Rick_G
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Didn't fall off my chair either but that is one gorgeous pen.
You will fall off your chair, I promise.
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super good job, blank is awsome
Spats139
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Just to add to what others have already said... awsome! I don't think anyone else on this site posts pen photos where the finishes consistently show as much depth and brilliance as yours. Always a pleasure to view.
Curly
Member
Beautiful pen. You need to attach a lanyard to it so your mother in law won't forget it some place.
Pete
Pete
Katsin
Member
Amazing pen!
YORKGUM
Member
Nice job. Totally beautiful and a keeper.
1dweeb
Member
7 hours for your mother is a great effort. I am sure she will love it. I think it is fantastic!
CharlesH
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CharlesH
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keithkarl2007
Member
Wow that is a killer piece of wood. Your mother will be the envy of many.
Laurenr
Member
I love everything about it! Great wood, excellent finish, ...way to go!
MartinPens
Member
I have a serious case of wood envy.
It really makes the pen pop when you mask the photo and make everything else blury and grey - are you using photoshop? Very interesting.
I looked through the thread - I didn't see any story about how you came about this wood. Did I miss it or are you just holding out. If I missed it I'm going to feel like an idiot.
Thanks for the pics.
Martin
It really makes the pen pop when you mask the photo and make everything else blury and grey - are you using photoshop? Very interesting.
I looked through the thread - I didn't see any story about how you came about this wood. Did I miss it or are you just holding out. If I missed it I'm going to feel like an idiot.
Thanks for the pics.
Martin
wizard
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It would be an understatement to say that is a gorgeous piece of wood. Truly out of this world! And you made a stunning pen from it with a finish and photos to match. Thanks for showing! Regards, Doc
RHossack
Member
Outstanding!
I've never turned that type of wood nor have I ever seen any ... BUT I've been using google for a while trying to locate some that looks half as good as that.
I've never turned that type of wood nor have I ever seen any ... BUT I've been using google for a while trying to locate some that looks half as good as that.
Jgrden
Member
Add $175.00 to the cost of developing the instrument just to cover the labor.
CharlesH
Member
Hey Martin,
I use Photoshop, basically I select the pen, refine the edge, do a inverse selection and remove the saturation of the background then I go with a gaussian blur, best way to make a nice photo when you have a 200$ bucks camera without a tripod.
Regarding the afzelia burl... not many blanks have the awesome coloring, the black and yellow coloring occurs on the edge of the burl. I also believe it is related with mineral staining but don't quote me on this.
Afzelia is by far my favorite wood and during my short wood working experience I seen a few passing by. Lately I have been lucky and I bought some afzelia from this guy on eBay: http://myworld.ebay.com/exotic-wood-n-burls. He has some nice afzelia.
The secret in finding awesome wood pieces is to ask, ask sellers. Many have awesome stock they don't list but if you ask and you share the passion regarding woodworking they will most likely pull out the private stash pieces.
I currently have one slab which I am not cutting for any mean, look if you dare:
And I do have another one coming which I won't state where it's from!!!
Hope that helps and if I have some blanks I will surely contact you,
Charles
I use Photoshop, basically I select the pen, refine the edge, do a inverse selection and remove the saturation of the background then I go with a gaussian blur, best way to make a nice photo when you have a 200$ bucks camera without a tripod.
Regarding the afzelia burl... not many blanks have the awesome coloring, the black and yellow coloring occurs on the edge of the burl. I also believe it is related with mineral staining but don't quote me on this.
Afzelia is by far my favorite wood and during my short wood working experience I seen a few passing by. Lately I have been lucky and I bought some afzelia from this guy on eBay: http://myworld.ebay.com/exotic-wood-n-burls. He has some nice afzelia.
The secret in finding awesome wood pieces is to ask, ask sellers. Many have awesome stock they don't list but if you ask and you share the passion regarding woodworking they will most likely pull out the private stash pieces.
I currently have one slab which I am not cutting for any mean, look if you dare:
And I do have another one coming which I won't state where it's from!!!
Hope that helps and if I have some blanks I will surely contact you,
Charles
MartinPens
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CharlesH said:Hey Martin,
I use Photoshop, basically I select the pen, refine the edge, do a inverse selection and remove the saturation of the background then I go with a gaussian blur, best way to make a nice photo when you have a 200$ bucks camera without a tripod.
I have two degrees which currently do not earn me any money - music & graphic design technology. They both cost a lot of money, but they definitely enrich my life. I've also worked as a photographer. So I enjoyed your photo technique and was pretty on the dot in thinking how you went about it. I came in second place in the 7th Anniversary logo runoff. It was almost my design plastered on the mugs! But I sure do love the mugs and the design that won. Anyhow, enough of my narcissistic babbling. I'll be keeping my eye out for some of that Afzelia.
Martin
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CharlesH
Member
Creativity solves problems and create value.
From a business point of view I cannot find anything more important! So that money was well invested my friend.
From your trained eye, you probably saw I just make simple photography and my perspective is to concentrate on what is important, the beauty of the wood.
This is why I usually concentrate on single tube pens. Going simple but doing it well. It is really easy to make a beautiful pen when you have such rare wood.
On the other end if you take a more common wood and your able to make it look like an expansive cigar by using clever modification and showing your work with nice photography, this has more value to me!
Good luck with the afzelia hunting and if I see some I'll PM you.
Charles
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From a business point of view I cannot find anything more important! So that money was well invested my friend.
From your trained eye, you probably saw I just make simple photography and my perspective is to concentrate on what is important, the beauty of the wood.
This is why I usually concentrate on single tube pens. Going simple but doing it well. It is really easy to make a beautiful pen when you have such rare wood.
On the other end if you take a more common wood and your able to make it look like an expansive cigar by using clever modification and showing your work with nice photography, this has more value to me!
Good luck with the afzelia hunting and if I see some I'll PM you.
Charles
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Kaspar
Member
That is an amazing piece of wood. At first, I thought it must be dyed. Just incredible. Afzelia is a favorite of mine too.
Stunning job on finish, and the choice of kit makes it complete. When nothing else will do, the Statesman Jr. will never let you down.
Stunning job on finish, and the choice of kit makes it complete. When nothing else will do, the Statesman Jr. will never let you down.
nava1uni
Member
Stunning pen.