Some of my latest work

[UKpenmaker]

'Black & White' Black Ti Jr Gent II in Holly & African Blackwood.

Blue & Red Dyed Maple Sierra.

English Beech with Real Labradorite stone inlay.

Comments welcome as always

 

[NavyDiver]

Very nice! I really like the black and white one. It looks like a Chic-fil-e pen [].

 

[Gary Max]

Andrew the Holly/ Blackwood pen---that's just showing off--
How in the heck did you keep the holly so white.
I am going to give that a try---thanks for posting

 

[kkwall]

Hi Andrew,


Very impressive work.


You have done very well not to have any staining on the holly from the AB.[8D]


Great work, and fantastic photo's.

 

[Ligget]

Great work Andrew, my favourite is the Holly and Blackwood Jr Gent.[]

 

[guts]

very nice trio of pens,the beech really got my attention,like the grain kinda waves at ya.

 

[kf4knf]

How'd you do that holly/blackwood pen? [:0]

 

[ctEaglesc]

What is the inlay of?
or is it a "void fill"?

 

[Stevej72]

Wow, great work. I've been wanting to do a black & white pen.

 

[kent4Him]

Awesome. Please put together a tutorial on how you did the blackwood/holly pen.

 

[Pikebite]

All very nice but the holly/blackwood just stands out.

 

[TBone]

Very impressive. Blackwood and holly is my favorite too. Would very much like to see a write up on how you did it

 

[johncrane]

Andrew your pens look fantastic the extra work you have done is very impressive well done.[]

 

[wags54]

Fantastic trio of pens!! Great owrk!!

 

[Ron Mc]

Andrew,
I have one of your pens in my private collection that I love!
Now as I look at the first one I find myself screaming at my wife to come get the wallet from me!
Very nicely done. Just the right amount of contrasting colors to portray both class and peace.

CINDY!!! Hurry up! Throw me down and grab the wallet!

 

[woodmarc]

That is some very nice work, I'm with most, I like the holly/blackwood pen. however, the dyed maple is a close second.

Excellent work.

 

[UKpenmaker]

Many thanks all for the comments.

There was a bit a blending with the two woods, but carefull cleaning of the blank between sanding stages with white spirit son cleaned up the Holly back to its original colour.

I did a tutourial on how to do the 'Swirling Segments', but i managed to loose it when i had a major computer crash.
I will do another one and get it posted, what is the best method of posting the Tutorials[?]. They are relatively easy to do so hopefully i should be able to get it done in the next couple of days.

Eagle, the inlay is an actual piece of gem-stone set in an natural void in the wood, this void was drilled out slightly to match the shape of the stone and then i used epoxy to glue it in place. The gem stone had been tumbled and polished so was very smooth to start with and it only needed a bit of final sanding to get to the finished surface.

 

[csb333]

They look great!! Especially the holly and blackwood- Chris

 

[Geo in Winnipeg]

Andrew, your expertise and attention to detail shows through again. Excellent work[^]

 

[gerryr]

Outstanding work. The first two are just great.[]

 

[BigRob777]

Andrew,
I liked them all, but my favorite is the dyed maple. I wish I could get holly that white.
Rob

EDIT: BTW, that beading really ties the wood into the kit well.

 

[broitblat]

All very nice, but the black and white one is particularly striking

 

[johnnycnc]

Wow,the Jr Gent and Sierra are both just
knockouts!They are both my favorites..I do
get two favorites,right?[8D]