July 4th pen

[splinter99]

Had the idea for this a while ago,,had to give it a try
top half is blue dyed curly maple..bottom is blood wood laminated with credit cards..finish is ca/blo

comments welcome...thanks for looking

 

[thewishman]

That looks sharp - nice job!

Chris

 

[Stevej72]

Harold, that is a great looking pen!

 

[DKF]

Originally posted by splinter99
<br />Had the idea for this a while ago,,had to give it a try
top half is blue dyed curly maple..bottom is blood wood laminated with credit cards..finish is ca/blo

Nice idea you had there...where did you get the dyed curly maple?

 

[johnnycnc]

Real nice look,Harold.
finish is A-1,also.[]

 

[splinter99]

DKF..I dyed the maple with food coloring

 

[fstepanski]

Very nice pen!.. What type of glue did you use on the Credit Card laminate?

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen, superb finish![8D]

 

[splinter99]

fstepanski..ca clue(med) to gle up the laminations

 

[NavyDiver]

Excellent work!

 

[Tanner]

Beautiful pen!!! Looks very classy!

 

[csb333]

An excellent use for credit cards! Beautiful finish- I must try that CA/BLO- Chris

 

[sandking]

Did you drill the hole for the tube after the credit cards and bloodwood were laminated together? Of did you drill the hole in the credit card first.

 

[ahoiberg]

very nice looking pen... i must say, that's one of the best ca/blo finishes i've ever seen.
did you do ca or blo first?

 

[Jim15]

Super pen, nice work.

 

[splinter99]

sandking..I glued up then drilled the blank
ahoiberg..I always go with blo first to pop the grain..then ca/blo..I only use a small amount of blo after each ca application..just a drop or two on the pad..6 coats ca/blo..micromesh, then buff with mcguires scratch and swirl remover, then buff with renwax...thanks for the favorable comments everyone

 

[CSue]

I have to tell you . . . that is one CLASSY pen! I'll have to try that with my credit cards.