It a bit difficult to work with, but it makes a nice pen. As usual any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for looking.

 

[JimGo]

Gary,
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[Gary]

Originally posted by JimGo
<br />Gary,
There wasn't a picture attached!

Thanks, Jim! I fixed it.

 

[JimGo]

MUCH better! And, GREAT looking pen! To my untrained eye, that looks pretty much perfect!

 

[Gregory Huey]

VERY,VERY nice job and a great piece of wood. The pen has a wonderful flow to it.

 

[Tom McMillan]

Really a nice looking pen Gary!!

 

[woodscavenger]

Suggestions.....send one to me! Great lines on a beautifully done pen. What type of finish did you use?

 

[WoodChucker]

Gary, that's a great looking pen and I too like desert ironwood.

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Hi Gary,


The pen look amazing, a very strong grain in the iron wood. How did you finish it?


The pictures look outstanding!

 

[melogic]

I too like the desert ironwood especially on the statesman or jr. statesman. great job on the pens and photo's.

 

[Gary]

Thanks everyone. Yes, a lot of the desert ironwood has very dramatic grain, I really like it. The pen also displays a lot of chatoyance which doesn't show in the photos. In answer regarding the finish, I finish all my pens in lacquer.

 

[wdcav1952]

Gotta get me some of that desert ironwood! Then, gotta hope I can do something anywhere near your pen. Outstanding.

 

[Brent]

Great looking grain in the wood, very nice looking pen

 

[Ken Massingale]

Outstanding pen, Gary. That's some nice wood.
ken

 

[Fleabit]

The mating surfaces (wood to components) is all but perfect. The grain is also great! Again, you did an outstanding job.

 

[darbytee]

Great looking pen Gary. That ironwood is a little more difficult to work with, but I'd say you tamed it nicely.

 

[ryannmphs]

Looks great to me, love the grain in the ironwood.

Ryan

 

[Randy_]

Beautiful.....I love it!!!!!

 

[opfoto]

Love the Pen. Great job...but (forgive me) Why is desert ironwood so difficult... hard? Thanks

 

[Gary]

Originally posted by opfoto
<br />Love the Pen. Great job...but (forgive me) Why is desert ironwood so difficult... hard? Thanks

It is hard and dense, and you have to go <u><b>really</b></u> slow when drilling. It heats up very quickly, and if you go the least bit too fast it will crack or blow apart on you. How do I know that? Well, I just do.[]

 

[opfoto]

Thanks for the info. [] Sounds like the voice of experience... []

 

[PenWorks]

Very sharp pen Gary. Looks good. I like the secound photo better, when it shows the cap detail.

 

[Jake Byrd]

Wow, very nice...gotta love those statesmans