I like the look of these two together. The brass is for more distinction between the wood types. Same polyurethane finish as the Cigar pen. Comments welcome and appreciated (no matter what).
I like the top half a lot. The bottom shape and the arrangement of the rings I would like to see different. The lower half seems very long, is the the standard length or did you change something?
I get the brass at Ace hardware in plates and cut what I need. I use a standard spindle gouge to work the pen but you have to careful with the brass and go slow. Its a regulsr European kit I turned to make it look longer. Some kind of optical illusion thing.
The combination of amboyna, blackwood, and brass is stunning. The cb looks out of place - too wide. Perhaps a simple brass ring to separate the two halves would create unity and symmetry from top to bottom.
Love the pen, totally awesome. I would get the CB out out 100%. It does seem too long in the center part, if you did not lenghtened the lower part at all I would taper the barrel different so it doesn't appear so long, and if you could make the finial aout of wood that would be terrific.
The pen looks like it just came out of the shower. Flawless finish.
Thanks
Alex
Sorry, to me it looks mis/dis-proportioned and the mix of media is unappealing. The finish looks like it was applied with a spatula. The two woods, used by themselves, make outstanding pens.
I like the color idea and the execution looks good. the finish looks wavy to me and not very smooth, although I am suspecting that is the camera. The bottom barrel IMO should be less rounded, but overall a stunning pen.