Burley Cigars

[DaveO]

Not tobacco I had some fun with a few burl wood today and here's the results:
Two tone Amboyna -

Another view of the same -

Chechen burl -

Buckeye burl -

And finally one that's neither a cigar nor a burl, but fun to make anyway. Persimmon SL with a Ebony CB accent (to keep it in the family ) -

Thanks for looking and I would appreciate any critiques that can be offered...good or bad
Dave

 

[broitblat]

Dave,

Those are all very nice - the wood and the pens. You've done a nice job on the photos, too. Were the Buckeye and the Chechen stabilized? I've always found those two particularly punky.

-Barry

 

[wudnhed]

Sweet pens, Dave! They are looking REALLY good.

 

[jjenk02]

Dave, those sure look familiar [] I still like all of them..

 

[NavyDiver]

Excellent pens!!!

 

[Stevej72]

Dave, great job on all of them!

 

[LostintheWoods]

Beautiful group of pens! You've been busy!

 

[DaveO]

Originally posted by broitblat
<br />Dave,

Those are all very nice - the wood and the pens. You've done a nice job on the photos, too. Were the Buckeye and the Chechen stabilized? I've always found those two particularly punky.

-Barry

None of the burls were stabilized. I did have to use a good bit of thin CA while turning them, especially the Buckeye.
Thans for your comments []

Dave[]

 

[DaveO]

Originally posted by jjenk02
<br />Dave, those sure look familiar [] I still like all of them..

What can I say, I am an attention whore [][][]
Dave[]

 

[webmonk]

Very fine batch there. Great job!

 

[Tanner]

Beautiful pens! Nice job on the pictures too.

 

[DaveO]

Thanks for all the kind comments. I really enjoy working with burl wood. It's a little more of a challenge to turn (non-stabilized) but the results are so unique. Each piece is completely different, and so beautiful. I bought a 3½# Amboyna slab, so I will be having fun with it for a while []

Dave[]

 

[johncrane]

nice work Dave![]

 

[penodr]

Nice work ! Very nice cigars.

 

[Ozzy]

Great work.

 

[JDPens]

Fantastic! The pens look great.