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[DCBluesman]

Tortoise shell acrylic in a gold titanium Baron.

Big leaf maple burl in a black titanium Baron.

Thank you for looking and sharing comments and critiques.

 

[opfoto]

Nice set Lou.

 

[DCBluesman]

Willow burl in a black titanium Baron. Blank was a gift from William Cavanaugh (wdcav1952). He recovered it from damage done during the 2004 hurricanes that ripped through the Susquehanna Valley of PA.

Ziricote in a satin nickel Baron.

<br />Thank you for looking. Comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated.

 

[Fred in NC]

All very nice, Lou ! Great job!

 

[Gary]

Those are all very nice, Lou. I particularly like the Ziricote. The satin nikel is a good hardware choice.

 

[KKingery]

Another great job Lou!

 

[Tom McMillan]

All very nice pens Lou!!!

 

[dougle40]

Very nice collection Lou.

 

[WoodChucker]

Lou, that's what I call penmanship. [] Fine job!

 

[ryannmphs]

very nice, on all of them Lou!!

Ryan

 

[JimGo]

Lou, as always, outstanding pens!

As to Chuck, on the other hand, that was just BAD!

 

[PenWorks]

Very nice Lou, you have been busy. Why do I feel something flew over my head. Chuck?

Anthony

 

[wdcav1952]

Outstanding Lou,

I should have sent you more of the willow burl! I knew you would "do the wood proud", but as I should have known, you did even better than I thought!

 

[bassman00]

Great looking Barons, Lou. I particularly like the Maple and Ziricote. The hardware choices for those are excellent.

 

[bajacrazy]

Very nice! [8D]

 

[Tropical]

Great looking pens. Really like the look of the willow burl.

 

[melogic]

All are very nice Lou. I really like Black Ti. and the combination of the Willow burl is totally awesome.

 

[Gregory Huey]

Great job as always Lou. Really like the Ziricote.

 

[woodscavenger]

Well done. I like the satin finish. I have not been brave enough to try those yet but that may soon change.

 

[DCBluesman]

Thanks to all for your comments. I'm finding that matching component finish to the specie of wood can make a lot of difference. On the ziricote, I'm not sure any other finish would have set it off quite as well. The same can be said for the black titanium paired with the willow burl.

It was also fun to interpret the shape of the Baron to take advantage of some of the specific features in each blank. Straight barrels on that piece of willow burl would have done it a grave injustice.

FYI, on the curly maple, you can see a bit of grain tearing. It starts on the surface and goes quite deep. It's a warning for those of you cutting your own blanks. Keep the bandsaw blade sharp and feed the wood slowly, letting the tool do the work. Hurrying those cuts really damages the wood.

 

[Gary]

That's part of the fun, isn't it? So many combinations, so many decisions, and the smallest of decision can have such an impact.

Originally posted by DCBluesman
<br />Thanks to all for your comments. I'm finding that matching component finish to the specie of wood can make a lot of difference. On the ziricote, I'm not sure any other finish would have set it off quite as well. The same can be said for the black titanium paired with the willow burl.

It was also fun to interpret the shape of the Baron to take advantage of some of the specific features in each blank. Straight barrels on that piece of willow burl would have done it a grave injustice.

 

[Jake Byrd]

Wow, that baron is really growing one me...if you dont mind me asking...how much do they normally sell for if they are turned nicely?

 

[DCBluesman]

From what I've seen on other folks's sites I think they sell for $50-75. I don't really sell pens.

Originally posted by Jake Byrd
<br />Wow, that baron is really growing one me...if you dont mind me asking...how much do they normally sell for if they are turned nicely?

 

[Bev Polmanteer]

Lou, good to see that you have more time to turn pens! I'm sure you really missed it as did most of the BOD members! You have done some beauties!

 

[JimGo]

WOW Lou! Those are awesome!