Mesquite "Wood-n-Cactus"™ Jr. Statesman

[MesquiteMan]

I have not posted any pics in a while so I thought I would throw this one out there. Just took the pic tonight so I could get it up on my website. This is a Mesquite "Wood-n-Cactus"™ in Blue Galaxy on a Jr. Statesman. "Wood-n-Cactus"™ is a new blank I am making where the cactus is cast with "Worthless Wood". This is NOT a segmented blank. The finish is CA.

Thanks for looking!

 

[el_d]

Very cool Curtis.

 

[maxman400]

Very NICE I need to get one or five!!

 

[igran7]

WOW!!!!! Very nice Curtis.

 

[TurnaPen]

You only put that onhere to watch us Drooool!, and I'm glad you did, very striking, the contrasts in materials show up and compliment each other, Amos

 

[nava1uni]

That is a beautiful blank and an exquisite pen.

 

[BigShed]

That looks excellent, very unusual combination of materials and it works.

 

[Ligget]

Up to your normal `very high` standards Curtis, glad to see you posting pen pictures that we can aspire to!

 

[akbar24601]

WOW Curtis!!! That is just FANTASTIC!!!!!! Every combination you have there is perfect! And not to mention your pics are KILLER!!!!!

 

[artme]

Any better Curtis and I might slink back into the swamp from which my ancestors supposedly arose. Beautiful!!

 

[USAFVET98]

Curtis,
That is a great idea to join the two. Your work is always amazing, but I think I like this idea the most. Great job and looking forward to trying one of those out when I get some money together..
That blue galaxy is a cool mixture as well.

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice Curtis !

 

[ldb2000]

That is a wonderful mix , they look great together .

 

[Jim15]

That is a beauty.

 

[Druid]

Excellent work Curtis as always, the choice of contrasting colors and material is eye catching.

 

[workinforwood]

That's a really nice combo Curtis. Looks like a tree being struck by lightning.

 

[jyreene]

Nice, looks like I'll have to convince the wife once again to buy more blanks. You guys need to quit making such nice looking things.

 

[Rollerbob]

Very, very nice combo. Lovin the colors!

 

[cnirenberg]

Curtis,
I love it. This is an awesome conbonation. The color is teriffic.

 

[Horace Whitaker]

Real nice blank

Have you put a price tag on them yet?

 

[rjwolfe3]

Wow that is awesome.

 

[wolftat]

Beautiful pen Curtis, how do you get your cactus so white?

 

[moyehow]

I love it. Nice job. Great combination. How do you get such great pictures? Are you using a photo tent?

 

[toolcrazy]

Gorgeous pen.

 

[BLLEHMAN]

Beatiful pen and excellent work!

 

[Richwall]

What can I say but Wow, like allways your blanks and finishing are awesome, do you have any for sale? I would like to try a couple. Richard

 

[el_d]

Looks like we can start to beg for a demonstration for the next IAP chapter meeting. :biggrin: :bananen_smilies008::bananen_smilies046:

 

[kruzzer]

Fantastic..............what else can I say

 

[altaciii]

There you go again. It always costs me money when you post stuff like that. Great lookin stuff! (again)

 

[TBone]

Beautiful job Curtis. But then I'd expect no less from you.

 

[VisExp]

Beautiful pen. Nice work on merging all the different materials together, seamless.

 

[bitshird]

Curtis, great idea, I like it! are you going to offer these blanks?

 

[MesquiteMan]

Thanks for the nice comments everyone. To answer a couple questions...

I use a home made photo tent that I made out of mesquite and a white bed sheet! It is very fancy with screen spling to hold the while sheet material in place and it all comes apart easily for storage! I also use 3 5,000k compact flourescent bulbs in the 10" aluminum shop lights from Home Depot. I also use a tripod and use the timer and shoot in aperature priority mode. My camera is a Sony DSC H5 (non SLR). Othe than that, it was just a bunch of trial and error until I got the settings I liked.

As for availability of the blanks, yes, I am making them and selling them on my site. I am currently out since I only made 10 or so. They are a real pain to make trying to keep it all together to get the most cactus in the small viods. I will have more up soon. Thanks for the interest.

 

[Emaxx3]

Curtis - Beautiful pen and awesome pics!!! Thanks for describing your photo setup. I need to make one myself and would love to see a pic of your setup, if you care to share. Again, awesome... can't come up with a better word to describe this one.

Jon

 

[dasimm]

You deliver yet another stunning pen.

 

[Rangertrek]

Very nice blank and pen. Really exceptional combinaiton for the blank.
The colors are crisp and bright.

 

[mbroberg]

Beautiful!