Some cigar pens

[dmadis]

Some recent cigar pens. Top and bottom pens are from thrift store wood.
Walnut, oak, padauk
Elm crotch
Madrone burl
Buckeye burl
Endgrain walnut with bronze powder
The bottom pen is endgrain walnut, turned, ebonized, and then bronze powder rubbed into the open walnut grain, CA applied to hold it in place and finished as usual. The bronze powder is very fine, the stuff they use to make gold paint for picture frames. Hard to photograph so the bronze particles show up, and they are hardly visible without very good light.

 

[jdavis]

Nice pens. I like the Madrone and buckeye burl. Keep-up the good work.

 

[DCBluesman]

Nice writing instruments! Walnut is extremely difficult to photograph due to the huge pores. I like the idea of the bronze power.

 

[PenWorks]

Darrell, I love looking at your pens! You take CHUBBY to the max very taistfully with a great selection of materials and designs. Very fine work. I enjoy all of them, hard to pic a favorite.

Anthony

 

[opfoto]

Nice looking pens. Great job.

 

[dougle40]

Very different looking Cigar pens (not my cup of tea , a little too big for me) and nice job done on all .

 

[Tom McMillan]

Wow, Darrell---those are cool---nice work!!! That's a "hefty" pen for sure---great way to show off the wood---how do they feel to hold and to write with??

 

[Fleabit]

A little too chubby for my taste, but the designs are great as are the finishes. Good job

 

[dmadis]

how do they feel to hold and to write with??

Glad they're interesting. The fatter ones weigh a little over 2 ounces, they sure feel nice in the hand and are easy to write with. The wood really does show up better when it's plump!

 

[rtgleck]

Very nice job on those. They all look great.

 

[KKingery]

Nice work on all of them - great shapes!

 

[WoodChucker]

Is it time for spring training already? [] J/K

They look great and you did a fine job on all of them!