JasonM
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I've been watching around the boards for some time, but this is my first photo posting. I was happy with the pen/letter opener, but I was also excited to work with the new photo stuff (I got a lightbox setup for Christmas - yay!).
The pen and letter opener are made from antler and 2-tone african blackwood. For the letter opener, I put blackwood bands around each end of the antler to tie the set together.
The wood was a great example of not being able to see what lies beneath. The blank showed much more light sapwood than dark heartwood - even on the ends. But once I got inside, it was almost solid black with a couple nice "swooshes" of lighter colors.
~Jason
The pen and letter opener are made from antler and 2-tone african blackwood. For the letter opener, I put blackwood bands around each end of the antler to tie the set together.
The wood was a great example of not being able to see what lies beneath. The blank showed much more light sapwood than dark heartwood - even on the ends. But once I got inside, it was almost solid black with a couple nice "swooshes" of lighter colors.
~Jason