First Sierra: Two-tone DIW Burl

[GaryMGg]

I got sierra kits when Texatdurango ran a group buy and they've sat and sat.
I finally turned some bushings and made a couple. This is the first:

Chrome Sierra dressed in one of Rodney's two-tone Desert Ironwood burl blanks.
I had to drill near the very edge to keep it two-toned as nearly all of this piece
was sapwood.
Using the new Norseman drill bits I got when Tom ran that group buy, I had
no problem running 1/16" from the edge although I did hold my breath .
The pen is finished with MM/CA and polished with Novus, which I got from Mike and Linda,
for a final glow.

The point being thanks to all of you who make this place a community.
We are a huge extended family. [8D]

The sierra is simple to make, yet it's got a good look and balance.
I'd like it better if the nib wasn't prepressed and the black section could be
replaced with my own turning. I'll probably waste a kit to see what can be done.

All comments and criticisms welcome.

 

[stevers]

Gorgeous Gary. Beautiful combo of colors. Love the wood too.

 

[rhahnfl]

You nailed that one Gary. Beautiful blank and well executed.

 

[doddman70]

Very nice!!! that is some Beautiful DIW

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Gary, great job as always,someone has replaced the black if memory serves,just it won't serve me who,I'm tired and need to go to bed.Cav I said tired not old.

 

[rdunn12]

That looks great.I like the Sierras.I did the wallstreet 2 click pen as I had some requests for click pens and did'nt like it as well.The click mechanism felt kinda cheap.I would like to replace the black also.

 

[wdcav1952]

Not bad, Gator Fan!!

 

[GaryMGg]

Cav,
True dat, but you know I've been selling Tiger pens to folks in the Bayou.
I've got a few more sets of acrylic purple and yellow-gold blanks left to make more segmented pens for your national champion colors. [8D]

 

[johncrane]

Extra nice blank Gary! which makes it a darn fine pen.[]

 

[darrylm]

that's one nice looking pen there gary. certainly one of those pens that would benefit from one a picture on a mirror so we can see the whole thing at once. I love the contrast. great drilling job, I have all I can do to drill a straight hole!

 

[louisbry]

Beautiful pen, Gary. The blank came out wonderful.

 

[toolcrazy]

Wow, beautiful pen.

 

[R2]

A truly beautiful pen!![8D][^]

 

[Tanner]

Beautiful pen! Nice job in drilling to keep the two tone a bigger part of the pen.

 

[jwoodwright]

Very nice blank and pen.

 

[fiferb]

Gary, that is sweeeeet! You'll have to let us know if you are able to get the front section off and how you did it.

 

[TowMater]

She's a beauty Gary!!

That gonna be a carry pen for a while?

Todd

 

[MarkHix]

Excellent looking pen!

 

[VisExp]

Nice pen Gary. You sure were "drilling on the edge" with that one

 

[snowman56]

Great pen and craftsmanship. don't know about the nib section ,but clip end will come off. did not like a fit so i found out the hard way. such is life.

 

[CaptG]

Outstanding job, Gary. Add one more trophy to your collection.

 

[Proud_Poppa_of_2]

That's a pretty piece of penwork all around, Gary. Where is everyone getting all this desert ironwood I keep seeing? I need to get me some of that.

 

[bitshird]

Drilling that close to the edge had to add a pucker factor , but it turned out sweet,
I'd say it was a very spiffy looking pen