first attempt at a closed end pen, with a little carving.

[Russell Eaton]

Bass wood pen with a lacquer finish.

 

[BigguyZ]

Bass wood pen with a lacquer finish.

Wow. I can't carve worth a darn, so I'd never try that. But I wish I could!

Very nice!

 

[mbroberg]

I like that!!

 

[papaturner]

I`m not a carver but I have always thought that idea would make a great pen...............................You proved me right. Great job.

Btw if you join us for the Southeast mtg. at Woodcraft bring it along.

 

[burgerman]

Very nice pen! The carving looks great.

I'll bet that pen is light as a feather.

 

[Dan26]

Neat idea. I see a collection of those in your future.

 

[Jgrden]

I think I'd love this pen if I could see the details in it. Cool.

 

[seawolf]

Great pen. Might try a little stain or wood burning to bring out the detail.
Just a thought, Mark

 

[broitblat]

Sweet!

-Barry

 

[Blind_Squirrel]

I like it. Next time maybe give the guy a grin.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Nice start...a wind spirit on a pen, good idea.

 

[cnirenberg]

Great looking pen. I always wanted to give that a try, but wanted a denser wood than Bass. How is it to turn? The wood spirit came out fantastic.

 

[Russell Eaton]

Hey Cris Bass turnes like butter. That pen is a little longer than a normal pen but alot lighter.

 

[cnirenberg]

Hey Cris Bass turnes like butter. That pen is a little longer than a normal pen but alot lighter.

I picked up a 1x1 at a carving show last January. My 10 yr old daughter wanted to learn to carve. We didn't get to far on the spirt face unfortunately. She's always right there when I turn though. Now you given me some ideas on mixing the 2. Gotta sell the idea to her.

 

[WoodCarverOH]

Great looking pen!
I do a lot of carving of wood spirits.
I think this would look great in Butter Nut. :highfive:

 

[JohnU]

That turned out nice. I just had a cousin give me a large log of basswood and didnt know what to do with it. Nice idea. Now, only if I could carve. lol

 

[fiferb]

Awesome job on the pen and the carving. Keep up the great work.

 

[VisExp]

That looks very nice. I'd like to see some more of your carvings.

 

[Rojo22]

Russell

PLEASE bring this tomorrow! That turned out great!

 

[artme]

Great!! Certainly different.

 

[Ligget]

Lovely work, very unusual!

 

[Rojo22]

Russell

It was great seeing this pen in person. The carving part of this pen is only one of the special aspects of the overall pen.

Great job, and thanks for bringing it to the Chapter meeting.

Robert