A trio of Koa Pacificas

[KiltedGunn]

and their blacksheep cousin!

I learned there are some woods you use Just CA on...and not BLO/CA...at least for the first coat! I really like the dark one, but it doesn't look like curly Koa!

The customer loves Hawaii and wanted pens to hand out to her family.

Thanks for looking! Lee

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice batch of pens.

 

[sam]

Very nice job Lee. Looking forward to seeing you again at Monty's on the 13th. Sam

 

[Jim15]

Great looking group of pens. That BLO really did darken the one.

 

[Dalecamino]

Nice pens Lee !

 

[waynewright]

Nice pens lee!!

 

[VisExp]

Very nice. Koa is a pretty wood.

 

[artme]

Very Nice !!

The Koa is an Acacia and its closest relative in Australia, in terms of grain pattern is Blackwood - Acacia Melanoxylon. The dark pen you show is very much like the colour of Curly Blackwood.

 

[KiltedGunn]

Thanks for the kind comments, guys!

And ArtMe, that's good info! I might have to look for some Curly Blackwood, as i really liked the way the darker one turned out!

 

[PenTurnerfromMaine]

Very nice looking, I agree on the BLO, I'll store that one away for future use. Thanks for sharing

 

[Ligget]

WOW! Three beauties!

 

[Nickfff]

very nice! I really like blonde/lighter curly koa--if I may ask where/who did you get it from?

 

[mickr]

very nice..like the sign

 

[KiltedGunn]

Nick, I got the Curly Koa from Aaron at LauLauWoods.

Mick, thanks, I enjoyed making it