Snakewood El Grande

[Tea Clipper]

I just had to make a snakewood pen, knowing full well that it will crack at some point. So why not go all out and dress it up in a 0.925 Solid Sterling Silver El Grande?!

Comments, critiques, and bets on when it will crack are welcomed. [8D]

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful pen. I did a snakewood Sierra about 8 months ago and it still hasn't cracked (crossing fingers).

 

[smoky10]

Fantastic pen Ron. I have a snakewood baron that I made 3 mos. ago and still no crack.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

Very nicely done. I have a 1 year old snakewood wallstreet and like the bunny...still going.

 

[NavyDiver]

Very nice. I haven't tried snakewood yet. It's on the list. []

 

[PenWorks]

Beautifull pen, I give it 2 weeks. But alot of it depends on how the pen Gods look down on you []

 

[Tea Clipper]

Thanks for the encouragement guys! In hindsight, the El Grande may not have been a very good choice for this wood due to how thin the wood gets. I should have chosen a kit that allows more meat on the barrels. This piece of snakewood comes from BB, fwiw.

 

[TBone]

Very sharp looking Ron, good luck with the pen Gods

 

[gerryr]

Very nice work. I won't mention cracking.[]

 

[Penmonkey]

That looks great! Enjoy it before it cracks![]

 

[pete00]

nice looking pen, cracks.....some do, some dont, just tell your customers that because
it's like a fine piece of furniture it will expand and shrink with moisture, may crack and over time may change color and tone. All this does is add character to a fine hand made gift.

...pete

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen, I love that wood even though it sometimes fails.[]

 

[TomJ]

Nice color. I have not tried snake wood. I heard to many bad things about it. I think I will give it a try.
Tom J

 

[Tea Clipper]

Originally posted by TomJ
<br />Nice color. I have not tried snake wood. I heard to many bad things about it. I think I will give it a try.
Tom J

Yep, that's exactly what I did. [] Glad I did too. This pen is not for sale, I wouldn't risk it on a customer.

 

[Kaspar]

Very, very nice pen. Good luck on the "no cracking."

 

[chigdon]

Absolutely beautiful. I will be keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I made a couple of Snakewood's... my son carries one in his truck.. he's a long hauler.. it's at least a year old and no crack yet.

 

[kkwall]

Nice work![8D]