Black Gold

[DCBluesman]

This was part of the group buy from Mike Kogan.

Thank you for looking and particularly for those who take the time to comment. [8D]

 

[GoodTurns]

simply beautiful, though we expect that from you, Lou!

 

[simomatra]

Nice one Lou

 

[R2]

Great looking in all respects Lou!![^]

 

[rhahnfl]

Great looking in all respects. Very classy.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Lou,you did a great job on that Black/Gold,but we expect that from you.One question any pin holes in the blank?

 

[Stevej72]

Lou, nice looking pen!

 

[rlharding]

Very nice!

 

[doddman70]

Looks Awsome!!!! great job[8D]

 

[Dalecamino]

That is a beautiful pen Lou . Good job !

 

[CUTiger3]

Nice Work

I can't wait to get my blanks

 

[Gary Max]

There's one of them blanks headed to Kentucky also.
Nice pen Lou.

 

[jwoodwright]

Very nice pen Lou. Like the lighting...

 

[Tanner]

Fantastic looking pen!! I just ordered one of those from Mike too. I can only hope to get mine to look as nice as yours.

 

[Mather323]

Your blank is amazing and your work on your pen is just as nice, great job.

 

[louisbry]

Very nice, Lou!!

 

[Ligget]

That sure looks like an awesome pen Lou![]

 

[gerryr]

Excellent workmanship as always Lou, but I'm just not sold on this stuff yet. Maybe it looks better in person.

 

[DCBluesman]

Thank you all for the kind and generous words. While the pricing on these blanks is still a bit on the absurd side, it does make a distinctive pen which looks better in person than my photographs show...but then, what doesn't? There were no pinholes or other imperfections in the blank. Mike and his crew have really gotten this down to a science. Again, thank you for your encouragement.

 

[IPD_Mrs]

Hey Lou - I think I'll remind Mike when my birthday is! Nice looking pen and as always exceptionally well done.

[:X]

 

[broitblat]

Nice looking work. I assume that's a black ti finish on the kit?

-Barry

 

[johnnycnc]

Nice looking material,Lou.
It has a unique pattern,I like it.

 

[skiprat]

Looks pretty good from here Lou. Have you tried the Damascus one yet?
I now want to try both this and the Damascus, but like Gerry, I'm not 100% sure yet. I think I remember Mike saying there is a lot of metal in the process? But I think some of the pro PR folks like Dawn could probably mix something like that. This one does look like a nice piece of wood with a wild grain though.

 

[PR_Princess]

Steven, sweets. Check for a PM in a few.

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Lou,

Very nice work.....

 

[GaryMGg]

You shoot a mean lookin' pen there Lou.

 

[bitshird]

Lou, that is an extraordinary pen, of course any thing less from you would be unnatural, I’m glad to hear their blanks are getting better, I’d like to try one pretty soon.

 

[DCBluesman]

Thanks, again, friends. The kit is, indeed, black titanium. And Steven, I have not tried the damascus at this point. I have another of the MG which I will try to photograph tonight. I have no doubt that the PR Princess can make something similar...she's got the magic touch. As for the quality, this second batch seems to be perfect. [8D]

 

[karlkuehn]

Beautiful pen, Lou! Those blanks have been catching my eye lately.

Did you photograph it on a cutting board (HDPE plastic)?

 

[jhs494]

Very nice job! Awesome looking blank.
Overall the pen "turned" out great.

 

[wjskip]

Great looking pen. Did the blank you used look like the one in the group buy? I expected the finished product to be more black with gold highlights than the other way arround.

 

[DCBluesman]

Thanks Karl, Joe and Bill. The blank DID look like the one in the group buy. The gold to black ratio seems to vary quite a bit. Same with the Mokume Gane copper and gray.

 

[johncrane]

Looks great Lou! good kit match up too.

 

[Ozzy]

As usual, beautiful pen Lou.

 

[SherryD]

very nice!

 

[DCBluesman]

Thanks John, Ozzy and John! BTW, the pen is resting on what I think is UHMW plastic. (Unless it's HDPE. How's a bean counter suppose to know the difference?) [8D]