The checkered one had multiple issues. Partial checker at top, squares aren't perfectly aligned, but the biggest issue was the end caps weren't even close to being the same size.They are both fantastic pens! I had to look at the checkered one closely to see if I could find what you didn't like about it. The only thing I could see was that partial checker at the top. Is that the part you were dissatisfied with? I'm jealous even of that one.
The celtic knot is definitely superb! Before I read the text, I thought it was bubinga and maple. No matter what woods you use, Ken, I do enjoy seeing the precision in your work.
Oh, now that you mention it, I do see the different size ends. Pretty sure we are all our own worst critics anyway. I'm checking out pens that are posted here, but not scrutinizing them as I do my own. Also, the little flaws that show up in my pictures that I didn't see until it was blown up larger than life drive me nuts. You can't unsee them.The checkered one had multiple issues. Partial checker at top, squares aren't perfectly aligned, but the biggest issue was the end caps weren't even close to being the same size.
Todd, you were correct, the woods are bubinga and maple. The center of the knot is Bolivian rosewood. I stand corrected.They are both fantastic pens! I had to look at the checkered one closely to see if I could find what you didn't like about it. The only thing I could see was that partial checker at the top. Is that the part you were dissatisfied with? I'm jealous even of that one.
The celtic knot is definitely superb! Before I read the text, I thought it was bubinga and maple. No matter what woods you use, Ken, I do enjoy seeing the precision in your work.
Well, you weren't wrong. The rosewood goes quite well with the bubinga.Todd, you were correct, the woods are bubinga and maple. The center of the knot is Bolivian rosewood. I stand corrected.
That's a good thing because I made the center from rosewood because I was thinking that the other part was rosewood.Well, you weren't wrong. The rosewood goes quite well with the bubinga.