We have 23 entries this year into the Pretty Wood pen contest. Pick your top 3 pens.
Good luck to all that entered and all that must choose.
I have corrected the pictures and put 4 that were lost into the contest, please recast your votes if you voted in the first effort.
Pen 1
Pen 2
Title of Your Entry: Spalted Paperbark
Description: Self harvested paperbark with spalting surprise
Finished with Rustins Plastic Coating, fine sanded and wax polished
pen 3
Title of Your Entry: Bocote Can Always Surprise
Description: One of many bocote blanks that I purchased - most from Woodcraft. The results have ranged from light to dark with a variety of figure/grain/look. Sanded to 600; 9 layers of CA thin; dry sanded to 1500 with Dr. Kirk's Red/White/Blue applied along with Maguire's PlastiX. Only regret - my photographic ability does not do this pen justice.
Pen 4
Title of Your Entry: Elegant Snakewood Rollerball
Description: Majestic Junior rollerball with Snakewood and CA finish.
Pen 5
Title of Your Entry: Gun Metal Budget Snap Cap Rollerball
Description: This pen was made using a Black Locust blank. The blank was highly figured and very translucent in natural light. Finished with 18 coats of high friction polish.
Pen 6
Title of Your Entry:
Description: Buckeye Burl with CA finish
Pen 7
Title of Your Entry:
Description: Wood is myrtlewood, with many different tones all in one small piece. Kit is a PSI Tec-7. Finish is CA, thin and medium flex from Mercury Adhesives.
pen 8
Description: A beautiful piece of amboyna burl, non-stabilized, on a rhodium Baron fountain pen. CA finish, Zona papers and Novus 2
pen 9
Title of Your Entry: Pretty in Pink
Description: This is a Panache kit in black chrome. The wood is a nicely figured Pink Ivory. I think it was harder to get a good picture than it was to actually make the pen, and pretty much impossible to truly show the chatoyance. Finished with CA, polished through all 9 MM grits, then finished with plastic polish.
pen 10
Title of Your Entry: Desert Ironwood
Description: Knurl GT pen kit, Desert Ironwood finished with Tripoli, White Diamond and Carnauba Wax
Pen 11
Title of Your Entry: Two tone Amboyna Burl
Description: This is a piece I cut to show both sap and heartwood and then stabilized. CA finish to bring out a nice shine. Medium 6mm nib.
Pen 12
Title of Your Entry: Purpleheart cross-grain on a black Slimline
Description: I used a purpleheart cross-grain with a Black slimline. The lines are the grain in the blank. Looks better in person.
Pen 13
Title of Your Entry: Redwood Burl
Description: Stabilized redwood burl in a Blade Click. Gluboost finish.
Pen 14
Title of Your Entry: Cocobolo on a Gold Designer
Description: This beautifully figured Cocobolo from Puerto Rico is featured on a 24kt Gold Designer kit from PSI. It was finished using the Stick Fast CA Wood Finish system.
Pen 15
Title of Your Entry: Mango Cigar
Description: Spalted Mango from Philippines on an Ultra Cigar Gold and Chrome
Pen 16
Title of Your Entry: The Patriot Pen
Description: For this pen, I decided to use one of the most attractive wood species in my opinion, Exhibition Amboyna Burl. I find this particular piece has the most character and figuring. I used the Antique Pewter hardware to give the wood the most contrast and to help it really pop out. I used my signature 18-step finishing process with CA to achieve a super high grade, durable finish which gleams with brilliance.
Pen 17
Title of Your Entry: Ohio maple
Description: Local Ohio maple
Mercury ca finish on trim line kit
Pen 18
Title of Your Entry: Triton Fountain Pen in Red Mallee Burl
Description: This is a Triton Fountain Pen dressed in Australian Red Mallee Burl. Turned between centers, sanded with 600 grit and finished with Glu Boost CA. After Ca application it was wet sanded to 1500 with Micro mesh and then Beal Buffed.
Pen 19
Description: Unknown wood on a Majestic Jr.
Pen 20
Title of Your Entry: Amboyna Burl Fountain Pen
Description: Here is my Amboyna Burl Fountain Pen. The first time I've ever turned Amboyna and I am very happy with it.
Pen 21
Title of Your Entry: Beefwood Hourglass Rollerball
Description: Old Kimberley Beefwood, 8 coats of medium CA.
Pen 22
Title of Your Entry: Really Dark Amboyna Burl
Description: A really Nice 2 Tone Amboyna Burl with stunning Characteristics
Pen 23
Title of Your Entry: Brazilian landscape
Description: I have saved this piece of Brazilian rosewood for a few years, in part making sure it would be fully dry. The "landscape" black streaks create the unique looking pattern that wraps around the pen. The kit is a rhodium Blingless Harvest rollerball.
