Closed end Jr Gent

[davidrei]

I haven't posted a pen pic in ages, so here's my latest. Closed end Jr. gent made from some kind of rosewood (the board wasn't labeled when I got it, but it smelled quite dainty when cut), elk antler and cherry veneer in the cap. Finish is CA with TSW. The cap was originally going to be a celtic knot, but my alignment was off so I switched to this. Unfortunately this meant that the rosewood in the cap was from a different section of the board from the body, so the grain is horribly mismatched. For the elk antler segment, I purposely picked a fat piece to get all marrow, which I think matches the dark wood much better than the whiter part of the antler. The finish on the body is much better than shown in the pic, I'll blame poor photography and hope everyone believes me. Lastly, I can't say I'm really fond of the new Jr. Gent nib style, much prefer the old version. Criticisms are welcomed and encouraged

 

[rtgleck]

Wow Dave, impressive looking pen there, I like the combination of the materials. nice work.

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice job! I'd like to see a closeup of the cap.

 

[Jim15]

Looks great.

 

[davidrei]

Thanks all for the compliments. Updated pics above, including a close up of the cap.

 

[Rifleman1776]

You did fine, your deliberate use of the marrow is an interesting approach. Not everyone would do that but none of us is "everyone". As far as matching or mismatching grain from top to bottom, I personally believe that this is a much overated concept. Few, if any, people, other than us here, would even notice one way or the other. Lookin' good from here.

 

[ctEaglesc]

I givre it ten thumbs up.I too love working with antler.
At one time I thought if it wasn't pure white I had a bad piece.
Pure white may as well be corian.
This pen has a "friendly look"
I like that.

 

[ilikewood]

That Rosewood is definitely Cocobolo...the close-ups give it away. Nice work!

 

[johnnycnc]

That looks great.Interesting
combination that works well.
The antler is cool stuff![]

 

[kevin_f]

That is a great looking pen, what a great combination.

Kevin

 

[emackrell]

Nice job! You've given me some ideas on how to salvage the lapis trustone blank that "lost its color." Thanks!!

cheers Eileen [8D]