wood-of-1kind
Member
Hold on to your appetite. This is a pen forum and not a restaurant, so allow me to explain. The 'nickle' refers to the pen hardware(finish), while the 'spaghetti' is for the swirls of wood grain that was created by rolling up sheets of veneer. The body of the pen is made out cherry and walnut veneers. Those with sharp vision will notice my 'oops' band of zebrawood. Turning this homemade blank was most challenging and is hard on tools (skew and gouge). The blank is impregnated with industrial white glue that is extremely hard when dry and dulls the tools easily. I stuck with it and persevered off and on for close to a week (multiple glue up repairs). Definitely the most time consuming pen that I've crafted so far. Your comments and observations are welcomed.