Good luck to all that entered and all that must choose.
I have corrected the pictures and put 4 that were lost into the contest, please recast your votes if you voted in the first effort.
Pen 1
Pen 2
Title of Your Entry: Spalted Paperbark
Description: Self harvested paperbark with spalting surprise
Finished with Rustins Plastic Coating, fine sanded and wax polished
pen 3
Title of Your Entry: Bocote Can Always Surprise
Description: One of many bocote blanks that I purchased - most from Woodcraft. The results have ranged from light to dark with a variety of figure/grain/look. Sanded to 600; 9 layers of CA thin; dry sanded to 1500 with Dr. Kirk's Red/White/Blue applied along with Maguire's PlastiX. Only regret - my photographic ability does not do this pen justice.
Pen 4
Title of Your Entry: Elegant Snakewood Rollerball
Description: Majestic Junior rollerball with Snakewood and CA finish.
Pen 5
Title of Your Entry: Gun Metal Budget Snap Cap Rollerball
Description: This pen was made using a Black Locust blank. The blank was highly figured and very translucent in natural light. Finished with 18 coats of high friction polish.
Pen 6
Title of Your Entry:
Description: Buckeye Burl with CA finish
Pen 7
Title of Your Entry:
Description: Wood is myrtlewood, with many different tones all in one small piece. Kit is a PSI Tec-7. Finish is CA, thin and medium flex from Mercury Adhesives.
pen 8
Description: A beautiful piece of amboyna burl, non-stabilized, on a rhodium Baron fountain pen. CA finish, Zona papers and Novus 2
pen 9
Title of Your Entry: Pretty in Pink
Description: This is a Panache kit in black chrome. The wood is a nicely figured Pink Ivory. I think it was harder to get a good picture than it was to actually make the pen, and pretty much impossible to truly show the chatoyance. Finished with CA, polished through all 9 MM grits, then finished with plastic polish.
pen 10
Title of Your Entry: Desert Ironwood
Description: Knurl GT pen kit, Desert Ironwood finished with Tripoli, White Diamond and Carnauba Wax
Pen 11
Title of Your Entry: Two tone Amboyna Burl
Description: This is a piece I cut to show both sap and heartwood and then stabilized. CA finish to bring out a nice shine. Medium 6mm nib.
Pen 12
Title of Your Entry: Purpleheart cross-grain on a black Slimline
Description: I used a purpleheart cross-grain with a Black slimline. The lines are the grain in the blank. Looks better in person.
Pen 13
Title of Your Entry: Redwood Burl
Description: Stabilized redwood burl in a Blade Click. Gluboost finish.
Pen 14
Title of Your Entry: Cocobolo on a Gold Designer
Description: This beautifully figured Cocobolo from Puerto Rico is featured on a 24kt Gold Designer kit from PSI. It was finished using the Stick Fast CA Wood Finish system.
Pen 15
Title of Your Entry: Mango Cigar
Description: Spalted Mango from Philippines on an Ultra Cigar Gold and Chrome
Pen 16
Title of Your Entry: The Patriot Pen
Description: For this pen, I decided to use one of the most attractive wood species in my opinion, Exhibition Amboyna Burl. I find this particular piece has the most character and figuring. I used the Antique Pewter hardware to give the wood the most contrast and to help it really pop out. I used my signature 18-step finishing process with CA to achieve a super high grade, durable finish which gleams with brilliance.
Pen 17
Title of Your Entry: Ohio maple
Description: Local Ohio maple
Mercury ca finish on trim line kitPen 18
Title of Your Entry: Triton Fountain Pen in Red Mallee Burl
Description: This is a Triton Fountain Pen dressed in Australian Red Mallee Burl. Turned between centers, sanded with 600 grit and finished with Glu Boost CA. After Ca application it was wet sanded to 1500 with Micro mesh and then Beal Buffed.
Pen 19
Description: Unknown wood on a Majestic Jr.
Pen 20
Title of Your Entry: Amboyna Burl Fountain Pen
Description: Here is my Amboyna Burl Fountain Pen. The first time I've ever turned Amboyna and I am very happy with it.
Pen 21
Title of Your Entry: Beefwood Hourglass Rollerball
Description: Old Kimberley Beefwood, 8 coats of medium CA.
Pen 22
Title of Your Entry: Really Dark Amboyna Burl
Description: A really Nice 2 Tone Amboyna Burl with stunning Characteristics
Pen 23
Title of Your Entry: Brazilian landscape
Description: I have saved this piece of Brazilian rosewood for a few years, in part making sure it would be fully dry. The "landscape" black streaks create the unique looking pattern that wraps around the pen. The kit is a rhodium Blingless Harvest rollerball.
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