Desert Ironwood Sierra

[simomatra]

A desert ironwood dressed in a gold and black Ti Sierra.

The blank came from Nick, thank you Don and outstanding blank

The pen is finished with 20 coats of WOP, brasso and plasticX polish. I had a lot of trouble with the WOP and the DI to start with I even stripped it right back and started again once.

There i s so much going on in the blank it is amazing, quite a difficult blank to capture on camera.

Once again a big thank you to Nick aka Don for his wonderful friendship

 

[Hayseedboy]

Beautiful pen!!! 20 coats? How long did that take:?)

Very nice!!!

 

[talbot]

Quite a finish on that one Sam. Great work and a beautiful pen.
regards, bill

 

[leehljp]

That is a beautiful pen and one of the best finishes that I have ever seen. Beautiful!

 

[jedgerton]

Outstanding job on the pen and the photography! I do have one question, what is WOP? That one is a keeper.

John

 

[fernhills]

20 coats of wipe on poly, that would take me 20 days, b/c i wait 24 hrs. between coats.
Wonderful finish that's for sure, beautiful pen, classy.

 

[Jim15]

That's a beauty.

 

[Rick_G]

That is one good looking pen Sam. Great job on the finish and the picture.

 

[Jim Smith]

Beautiful pen that does that blank proud. Nice job!

Jim Smith

 

[VisExp]

That sure is a beautiful blank. Nice work.

 

[papaturner]

That`s an awesome blank and you did it proud,good job.

 

[toolcrazy]

Beautiful pen, nice work.

 

[greenmtnguy]

Very classy. I'm impressed. Excellent!

 

[bitshird]

Wow that is a beautiful finish, and a very nice piece of Desert Ironwood, I don't even want to consider how long it took to apply 20 coats of Poly.

 

[simomatra]

Thanks everyone, I am proud of that one.

With the WOP I can usually get the second coat on in 3 hours, normally only run 6 coats but this blank deserved more to give it the depth

 

[Ankrom Exotics]

Outstanding!! I am loving those kits and that is one of the finest executions I've seen yet.

 

[Mack C.]

A desert ironwood dressed in a gold and black Ti Sierra.

The blank came from Nick, thank you Don and outstanding blank

The pen is finished with 20 coats of WOP,

Hi Sam; How long does it take for each coat of WOP to dry? I was about to use it once, when I read on the can 3 - 4 hours between coats, I went with the 4 hr dry poly.

I'm thinking of a little WOP in a baby food jar, and applying it with an artists brush.

You mention 20 coats, why so many? I do up to 7 coats of 4 hr dry poly over the course of 3 days, and that seems sufficient to me.

I'm in no way attempting to detract from your amazing finish, just curious!

 

[CharlestonPenWorks]

Nice Pen!! Great contrast in the wood.

 

[Mather323]

That is one nice looking pen.