Monarch Master, aka Hawaii Love

[gtriever]

My niece's husband is in the US Army, stationed in Hawaii (yeah, it's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it - :biggrin. For some reason, I thought they might want a set of Hawaii-themed pens. I ordered both the kits and the blanks from a vendor in Hawaii so I could turn them and ship them BACK to Hawaii...

The kits are Monarch Masters (aka "Hawaii Love"), and the blanks are Koa. They were finished with 8 coats of WTF. For some reason they shipped me one heartwood blank and one sapwood so I had to adapt and overcome - I hope I did them justice.

 

[Tony Salvatore]

To me those are amazing! They should really like them. Great job.


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[Jim15]

Those are beautiful.

 

[PatrickR]

Very nice indeed! I like the contrasting caps a lot.

 

[greenacres2]

Great pen set--wonderful use of the material. Don't think i'd ever seen Koa sapwood before, kind of makes me itch for some transitional (two-tone) pieces. That sapwood has an interesting look in its own right.
earl

 

[magpens]

You DID do them justice !! . I Love 'em !!

 

[Rifleman1776]

Beautiful pens. Excellent work. Where did the box come from?

 

[gtriever]

Thanks for the compliments everybody, they're appreciated.

Frank, the box is the Maple Gift Box (PKBOXMPM - $8.95) from PSI. They come with a single and double insert, and a Majestic insert is available as an accessory (PKBOXMPC - $2.50). I use them quite a bit for my larger pens.

BTW, Mountain Home is beautiful country. My wife has a lot of relatives around Springfield MO, so sometimes when we visit out there we make it a point to drive the "southern route" and take 412 over to Pocahontas on the way home.

 

[Rick_G]

Great looking pens they will enjoy them. After all being stationed in Hawaii is such a hardship they will need something to lift their spriits. :biggrin: