First Pen in a while

[mdburn_em]

I haven't made any pens for a while but my sister asked me to make some for her kids and friends. I got back to the lathe and really enjoyed it.
I've got an Afzilia Xylay on a Sierra Vista Black Titanium and Gold kit and the other is Caragana on a Wall Street II click

 

[Larryreitz]

Excellent work. Like them both a lot, but, the wood on the second one is truly amazing.
Larry

 

[1080Wayne]

Beautiful example of why caragana is my favourite turning wood .

 

[TDahl]

Both pens are really nice. I especially like the Caragana pen. Well done.

 

[mdburn_em]

Beautiful example of why caragana is my favourite turning wood .

It's always been one of mine too. Occasionally it is boring but most often there is some very interesting character in it. We didn't have a lot of wood types around me in northern Montana when I started out on the pen-turning journey. Caragana around the homestead, willows and cottonwoods were about all that grew so that's what I made.