Cigar pen

[WoodChucker]

Cigar pen made from Osage Orange and finished with friction polish. I've not worked with this wood before and it really doesn't do much for me, just not enough grain/detail to it. Is this a norm for this wood or did I just get a blah piece of it?

 

[PenWorks]

Man RT, after burning you the last few times,
I really wanted to be nice [)]
Doesn't do nothin for me either [V]
But hey, I still love that purple cigar []

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Anthony, I understand and agree with you.

 

[rtjw]

I dont like the black chrome cigar kits but this one really goes with the wood. Good job.

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Johnny!

 

[Gary Max]

RT --it may not be fancy--- looks like it feels good in the hand.
These are my best sellers---simple grain and feels good.

 

[Ligget]

If we all liked the same things it would be a boring world. I like it RT, I have ordered some 24k cigar kits from Sheila at P of C to start with, never turned nothing except slimlines yet.

 

[Tom McMillan]

I think that pen looks very nice---I really like the contrast between the wood and the pen kit!!

 

[dougle40]

I kinda like it too , the color of the wood along with the black kit sets it off just right .

 

[mik]

Wood may not be so exciting but the combo is great - good choice on an otherwise dud!![][]

 

[wicook]

Good choice of kit for the wood, R.T.

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks everyone, appreciate all the nice comments, even yours Mike! []

 

[DCBluesman]

I'm not the biggest fan of OO either, R.T., but you made a great save by selecting the black chrome fittings!

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Lou!

 

[opfoto]

R.T.

Sorry to follow the crowd on this one but...Nice Combo. Fit looks wonderful.

 

[Ken Massingale]

Real nice fit and finish, R.T. I'm still pondering about the OO, tho.
ken

 

[swm6500]

R.T. I think you got a piece of Osage Orange that does not do the wood justice. I have seen some pretty nice Osage Orange. Still it is a nice looking pen.

 

[Fleabit]

I agree with you on this pen...a little plain to look at, but you did an outstanding job on the fit and finish. Overall, it is a nice pen.

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Fleabit!

 

[Kevin M]

R.T., I also think you have gotten a piece of plain OO going on there. I have turned several OO's and really like them but cut on on angle to release their inner beauty. I tried cross cutting but they like to crack, more of a bias cut seems to work better. Look in my album if you like for some ideas of OO.

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Kevin! You must be right because after looking at your OO it sure looks much better then mine. This looks more like yellow-heart then your Osage Orange.

 

[pastorbill1952]

Nice looking pen. It is very plain to me, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Bill, that's what I figure too. We don't have to like every pen we make, as long as someone buys it. []

 

[jdavis]

I have to agree, Does not do much for me. I like Grain. Nice fit and finish.

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Jack, appreciate the input!

 

[Old Griz]

R.T., unless you can find a real tight grained piece of Osage that has been angle cut the grain is going to be dull... however if you can a piece like I described the difference is night and day... osage will also age to a deeper orange brown from exposure to sunlight...
If you can find some black locust that is tight grained you will some some really interesting yellow gold wood, it has a natural chatoyance that sparkles in the sunlight, almost like golden flecks embedded in the wood.. I made one from Mike when he was here on Saturday...
Finding tight grained osage or locust is not easy, but it is out there... in fact I would bet some of our Texans or Okies would have some around... it is a real common wood down there.. and since it grows slower will most likely be tight grained, unlike the stuff that grows up north..

 

[WoodChucker]

Thanks Tom, I appreciate all the info! I had a feeling it was something like that. I guess we get our good and bad in just about any wood, just need to learn how to spot it and then make the best of it. []

 

[Fisherman]

R.T. Osage orange when left out in the sun will trun to a really nice shade of brown in places. While it doesn't have a lot of grain it is a beautiful wood. Take a piece and set it outside in the sun. Fisherman

 

[MDWine]

The color is very similar to the Black Locust pen Tom did with me. I like the yellow color of the wood a lot! Tom used a satin gold kit, but the black looks good too!

Nice work