Wisconsin Hardwoods - Hickory, Maple and Walnut

[hilltopper46]

Here is a pen made from three common woods here in the northern US. The finish is CA/BLO - not worked down to my usual standards. 24K Gold Patriot from CSUSA.

BTW, I hate this kit - I hadn't made one for a couple years and now I remember why.

 

[ed4copies]

That's a really nice looking pen, Tony!!!

Won't it fit any other kits???

 

[markgum]

excellant looking pen.

 

[hilltopper46]

Won't it fit any other kits???

Not now. :biggrin:

...and I did make the blank purpose built for this pen - I wanted a slightly longer than normal blank.

 

[workinforwood]

True the kit is kinda ugly, but the pen looks great. The circles you scrolled out look perfect and the finish is great too.

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice Tony !

 

[JimB]

The pen looks great. I'm not a huge fan of the kit but every one I've made (Atlas from Woodcraft, same pen) has sold or been scooped up as a give-away. I think because it shows so much wood.

 

[hilltopper46]

Thanks for the nice comments on the pen.

As far as the kit, I should explain - I can take or leave the kit on looks, but I have trouble feeling/knowing how far to press in the transmission. Plus, in at least one instance, a customer dropped one on its point and the transmission stopped working. Finally, I haven't figured out how to get the transmission out of the sleeve that retains the clip without ruining something.

So for this pen, I now have another orphaned kit with no transmission and clip sleeve.

 

[leehljp]

Great looking work. Many people try but few get perfect balance in the segments. You did! Your eye for detail, skill and precision shows.

 

[mitchm]

Tony, stunning work on the segments!!!

 

[VisExp]

Tony, that's a nice looking pen. The design looks great and the color combination go very well together. Great job!

 

[johncrane]

l agree with Keith well done:highfive::biggrin:

 

[Ligget]

Excellent segmenting, looks great from the UK!