Mesquite Cigar pen

[wildphoto]

A rancher in S. Texas gave me a piece of mesquite, and
after hacking it up managed to save a couple of pieces.
I have not seen too many pens made out of mesquite so I
thought I would post it. Any comments welcome.
Jack

 

[Dario]

Good job!

Nice burl figure on that mesquite. In time, the heartwood will turn reddish brown. I hope the sapwood stays light.

BTW, there are probably a lot more mesquite pens made here...just not shown. []

 

[rtgleck]

Nice looking pen there... Looks good.

 

[punkinn]

Really pretty... much nicer piece of mesquite than I've ever seen. I know the recipient will love it!
Nancy

 

[pastorbill1952]

Really nice looking pen.

 

[alamocdc]

Very nice looking piece of Mesquite! It's one of my favorite woods. I did these for a Dentist in Houston (and this was just part of the order).

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[Thumbs]

Sweet Mesquite![8D]

 

[Texas Taco]

Nice work. IMO the only thing Mesquite is good for is turnings.

 

[KC]

That's some SWEET mesquite!

KC

 

[arjudy]

Nice choice of wood and kit. Excellent work![][][]

 

[Borg_B_Borg]

Nice job, but I'd have preferred a flatter or more tapered profile. Aside from the profile being a matter of taste, the relevant question is whether that slight bulge in the middle of both barrels was intentional or not. I find those bulged shapes far more common among works by new penturners than those of old hands. If it was intentional, I'll have no quibbles.

Steve

 

[jvsank]

Great looking pen