Triton, Amboyna burl, ebony, aluminum

[MikeL]

Segmented with aluminum between ebony and amboyna burl. First time turning between centers. I'll probably be doing it more often. Seems like TBC also makes CA finish a little easier. We'll see. Still experimenting. Still learning the art and finishing seems to be the hardest part for me.

 

[Mossy]

Love the colours
Mossy

 

[Janster]

Sweeeet, looks great!

 

[Jim15]

That's a beauty.

 

[alphageek]

Wow!!!! Very beautiful.

 

[SteveJ]

That is a nice looking pen!

 

[MikeL]

Thanks for the comments. Many hours are in this pen because I messed the finish up twice. Third attempt turned out OK.

 

[Hubert H]

Wow! Nice and nicer.

 

[Dalepenkala]

Great looking pen Mike!
Great job!

 

[Ambidex]

pen

Holy moley...very beautiful pen...third time turned out more than ok in my book!

 

[mikespenturningz]

Wow that thing shines. Very nice.

 

[wiset1]

you rocked that finish!

 

[Russknan]

That's a knockout! Russ

 

[firewhatfire]

nice segments

 

[Ruby pen turning]

Very classy looking pen. Nice job.

 

[Hendu3270]

I think you have the "finishing art" down just fine. Pen looks great!

 

[BSea]

Finishing ebony is no easy task. It shows everything. I can see why you think finishing is hard. With that pen, it would be. But I think you get an A+ for design, fit, and finish. Not that I'm grading you.

 

[ossaguy]

Beautiful work!!!!





Steve

 

[mikebpeters]

wow, do those woods compliment each other, and I have always loved the triton

 

[B Wo]

This is a really beautiful pen. Great choice of wood, segmenting material, and hardware. I really like how the aluminum compliments the majority of the hardware, but the gold ring on the cap ties the amboyna together. Very nice to look at.

Good picture, too. What are you using as a background? Is that gray cloth, or a heavy weight paper?

 

[johncrane]

Very nice well done.

 

[jyreene]

Very nicely done. It flows really well with the kit

 

[joefyffe]

If finishing is the hard part for you, I'd love to see just how good you do on the easy parts!! Beautiful pen and Beautiful finish!!!

 

[MikeL]

Thanks for the great compliments. I was asked about the background of the picture. It is actually just poster board in black matt. I got into the IAP library and read about constructing photo boxes. I literally made the photo box out of a box, tracing paper, and poster board. I use my cell phone for a camera. Kind of a poor man's way of making it work…but it works, so why not. ;o) One day I plan on getting a better camera but not yet.

 

[Mordi]

Very, very nice choice of materials - well executed.

Congrats!

Mordi

 

[Hendu3270]

Thanks for the great compliments. I was asked about the background of the picture. It is actually just poster board in black matt. I got into the IAP library and read about constructing photo boxes. I literally made the photo box out of a box, tracing paper, and poster board. I use my cell phone for a camera. Kind of a poor man's way of making it work…but it works, so why not. ;o) One day I plan on getting a better camera but not yet.

uh.....from what I see, you should just spend the money on turning supplies, etc. I never would have thought that was a cell phone pic . I think your camera needs have already been met!!!