To match a knife I'm making

[MikeL]

Nothing too spectacular except it is a first for me. I've never put a band of metal in a pen. I'm making a stainless steel knife with desert Ironwood that has black liners. So, I made a pen to match--desert Ironwood, black liner, and stainless steel band.

 

[Jim15]

That's beautiful.

 

[Woodchipper]

Whoa! Very nice. Could you show a picture of the pen and knife? Love the grain in the pen! Thanks for sharing.

 

[DJBPenmaker]

Now that is something!! Every time I think I've seen the best an even better one comes along.

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[Dehn0045]

Beauty, I like the band, it adds a nice touch. Nice photo too, good work!

 

[magpens]

Very nice !!!! . Thank you for posting ! . I never would have thought of putting a band on a short blank like the 30 Cal Bolt Action . Another thing goes on my to-do list.

 

[MikeL]

Thank you for the comments.

Woodchipper,
I'll post pictures of the knife tomorrow in the " other things we make" forum.

 

[Burb]

Very well done!!

 

[cbutzon]

You did a great job matching the metal band to the pen kit components. I know from experience that this isn't easy to do.

 

[OZturner]

Stunning Pen Mike.
Glorious Iron Wood Blank, with Fantastic Stainless Steel Ring Insertion.
Beautiful Craftsmanship, and Photograph.
Love your Colated Three shots of the Pen
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[SteveAxelrod]

Sharp!

 

[terry q]

Stunning affect. The black accent bands tie it all together. Very well done.

 

[Brotherdale]

Looks great. I'd like to see the knife when it's done.

 

[OLIVE WOOD]

Those look really nice

 

[jeff]

Looks great on the front page, Mike. :biggrin:

I don't believe I've ever put a multi-view photo on the front page, but the pen and photo are so nice, I couldn't resist.

 

[Rolandranch]

Awesome looking pen! Congrats on the front page award!

 

[MikeL]

Looks great on the front page, Mike. :biggrin:

I don't believe I've ever put a multi-view photo on the front page, but the pen and photo are so nice, I couldn't resist.

Surprise, surprise! Very unexpected. Thank you Jeff.

 

[thebillofwrites]

Very Nice!
I like it a lot!

 

[vtgaryw]

Great job on the pen, and fantastic photography. Curious, what' the background under the pen? I love the dark with the subtle highlights you got from the shiny sections of the pen.

Gary

 

[MikeL]

Great job on the pen, and fantastic photography. Curious, what' the background under the pen? I love the dark with the subtle highlights you got from the shiny sections of the pen.

Gary

Thanks. The background is just a speckled grey poster board from hobby lobby.

 

[vtgaryw]

I liked the textured look to it, the speckled board makes a nice background.

 

[kruzzer]

beautiful pen.. using metal especially a piece that wide can be a challenge.. you nailed it