Ipe slimline -- with grooves, no CB

[wicook]

I bought a block of Ipe a while back and decided to try it with an angle cut to see if it would show better chatoyance than it does when cut with the grain. The answer is: And how! It comes to life quite nicely. It's still hard as rocks and touchy, but I'll be cutting the rest of it this way from now on.

 

[DCBluesman]

Wow--what a difference! That coloring would look great on a cigar pen, too! Very nicely done, Bill!!

 

[JimGo]

That wood has some great figuring in it...very nice!

 

[tipusnr]

When I read the subject line I almost didn't look as I'm not a fan of chubby pens. Glad I looked, however, as your pen handles the weight really well. I would have said "robust" rather than "chubby" - but that's me.

Thanks for sharing a great looking pen.

 

[swm6500]

That is a good looking pen Bill. Wood really shows up well.

 

[rtjw]

Great pen. Nice wood.

 

[dougle40]

Very nice Bill . Angle cutting make a world of difference .

 

[pastorbill1952]

Great job and great look by angle cutting the wood.

 

[jdavis]

Really makes a difference. Good looking pen.

 

[wicook]

Thanks, everyone. Yes, Lou, I think the block definitely has a cigar or two in its future. I find Ipe to be very hard, somewhat brittle, and really hard on chisels. It's kinda funny watching the greenish wood peel off as it turns...

 

[badwin]

Very nice
Brian

 

[WoodChucker]

Bill, nice work, it looks great!

 

[Gregory Huey]

Great job Bill,good idea on the angle cut.

 

[Fleabit]

Nice job...the grooves blend the two halves togather nicely.

 

[Tom McMillan]

Beautiful pen Bill--very, very nice!!!

 

[wicook]

Thanks for the encouragement, folks. I find this association to be the best I've found for advice, encouragement, and humour. Keep it up!!

 

[ryannmphs]

very nice, great job on making the pen with no CB. I have bunch of IPE, too bad it's all cut with the grain. Not much I could do though, the wood is from a flooring store sample display that was being tossed out. I got some IPE, Tigerwood, Australian Cypress, Purple Heard, Santos Mohogany, and much, much more.

Ryan