A pinecone blank thanks to Keith Byrd

[mmayo]

Keith visited my shop a while back and I gave him some blue spruce pinecones. Graciously made me a couple of blanks that I could use with this dragon twist pen. Thanks Keith.

 

[greenacres2]

That blank works very well with the hardware. Nice pen, and great back story.
earl

 

[Jim15]

Wow! That looks great with that component set.

 

[MRDucks2]

Looks great with that hardware.


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[mmayo]

If any of you are ever in my area, contact me and I'll give you the tour. Tehachapi is unique.

 

[1080Wayne]

Tehachapi is really unique if the blue spruce develops pine cones instead of spruce cones ! Sorry Mark , couldn`t resist . The pen looks great . I have in the past taken a 3 or 4 inch long blue spruce cone , cast it , drilled down the center , painted the inside of the blank red or silver before gluing in the tube , and gotten excellent results with the colour showing through between the turned down scales . I did allow the squirrels to eat the seeds from the cones before picking them up .

 

[mmayo]

Cones are cones to me

Tehachapi is really unique if the blue spruce develops pine cones instead of spruce cones ! Sorry Mark , couldn`t resist . The pen looks great . I have in the past taken a 3 or 4 inch long blue spruce cone , cast it , drilled down the center , painted the inside of the blank red or silver before gluing in the tube , and gotten excellent results with the colour showing through between the turned down scales . I did allow the squirrels to eat the seeds from the cones before picking them up .

My biology knowledge has many holes and rich detail in other areas. My botany could easily fit under a nail. Sorry for the screwup.

 

[magpens]

Very nice pen ... cone blank is great match for the styling of the Dragon hardware !!!

 

[RVA_Tyndall]

That is a great combination!


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[OZturner]

Most Striking Pen Mark
Fantastic Blank from Keith Byrd,
Beautifully Turned, Fitted and Finished.
Great Choice of PSI Dragon Pen.
Excellent Craftsmanship, Gentlemen.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[TonyL]

I think one calls that perfect!