These are the second set of pens competing in the Pretty Wood Pen contest for SE 2020
Pick your top 3 favorites that will go to round 2 for the final selection.
Pen 1
Pen 2
this is a piece of flame box elder burl.
Medium flex Heritance nib.
Pen 3
Pen 4
BHW Series 200 American Flat Top Dpuble Twist Rollerball Pen. The wood is Spalted Maple. The blank was sanded on the lathe up thru 2000 grit ANSI; then burnished with a soft cotton rag while spinning at ~ 2000 rpm. The finish is 2 coats of friction sanding sealer burnishing with 0000 steel wool after each coat, followed by 3 coats of friction polish, burnishing with a soft cotton rage between coats.
Pen 5
Wood: spalted maple
Pen: PSI Tec-7
Finish: CA
Pen 6
Bocote on a Majestic Jr. Antique Brass and Antique Pewter Rollerball
I used Glu Boost as the finish.
Pen 7
Wood is magnolia
Pen 8
Wood is from my neighbor's live Red Bud tree that had a limb that was dead. I offered to remove it with the offer of making him a pen with the wood. All I could see of this wood was the bark as the limb was just slightly less than 1" in diameter. I suspected that the grain pattern would be unique but I was surprised and delighted at the results. My photography is limiting the beauty of this wood.
Pen 9
The wood is from a conifer tree belonging to the Pinus genus (aka pallet wood), but the exact species is unknown to me. Hardware is a nickel Blade, the pen is finished with GluBoost.
Pen 10
Zen rollerball with Chittum Burl.
It was finished with CA and Majic Juice.
Pick your top 3 favorites that will go to round 2 for the final selection.
Pen 1
Pen 2
this is a piece of flame box elder burl.
Medium flex Heritance nib.
Pen 3
Pen 4
BHW Series 200 American Flat Top Dpuble Twist Rollerball Pen. The wood is Spalted Maple. The blank was sanded on the lathe up thru 2000 grit ANSI; then burnished with a soft cotton rag while spinning at ~ 2000 rpm. The finish is 2 coats of friction sanding sealer burnishing with 0000 steel wool after each coat, followed by 3 coats of friction polish, burnishing with a soft cotton rage between coats.
Pen 5
Wood: spalted maple
Pen: PSI Tec-7
Finish: CA
Pen 6
Bocote on a Majestic Jr. Antique Brass and Antique Pewter Rollerball
I used Glu Boost as the finish.
Pen 7
Wood is magnolia
Pen 8
Wood is from my neighbor's live Red Bud tree that had a limb that was dead. I offered to remove it with the offer of making him a pen with the wood. All I could see of this wood was the bark as the limb was just slightly less than 1" in diameter. I suspected that the grain pattern would be unique but I was surprised and delighted at the results. My photography is limiting the beauty of this wood.
Pen 9
The wood is from a conifer tree belonging to the Pinus genus (aka pallet wood), but the exact species is unknown to me. Hardware is a nickel Blade, the pen is finished with GluBoost.
Pen 10
Zen rollerball with Chittum Burl.
It was finished with CA and Majic Juice.
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