First Bocote Pen

[Hillbilly]

Americana kit, Bocote wood , CA finish.

This is the first Bocote pen I've turned and I'm happy with the results, my finishing is getting better. I hope to start turning higher end pens soon but I'll be patient sure can't afford to mess up a 50.00 kit.

Thanks for looking,
Brian

 

[papaturner]

Very nice.

 

[bitshird]

Brian, those are lot harder to turn than the 50.00 kits, you did a good job, finish is pretty nice I didn't see any swirl lines in it, wait for Skye, He'll set you straight on the finish, any time you order a high dollar kit, order extra tubes, that way all you will loose is a blank and a bucks worth of tubes.

 

[simomatra]

Go the higher kits nice blank like that is wasted on a lower end kit and the higher end kits are easier to turn

 

[tim self]

I think you did a nice job. Since you can do justice to the Americana, don't be afraid of the high end. The blanks can be always replaced before assembly. IMHO, if you're gonna do an Americana, you might as well do Nav, Sedona or Barons. (But my first FP was an Americana.) Just take the leap.

 

[toolcrazy]

Cool grain, very nice pen.

 

[ldb2000]

Great job on that one Brian .

 

[Ligget]

Lovely wood, your fit and finish is perfect!