Originally posted by Brent
<br />chris, I like the top of your pen, shows craftmanship and I don't think it takes away from the wood at all. I wonder what Eagles first couple of pens looked like. I am guessing straight barrels
Actually Brent they were not.
I did my experimentation on scrap wood rather than a pen.I do remember my third pen was a red heart and ebony segmented twisted spiral American Classic with a CA finish that was sold to a Jewelry store in October for $45,00.
That's where I sell most of my pens retail stores where the price gets doubled.
My comments about CJ's pen were not meant to be a slam but an offering of personal preference.
I still feel the same as I did when I made the comment.
Lou and I even discussed this particular pen over dinner last night as I called him while I drove through D.C. yesterday.
I try to let the wood do the talking when I make a pen,either by mix of colors,cut of wood,grain pattern etc.
When A medium winds up being boring I will do something like"sculpting" to accentuate it.
The colors in the pen CJ made far from boring even if it is an engineered blank.
On the lower part of the pen the shape accents the wood.
In the picture the shape of the upper barrel from where I sit, detracts from it.
There are a lot of options one can consider when turning a pen,just because something is possible to do doesn't meant it is necessary to do it.
The picture of the pen was posted and rather than rubber stamp,"Nice pen!" I chose to make a comment of what I thought may have been a better option.
It' ain't Gospel but personal choice.
I've only been turning (pens or otherwise) since fathers day this year. Just now getting the hang of posting pictures.
Believe me I have made my share of Ugly pens!(And CJ's is far from ugly)
I don't care for dymond wood, I lam up my own colored wood using natural colors,but that's my choice.
One of my ugliest pens was a top heavy colored corn cob(similar to one in your album,no balance)
But a jeweler bought it and ordered 3 more like it.
So as you can see there is no accounting for taste.