Charlie Rocks !!!

[skiprat]

I recently did a bit of a trade with Charlie ( NewLondon008 :biggrin: )
I sent him a padded envelope and he hired a container ship!!!!!!:redface::biggrin:
Thanks again Charlie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:biggrin::biggrin:

Below are two Zens. One gold, one silver ( obviously, I hear you say )
But see if you can spot the difference:wink: or should that be the similarity:wink:

I'll post one more pic that will reveal all in a minute, but see if you can guess first:biggrin:

 

[workinforwood]

Only difference is the size of the photo's and the type of pot you are smoking! They look great. A proud pen for any collection!

 

[skiprat]

LOL, I knew I could rely on you Jeff!!!!:biggrin:

They are just a couple of Zens, nothing special:wink:

Believe it or not, the similarity is that they are both from the same mix of resin that Charlie made.
The difference is that the inside of the blank on the gold one was painted black, while the other was painted white. Massive change hey?
Below is a pic of the off cuts, turned to about the same diameter and each painted.
Now you can't do THAT with wood, can you??:biggrin:

 

[bitshird]

Skip that's an amazing difference, I'll have to try that, By the way the similarity is they are both gorgeous pens

 

[Whaler]

Beautiful pens. I wouldn't have believed that painting the tube would make that much of a difference.

 

[hewunch]

I had it figured out. But I posted after the 2nd pic.

 

[louisbry]

Beautiful pens, Skip. So do you call the blank Camelian?

 

[NewLondon88]

Wow .. I never tried it with black. With blue, they came out great. With red, they
came out ... not so great.
I definitely like yours better.

 

[Lenny]

That was a nice little lesson! Thanks for sharing.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Very nice!

 

[Ligget]

Gorgeous pens Steve, what a massive difference the tube colour makes, it opens up a load of different options for the penmaker.

Keep up the good work my friend as I always look forward to your postings! :biggrin:

 

[JohnU]

Nice job Steve! Those Zens are beautiful!

 

[jyreene]

Nice pens Skip. You could do that with wood....but if it changes the way the color of the wood looks I think you have been smoking some powerful stuff!

 

[maxman400]

That is some extreme differences, Nice Pens Also!!

 

[tim self]

Very nice work from both of you. And if that isn't a good enough reason for painting tubes I don't know what is. Sometimes I look at a blank and think it's dark enough not to paint. These have changed my mind. I may start painting all tubes regardless of material. (that way I wont forget!) Thanks for posting Skippy

 

[cnirenberg]

Steven,
Very interesting to say the least. Gives me some ideas to work on. Both pens came out terrific. Charlie's blanks are top notch.

 

[Rangertrek]

Either way ......

BOTH are great looking pens and blanks. I would not have guessed that painting the tube would have made that much change in the final product. The materials must be very translucent. Great Job.