Thread: Gentleman's pen Ancient Kauri

nice save... it'd be tough to know what to do. I guess if it was run of the mill wood it would have been turfed, but this came out looking OK.

Good luck witht he gallery.

Cheers,
Dave

It adds character..........I like it

I know it may be a bit late now ,but some black at each end for balance ,and then it looks deliberate hehe. I am yet to try this wood,nothing worthy has come to me yet hehe, yours look like they were very satisfing to do , in spite of a hiccup I never go right to the bushes on these sorts of jobs as sandpaper is a good turning tool as well hehe, and never had a catch at a crucial time doing it that way .Cheers ~ John

Yep, nice save. It would have been a pity to see it sent to the scrap bin.

I always look at the pictures before I do any reading. I didn't even notice the ebony until you mentioned it.

Great save. Good luck at the gallery.

Thanks for sharing.

Timberbits.

Love it RP>

You must have a substantial collection of really classy pens by now.

Looks good to me; don't tell people it's a stuff up and they'll never know. I did a similar thing recently and showed it to some people at work, I made the mistake of telling them I'd had a blowout, they all thought it was done that way on purpose.

Terry

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

I know it may be a bit late now ,but some black at each end for balance ,and then it looks deliberate

Crafty old fox John I agree though, a bit of black both ends of the pen does add something to it.

I think you did a good job on the save RP and the pen looks great. Well done

Hi RP. Don't know how you prepare the wood but I've found ancient kauri very difficult to turn as it is almost "crumbly" sometimes. I've often experienced your problem. To increase my success rate I apply CA to the end grain before turning and as I get close to the final size, I apply more CA to the whole blank, especially near the ends. It's such a nice looking timber when polished that it's worth the effort. Denis

At the end of the day you saved it, well done.
David

I rather like it. It looks planned, makes the pen unique, and matches the narrow black band in the middle.

Rum pig, like the the pen, Amos

Great looking Writing Instrument!
Well done.

Les