Two pens from today.

[dubdrvrkev]

First time to do a Baron for me, it is spalted Maple. Had a little goof on it too...grain is aligned in writing position, not capped. Luckily there is enough spalting that it doesn't stick out too much, I (we) can tell, but the casual person would probably never notice.
Cigar is spalted Pecan. (Cigar may be one of my favorites now)

 

[JimGo]

Both look great Kevin!

 

[rtjw]

Both are good looking pens.

 

[DCBluesman]

VERY nice pens, Kevin!

 

[Fleabit]

Both of them are very nicely done! Good job.

 

[jvsank]

nice looking pens

 

[pastorbill1952]

Great looking pens. Does anyone know of a save that can help align the spalting after the pen is assembled. Or perhaps a trick that helps you align during assembly?

 

[swm6500]

Very nice Kevin.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Thanks folks.

Silly me just realized that I can just unthread it and swap ends. Problem fixed. Hey, I'm still a newbie, cut me some slack. [][B)]

 

[JimGo]

Kevin, thanks for the info! LOL

Pastor, what I do is dry fit everything, and use a small piece of masking tape to mark where I want everything to be. For example, for a Jr. Gent/Baron, I'd assemble the pen but leave the cap apart, thread the decorative part of the cap onto the pen, then hold the finished barrel for the cap over the pen where I want it. A thin piece of masking tape on the decorative piece and a piece on the barrel helps me to line everything up.

 

[nilsatcraft]

Beautiful pens, Kevin. Spalted woods are always a favorite and can be tricky to turn. You did a great job on these.

 

[jdavis]

Kevin, very nice first time pen. Both are super.

 

[atvrules1]

Very nice job.

 

[dubdrvrkev]

Well, I sold the Baron today at work and got a few orders for more.[] First sale.

 

[darbytee]

Congrats Kevin, I'm not surprised. That was a great looking baron.

 

[opfoto]

Good looking pens, Kevin.

 

[simplepens]

Great looking pens. Congrats on the sale. I'll agree that the cigar is a fun pen to do.

 

[WoodChucker]

Kevin, nice job on the pens, they both look great!