Thread: Cocobolo Majestic

Very nice pen. I have a piece of Cocobolo but have not used it on anything. Great Job!

Tom

Dang Cisco, you're becoming quite the pro with the CA.

Looks like you've got lottsa pens to make too, looking @ all of those blanks. I'm assuming they are all Cocobolo?

Really beautiful and love that wood

I refuse to make pens otherwise I would become addicted!!!!!!!!
I was like that with bowls...but alas, it got the better of me too!

Cheers,


Chipman

I see the work in front of you by the number of blanks just there, really appreciate your Cocobolo pen it jumps out and says here I am what about me and I agree. In fact all the rosewoods are attractive in Pens. Peter

Wow!! Al!!!!, what else can I say, The pen is great and finish excellent, and those little piles of blanks beckon to me over the waves "Amos-come over here!!, Amos Come over here!" and i find myself walking to the shed door to make my first steps towards them! Amos

In a word , glorious.

That is quite a stash of blanks you have there!

I've never seen such glorious Cocobolo.

A beautiful pen!!

Real nice pen and amazing grain pattern.

Cisco,
Stunning pen. What a treat to find such a piece of cocobolo. I have a similar stack of blanks sitting on my desk and it has been driving me crazy not to tear into it, but alas, other things are taking priority.


Rick

Really nice pen, love the timber and the finish looks great, Russ

Aw shucks. Thanks, guys. The credit goes to the members of this terrific forum who made me elevate my efforts by showing me such glowing examples of this art.

I learned the CA finish here. I, later, learned how to apply it correctly (very important) here. I learned about MicroMesh here. I learned the trick about automotive polishes, you guessed it, here. If it weren't for the fine men and women on this forum, I wouldn't be eating bologna sandwiches for lunch trying to save for more pen kits and exotic timbers and there wouldn't be a pile of wood shavings on my side of the bed.

I thank each and every one of you.

I just picked up some more lengths of cocobolo (Love the stuff!) after holding out for
too long. It isn't easy to find it with good color and good figuring.. and if they DO have it,
it seems to be 1/2 inch.. $29/bd.ft. is just too much for wood you can't use.

But they had a special on 5/4 short lengths today .. short being 2' long .... and while
lots of it is the plain tan color with no grain to speak of, the grain that is there is
very nice.. if I crosscut the right way, yield should be just fine. I just have to learn to
see a 3 foot length of wood .. but see it in 5 inch increments..

oo .. and some lovely leopardwood, too! DJ .. get ready ....