Bois de Rose
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Krash
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Looks super beautiful although the glare makes it hard to see. What kind of wood?
Oh duh. I just saw the title. Bois de Rose, huh?
Oh duh. I just saw the title. Bois de Rose, huh?
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liljohn1368
Member
Really nice pen.....
TurtleTom
Member
I hope it smelled wonderful while you turned it.
Jim15
Member
The pen looks great.
iMattDaddy
Member
Yes it did have a nice smell to it, although I did put on a dust mask for the majority.
iMattDaddy
Member
Thank you. Yeah I went a little overboard with the flash. I was too lazy to soften the light. I have a big strobe with an umbrella that I use, and I can turn it into a soft box but I didn't take the time to do it.
Sappheiros
Member
Wow, I love the finish on that pen! It all comes together so nicely!
SteveG
Member
I bought a small stick (about 1x2x18 inches) of that wood a while ago because the grain color just grabbed me and would not let go. That color is right there in your pen...beautiful. Unfortunately, I believe the color will darken with time, so let us hope it is a LONG time! Nice pen, and excellent material selected.
iMattDaddy
Member
Thanks all for the comments.
Yeah these blanks get pretty expensive really quick. The place I got them from limited orders to 3 blanks max, so I ended up with 3. Bigger blanks 1.5x1.5x18 was quite a bit more. I think 2x2x18 was near $75 or so? That's a lot to me when it comes to turning blanks.
The blanks were pretty dark and I expected that maybe it was just the outside and after I turned it down it may lighten, but it was dark through. I don't think it will continue to darken at this point but I don't know.