My latest work

[Ligget]

Here is my latest work for you all to see, first up is an Elm Burl Cigar with black chrome hardware and a CA finish.

Next another Cigar, this time Amboyna Burl with a CA finish and chrome metalwork.

Third pen is a Baron with Red Mallee Burl and gold titanium metalwork, again a CA finish is used.

Closed end acrylic Baron next, came out quite nice, what do you think?

And closed!

Thanks in advance to all who stop by and leave a comment! :biggrin:
Cheers
Mark

 

[ldb2000]

Beautiful pens Mark
Your finishes are amazing , the depth amd shine are outstanding .
Go grab a pint my friend , you deserve it :bananen_smilies046:

 

[toolcrazy]

That is a nice batch of pens. Especially the Baron.

 

[papaturner]

Outstanding work on all the pens especially the closed end (I gotta try that ) however my favorite has to be the Elm burl that is a great piece of wood.:coffee:Have a cup on me.

 

[bitshird]

great pens Mark, I like the Baron, but they all are beautiful

 

[BobBurt]

Great looking pens

 

[LEAP]

Now you're just showing off!

Nice job on all of them but that Mallee is SWEET!

 

[simomatra]

Great set of pens Mark They all look beautiful especially like the closed end ones. That finish is first class lots of depth.

 

[winpooh498]

They are all great looking pens! The finish is wonderful!

 

[timberbits]

Nice pens.

Got to love the Baron.

 

[ronhampton]

nice pens, i like the elm burl:RockOn:

 

[BRobbins629]

Lovely stuff.

 

[brycej]

Amazing finish on those pens. I love that Amboyna!

 

[badger]

Great work! Especially the closed end pen.

Quick question about that one, I see that you don't use the extra rings there. Do you have to modify the cap in length or any other way to do that? Or is it just press fit and it works fine? Something that I've been thinking about doing for a double closed in end pen (just did my first today) and wasn't sure if I had to adjust things because the extra rings were not there.

badger

 

[desertyellow]

Mark, you have done it again.
Your work is always a joy to experience.
Of this set, my favorite is the third pen.
The Baron with Red Mallee Burl and gold titanium looks fantastic.

I also tip my hat to your closed end acrylic Baron.
Congratulations.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Mark,
Stunning pens and incredible finish on all of 'em. My favs are the wood ones, but its too hard to pick one from there. Perhaps you should send 'em to me, so I can make a better judgement.

 

[markgum]

AWESOME. they all look great.

 

[marelton]

Beautiful pens Mark. I particularly like the black closed end Baron.

Fantastic job as always.

 

[Ligget]

Great work! Especially the closed end pen.

Quick question about that one, I see that you don't use the extra rings there. Do you have to modify the cap in length or any other way to do that? Or is it just press fit and it works fine? Something that I've been thinking about doing for a double closed in end pen (just did my first today) and wasn't sure if I had to adjust things because the extra rings were not there.

badger

There isn`t a lot of room under the finial when the pen is screwed into the cap, as the rings are being left off then the internal threaded section will slide in a little further than normal, I got away with it. But it would be better to measure what is going in there so as you do leave enough room.

 

[badger]

There isn`t a lot of room under the finial when the pen is screwed into the cap, as the rings are being left off then the internal threaded section will slide in a little further than normal, I got away with it. But it would be better to measure what is going in there so as you do leave enough room.

Thanks. I'll be sure to do some measuring and test fitting before I give it a go.

badger

 

[LostintheWoods]

Beautiful workmanship on the pens, Mark, and your finishes are stunning! Great job!

 

[TAFFJ]

Mark One can only say what has been said many times before - You are a talented craftsman and your workmanship is of a high order.
Regards
David

 

[rherrell]

Fantastic job on all of them as usual Mark but I especially like that Elm Burl. I'm gonna have to try and find some.:biggrin:

 

[Buzz]

Great work as usual Mark. I particularly like that Elm.

 

[hunter-27]

Now you're just showing off!

Nice job on all of them but that Mallee is SWEET!

If I did that good of work, I'd "show off" a little also. AWESOME job!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ligget]

Thanks for all the comments, each and everyone is really appreciated!

Cheers
Mark

 

[Kaspar]

Incredible pens! Your finish is the gold standard to which I aspire.

 

[DKF]

Very nice!.......I like the closed end acrylic the best...

 

[devowoodworking]

All are stunning as usual! Of course the closed end Baron acrylic is SPECTACULAR

 

[doddman70]

Mark they all look gourgous!!!! i really like the elm burl!!!

 

[philb]

Excellent as usual Mark!

Especially liking the closed ends! Did you make your own mandrel to turn these?

Keep it up!

PHIL

 

[workinforwood]

These pens look great ligget! I just wish they would load on my screen faster..I'm running a high speed string with dixie cups over here!

 

[Mikey]

Amboyna and the Red Mallee are superb. I just love the look of the redish burls like that.

 

[JayDevin]

Stunning Mark!!

Hey Wanna slightly used mirror? LOL!!!
Your pens are simply Fantastic!!!

 

[Skye]

All four are stunning. Finish is great. Excellent length on the Baron. I've got a acrylic blank like that I've been wondering what to do with, I may have to try something like that.

There's two small areas on the lower barrel of the elm burl where the burl caused pits in the CA, those can be a pain. Hey, I have to have some sort of nitpick, you didn't give me much opportunity!

 

[PaulDoug]

It has all been said. Ditto to all! That elm burl is really awesome. Elm is a weed tree around here. I have to give it new respect. Maybe our elm is not the same as your elm.

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful pens and the finish is awesome.

 

[Ligget]

There's two small areas on the lower barrel of the elm burl where the burl caused pits in the CA, those can be a pain. Hey, I have to have some sort of nitpick, you didn't give me much opportunity!

Skye I leave all my wood blanks as natural as possible when using a CA finish, little pits are a pain but I do not fill them (looks like a plastic blank).

I have a special little brush with the bristles cut to half the original length so it becomes stiffer, this helps remove CA dust etc when sanding.

So the little pits are still visable the way I like them but they are clean with no white residue in them! :tongue:

 

[Ligget]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments you posted.

Jay you can keep the mirror! lol :hypnotized:

Phil I used a closed end mandrel bought from Arizona Silhouette via an American friend! :wink: Skiprat has a tutorial in the library on how to make your own mandrel, worth a read.

 

[Skye]

Good deal man, just as long as you're aware of them. Some people don't know how to fill them or clean them properly and I never know which until I mention it.