Some pens

[chrisk]

A long time I didn't post here.
1. Statesman Rollerball Rhodium/22K Corrugata Burl
2. Statesman Fountain pen Rhodium/22K Amboyna Burl
3. Emperor Fountain pen Rhodium/ Black Titanium Chechen Burl
4. Jr Statesman Rhodium with Black Titanium accents Black & White Ebony Burl
5. Jr GentII Fountain pen Black Titanium Buckeye burl
6. Artist Sketch Black Chrome Spalted Birch
7. Clicker Gold Titanium Tasmanian Pink Myrtle Burl
8. El Grande Fountain pen Platinum Box Elder Burl
9. Jr Retro Rollerball Gold Titanium Afzelia Burl
10. Churchill Fountain pen Sterling Silver Thuya Burl
11. Perfect Fit Pen Chrome Gmelia Burl
12. Cigar Pencil Chrome Mun Ebony
13. Cigar Pencil Chrome Briar Burl

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Christos.

 

[Younka]

Very nice bunch of pens, my favorite is the Black and White Ebony Burl and the Box Elder Burl!!

 

[woodgraver]

Nice pens! You have a good eye for matching woods with the right pen kits! Very beautiful work!

 

[D.Oliver]

Great group of pens. #8 is my favorite.

 

[bobjackson]

Nice work.

 

[seamus7227]

Good to see back Chris, my favorite is #9, I love me some Afzelia Burl, smells good when you're turning it too!

 

[chrisk]

And one for you... euhhh from you... Seamus!

 

[chrisk]

Thank you all for the warm words.

 

[cwolfs69]

Very nice batch of pens.

 

[el_d]

Nice stuff Chris . mI partial to the buckeye....

 

[Jackson]

I like number 9. What kind of finish did you use on these. It is defiantly not as shiny as some of the other pens on here, but at the same time keeps it looking like wood.

 

[chrisk]

I like number 9. What kind of finish did you use on these. It is defiantly not as shiny as some of the other pens on here, but at the same time keeps it looking like wood.

Some years ago I only used cellulosic sealer + carnauba wax applied directly on the wood with a stick of pure carnauba.

Now (method 1) on close grain woods I use cellulosic sealer followed by the Beall buff process: tripoli (sometimes) + white diamond + carnauba wax.

On open grain woods I "CAsand" * (wood's sanding dust on 180grit sanding cloth + a few drops of fine CA) the wood 0,2 to 0,3mm (0,008" to 0,012") before the final diameter. After sanding the excess, the wood is sanded to the final diameter and this process is then followed by method 1.

* Following Russ Fairfield method.