Ukrainian Bog Oak 2 (check this grain!)

[yaroslaw]

So far so good
Last thread was pretty successful, so few more pens from Ukrainian Bog Oak (1500-2000yrs old).

What I do love in Bog Oak (and I really fell in love with it) that oak has several grain patterns, which run in different dimensions:
1) pores, that become visible when you slightly brush the wood
2) rays, that are usually perpendicular to grain and are visible due to slight contrast with a normal grain
3) year circles, that are usually parallel to pores, but having different density from year to year can become "stripes" as bogging process runs at a different pace in wood of different density.

Jr.Gent II in black titanium. I've polished nib to remove gold, and it stayed only in a "text" - cool effect Black titanium is best plating complimenting Bog Oak, in my opinion.

Virage in black titanium. Check this grain!

Any questions and suggestions?

 

[Displaced Canadian]

The grain is great. Black TI does go well with the wood. First class job.

 

[gbpens]

Interesting grain patterns. Have you tried bleaching to enhance the contrast?

 

[jcm71]

Beautiful pens. What did you use as a finish? I just finished an Optimus Desire using 5700 yr old Bog Oak. I couldn't get a CA finish to work out. Finally just ended up polishing it with EEE and applying RenWax.

 

[Fishinbo]

That looks awesome! The beautiful grain really pops out with the finish. Impressive work!

 

[kyaggie]

That wood makes a beautiful pen and the story of the wood is just amazing to me!

 

[keithkarl2007]

I really like the Jr. Gent. The black-Ti works great with the blanks chosen. I have some blanks that are jet black and some similar to those. Definitely going to order a few black-ti kits.

 

[pensbydesign]

very nice like the match with the plating

 

[yaroslaw]

Thanks for compliments everyone. I've just fell in love with this wood, and I have plenty of it here now

BURLMAN, I finished this one same as previous - lightly "brushing out" to open pores with soft abrasive pads from SIA (or 3M) to 1500 grit and than applied a coat of blo/lacquer mix (bought in art shop as oil paint solvent). Reason for oil is just to close pores a bit for moisture resistance, it really doesn't penetrate deep in hard part of grain, and I think it's not needed. I've tried CA and posted result here - it's not nearly as good as this way.

 

[jttheclockman]

Suggestion: use a white or lighter background when photographing dark pens. Just my opinion

Pens look good.

 

[yorkie]

I've never worked on bog Oak, this may just change my mind. What was the finish, or do you leave it unfinished?

 

[yaroslaw]

yorkie, I've written about finish 2 messages up, but more on that you can read in previous thread on bog oak: http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/ukrainian-bog-oak-108525/