Yellow Box Burl, Turquoise TruStone and Red/Blue Mica

[hilltopper46]

I had these barrels glued up for months and finally got around to turning them.

I knew the YBB had a lot of voids and cracks in it so was wanting to try rubbing mica pearl pigments into the voids and then seal in with super glue.

Lately I have been experimenting with changing the centerbands on Cigar pens, and wanted to do that with this one. Since it was already faced for the standard centerband, I added one made from some left over TruStone turquoise from the cut-offs box. One layer of the turquoise wasn't thick enough, so a layer of walnut separates two layers (a plastic such as pick guard would have been better, but I didn't have any).

Anyway - creative? Yes. Beautiful? You tell me... It's good enough I'll put it on the table at shows this fall.

Thanks for looking - comments and criticisms welcomed.

 

[ctubbs]

That is a wonderful pen. How in the world did you get Walnut that thin without having it turn to dust? Amazing, truly amazing.
Charles

 

[maxman400]

Very Nice, nice touch with the true stone.

 

[Ruby pen turning]

I like it. I just finished a razor with Ramon stump with green mica in the voids. I think the filled voids add character. yours looks good as well as the Turquoise band. I would put it on my table but it would just sit there, because nobody wants cigar pens in the south I guess.

 

[hilltopper46]

How in the world did you get Walnut that thin without having it turn to dust?

Ooops, sorry - basket making strips purchased form a local basket making shop. They have walnut, maple and cherry in several different widths - I used to know what thickness but have forgotten, and not inclined to run down and measure at the moment.

The basket making strips are very convenient for inlays, as shown on this pen....

 

[crabcreekind]

nice pen, i try the band on my pen tomorrow