Ti Gold, Colised End Baron in Cocobolo

[mbroberg]

This is one of the blanks that I won in the Super Bowl pool. Fittingly, it came from the man who organized the pool, Bobleibo. Next to the fact that the wood is beautiful (and I have another one) I consider this to be my best CA finish to date. Not too shiny, feels nice and no streaks!!:biggrin:

Thanks for looking. Constructive critiques always welcome

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice pen. Looks more like Bocote than Coco, to me.

 

[hunter-27]

agree about thr bocote but is a very nice pen

 

[ed4copies]

Enlarge the second pic, from the album pages, the color changes back to "cocobolo". The first pic seems to have lost some red in translation.

Nice pen, nice length on the closed end.

So, did it SMELL like cocobolo or bocote???

 

[mbroberg]

Thanks. I'll do some checking. It was marked Cocobolo when I got it. I'm still leaning that way but will certainly do a little more digging. I don't want to mis-represent it. Now that it has been called into question I just may have to keep the pen for myself.

These pictures are from www.wood-database.com

The first is Cocobolo, second is Bacote.

 

[mbroberg]

So, did it SMELL like cocobolo or bocote???

I couldn't tell which one it smelled like. It has been a while since I turned either, I think I only turned Bacote once, Cocobolo maybe twice. For what it's worth, my arm, the one that caught the dust, is starting to itch

 

[ed4copies]

I couldn't tell which one it smelled like. It has been a while since I turned either, I think I only turned Bacote once, Cocobolo maybe twice. For what it's worth, my arm, the one that caught the dust, is starting to itch

Could be either one, but odds are leaning toward Cocobolo. I was going to ask if your nose was running, eyes were itching or rash was breaking out---but that COULD be either, too.

 

[Papa Bear]

Whatever it is,it looks pretty darn good to me!

 

[David Keller]

bocote smells like pickles to me. Whatever it is, it's nice.

 

[theHullTurn]

Wow great job and a really nice blank!

 

[bobleibo]

I am 99.99999% positive I sent cocobolo, especially since I have never had any bocote. That along with the itchy arm seals the deal. Cocobolo is just like Makore, the dust will cause you all kinds of uncomfortable itching.
That is a great looking pen Mike. One of these days I am going to turn a closed end.
Cheers
Bob

 

[ed4copies]

I am 99.99999% positive I sent cocobolo, especially since I have never had any bocote. That along with the itchy arm seals the deal. Cocobolo is just like Makore, the dust will cause you all kinds of uncomfortable itching.
That is a great looking pen Mike. One of these days I am going to turn a closed end.
Cheers
Bob

While NOT EQUALLY LIKELY, Bocote CAN cause those reactions in some folks, too.

Love those Tropical Forest trees. They defend themselves, even AFTER you cut them down!!

 

[toolcrazy]

The reason I thought it was Bocote is this cigar I made a while back.

 

[BigShed]

Very nice shape on that closed end, looks good:good:

 

[Bree]

That's a lovely closed end pen. You can be real proud of that pen. And I think that it is indeed Cocobolo.

 

[danroggensee]

here i will end this just send it to me and i will tell you the wood might be lol.
Great job very nice looking pen. I will be looking for it in the mail.

Dannie

 

[philb]

Really nice pen, like the shape!

But I'd 100% say that its Bocote, you just don't get gold colours or the eyes/swirls in Cocobolo?

PHIL

 

[JohnU]

Its a beautiful Pen! I love the look of a closed end pen. Nice finish too. Its hard to tell from the photo but if it has red /orange/ purple color in it, its Cocobolo. If its yellowish green and black its Bocote.

 

[thewishman]

Nice work, Mike. The shape is good and the wood is very nice.

 

[Whaler]

Great job, Mike. It is a beautiful pen.

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Very nice!

Robin