Back to turning after a few weeks off

[cl1237]

Finally got around to turning some new to me kits that I got from PSI and Berea's latest sales.

First up is the GT2
The segmented pen was what Bob Ross would call a "happy accident" started out as a spalted mango blank, but a blowout stalled my plans. Instead of stripping the tube and starting over like I usually do, I tried my hand at a segmented repair. Dig around in my scrap bin and would a nice contrast in piece of red heart. I wasn't happy with the point, so I cut a small groove and filled it with black CA to blend the transition a little better
Second GT2 is a very soft wood of some sort, not sure what it is but it turned out great

Next up is the Sierra Super Click, one in inlace acrylester "Mother Earth" and the other in yellow cedar burl

 

[sorcerertd]

That "very soft wood" is quite beautifully figured.

 

[egnald]

Very Nice - Your repaired pen looks great. I think adding the black separator really sets it off. Although it is really difficult to tell with burls, I think the "very soft wood" of yours might be Redwood Lace Burl - it sure looks like some that I have used in the past. Although Redwood is classified as a Softwood, the burl I had didn't seem that soft. Regardless, it sure made a very attractive pen. The Yellow Earth and Yellow Cedar Burl are also very cool.

Dave

PS. This is one of the pens I made from the Redwood Lace Burl. It was a blank that I got from Rocky Bemis (Rockb) that he got from the area around a historic logging ghost town on the Redwood Coast in Falk, California.

 

[derekdd]

That repair job is well done.

The others look good, also.