A manzanita root cigar and locust burl baron

[dubdrvrkev]

The manzanita root was pretty much a PITA all the way, I have a few more blanks that may stay blanks. The Black Locust burl was great to turn, hard as a rock, and finishes great. Unfortunately I cracked it at the center band assembling it. I had a burr in the tube. It is just a tiny little hairline so I'll try to repair it. If not I'll be carrying a baron now

The picture does not do the colors justice on this one.

 

[Ligget]

Those are REALLY amazing!![][]Well done Kevin!

 

[Fleabit]

Couple of nice looking pens. Good job.

 

[Old Griz]

Beautiful pens Kevin...
Question... does the black locust burl have the same chatoyance and regular black locust... the black locust I have glistens in the sun as you turn the pen.. really pretty wood.. and I agree to the hardness.. you want a real treat try turning a bowl from a piece of bone dry black locust... can you say CONCRETE.. []

 

[WoodChucker]

Looks like the hard work paid off, the pens look great!

 

[rtjw]

Pens look great. Good job.

 

[jvsank]

Both look great the crack gives it character

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Thanks everybody.

Tom, Yes it does have some chatoyance. It is in the second picture where you see a little swirl near the nib end and travels along the that edge. I have a few other black locust blanks (not burl) that I have yet to turn, maybe they will make their way to the top of the stack now. But they are behind some myrtlewood I have in process. This burl came from Dario BTW you ought to try some.

 

[alamocdc]

Nice job, Kevin. I just got my cigars in from BB yesterday and haven't had a chance to get to them yet. SWMBO has had me running all day. [] Thanks to you and a post from the last day or so, I know to be extra careful with things like burrs on these.

 

[Dario]

Kevin,

If I knew you liked black locust burl that much...I would have included some in your last batch of pen blank order. I promise next time!!! [:I]

I agree with the chatoyance...figured or burl black locust seems to be the best on that category (from what I've tried). They are almost "holographic".

 

[JimGo]

Wow, they look great Kevin! Nice job!

 

[MDWine]

Nice pen!

 

[wayneis]

They are both very nice but my favorite would be the manzanita root burl, that is beautiful, good job.

Wayne

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Dario, I didn't know I liked this much until I turned this pen. I'm sure there will be plenty of oppertunities to get some more.

 

[vick]

they both look great, but the manzanita root does not seem to have a very nice shine to it.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

It does have a semi-gloss look to it. Finishing this stuff was a PITA. Nothing wanted to stick to it, so my normal [?] method was out the window. That is one of the reasons I am not real excited about machining the other root I have.

 

[vick]

Well if you want to get rid of it you know where to find me.

 

[Chuck C]

WOW, nice looking grain.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Mike, You can have the blanks that I already have cut (1 pen worth) but there is a huge void in one, feel like trying some inlace. Or if you want to machine some blanks from the other root I have, I am willing to part with some of it.

 

[jdavis]

Nice job. I like the second one best.