Gift for my Brothers wife

[Band Saw Box]

As most of you know I sent each of my brothers a Elegant Sierra with a blank made from the same type of wood that our tree house was in. And I've made a pen for each of there wife's with a wood of their choosing. This is the last one. It's too is an Elegant Sierra (from Exotic Blanks) with a Red Oak blank that I cut from a 3/4' x 3" board at a 45 dig. angle. I did two blanks the other was straight cut. I fully finished sanding to 12000 mm and finished with 20 coats of WTF. My brother picked out the angle cut blank, thought she would like how cool the effect the angle cut gave it and that people would have a hard time figuring out what kind of wood it is. All C&C welcome

 

[Cwalker935]

Great pen. The cross cut really makes it pop.

 

[PR_Princess]

I agree!! What a great looking pen! The grain looks almost 3D. I am sure they will be thrilled!!

 

[mchech]

Great job with a chunk of domestic hardwood. I have lots of kiln dried red oak short cuts laying around. Thanks Dan, you've inspired me to explore some angles.

 

[Ambidex]

:biggrin:Very nice Dan!...I'm taking an unwelcome but needed hiatus from this forum..postingwise that is..I wish we had more of you and less of the negative people here..some use the "you want to learn don't you?" argument...some use the" I'm older and more experienced and what I say is correct mentality"..but overall I'm going to miss the intelligent positive feedbackers that understand they didn't start as EXPERTS..I hope you keep improving as you have and keep the attitude needed to keep an awesome forum like this ticking along...best wishes and hope to see you in the near future!! And by the way...Might be the prettiest oak pen I ever saw!!

 

[Joe S.]

Great job! I really like that one.

 

[Janster]

.......nice Dan. Is it my poor eye sight or do I see CA ripples? The shine line does not appear consistent in the photo! NO, I am NOT dissing your work. Be well.....Jan

 

[Dan Masshardt]

.......nice Dan. Is it my poor eye sight or do I see CA ripples? The shine line does not appear consistent in the photo! NO, I am NOT dissing your work. Be well.....Jan

It would have to be wood turners finish ripples since he doesn't use ca.

 

[Band Saw Box]

Thanks for all the fantastic comments, I'm realty very pleased on how this one came out, I wasn't sure as I've never cut a blank like that and I had no idea on how it would look. An there are no ripples in the finish I think is just how it was shot, that for pointing out something I may not have noticed I did have to check my work.

 

[Gregf]

Very nice! I like the grain. Good idea to use oak, I usually don't think about it.

 

[mark james]

Great Pen Dan! I'm also curious how the "Pen in your hand" differs from the "Pen on the screen"

Oak is very open grained, so even after 20 coats of WTF it APPEARS that it is not a glass like finish, but glossy with some open grains still there.

FWIT - I LIKE a more natural feel, and have no issue what so ever with open grains - that is the nature of some beautiful wood, why try to alter it.

However, it may also reflect the pictures and not the pen, just curious!

 

[OZturner]

Beautiful Pen, Dan
I am also wrinkled, and I don't let it worry me, the piece of Red Oak, like me, is just showing it's badges of a distinctive age.
Back to the Pen, Love your Fit and Finish.
A well and worthy Gift.
Brian.

 

[Odysseos]

Wow, what a beautiful blank. It makes a perfect pair with the Elegant Sierra kit.

 

[Band Saw Box]

Thank you so much for the great comment's, Mark there is still some open grain that you can feel. I'm like you I don't try to cover up the natural feel of the wood.