Pen made from Box of Blanks received from 20th anniversary Bash

[KMCloonan]

I received a great box of blanks from @kronewi as a prize from the 20th anniversary Bash. One of the blanks looked pretty cool, with dark (but translucent) resin and sweetgum pods:


I split the blank into two pieces for two pens. I painted the hole in one blank with a bright lime green paint (See the top two pics). The other blank I painted the hole with a yellow/orange paint. (See the bottom 2 pics)

It's really cool how the different color paints affected the final color of the finished pens.





I know we have had numerous threads about this topic, but I really thought the colors I chose really made the blanks "Pop".

Thanks again to Kevin (@kronewi ) for the cool blank! I am looking forward to making more pens from the blanks he sent me.

 

[Hippie3180]

Very nice! Cool to see the comparison.

 

[d_bondi]

WOW, that is super cool. Thank you for showing these and how the painting of the inside of the blank can impact the outcome.

 

[Lew]

You're right, the colors you painted the inside of the blank made a tremendous difference. I love the way each of them look.

 

[CWard]

Those look great!!!

 

[kronewi]

Thanks, I am glad you like them.