Desk set
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maxman400
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wow, very cool.
Karin Voorhis
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Vice nice I love that you added pic of the process too! Warming hug for the great job.
jasontg99
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Looks great. I like the contrast of the cap. The segmenting looks dead on.
Noah
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that took a lot of work and patience...
Great job...
Ed
Great job...
Ed
jskeen
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that's a fantastic combo of woods. I don't know of any other wood that has the chatoyance and depth of color of mahogany. It's usually kinda plain for a pen, but the maple veneer set's it off perfectly. I bet the pens change to a totally different color, depending on what angle you are looking at it from and where the light is from.
just_call_me_dusty
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Very nice! Thank you for sharing. Was it quite difficult and time consuming? You have more patience than I.
Rmartin
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Thanks for the nice comments.
It's not difficult at all! Cutting the pieces is the biggest concern, but with a good setup, it's not that big a deal. I glued the pieces together while watching the football game last week. I used 2 of the tubes of CA in the pic during glue up. I used 1 more tube while turning and the 4th for the finish. The 4 pack costs 99 cent at Walmart.
I finished it today with a new Beall buffing system I just set up.
The customer's budget would not allow for a true 360 herrinbone, but I still wanted to do something nice. It's being gifted to go on a local VP banker's desk.
I believe it is true Brazilian mahagony, but I can't be sure. I got a 4" x 4" x 6 ft piece free! It had been hidden away for over 30 years.
Jim15
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Richard that is awesome work.
jeffnreno
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Great work - It will look nice on any desk.
rjwolfe3
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Man that is sweet! I love the whole look, especially the herringbone