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1st July 2014, 01:46 PM #1
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Redgum and Red Mallee Burl Sedonas
Just sharing a two pens I recently made for birthday presents for family.
The first is a piece of redgum taken from a fence post. It had a crack all the way through it which I stabilized with CA. I quite like the look of the visible crack in the finished product, but that's purely a taste thing.
Both pens are finished with CA & EEE.
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1st July 2014, 07:31 PM #2
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You should be pleased with those, as well as the recipients
the sedona always seems to produce a worthwhile pen hehe, cheers ~ John
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1st July 2014, 08:27 PM #3
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I like the Red Mallee Burl best,
the crack in the Red Gum spoils it for me
, I appreciate the work and effort in stabilisation, but in this case it looks like a flaw to me. As you said, it is a matter of personal preference and no malice meant by my comment, Amos
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2nd July 2014, 09:48 AM #4
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It's always nice when your work turns out presentably.
Originally Posted by gawdelpus
You should be pleased with those, as well as the recipients the sedona always seems to produce a worthwhile pen hehe, cheers ~ John
I gave the mallee to my grandfather who dabbled a bit in turning once-upon-a-time, so he was pretty happy just to have someone else in the family interested.
Originally Posted by PenTurner
I like the Red Mallee Burl best, the crack in the Red Gum spoils it for me, I appreciate the work and effort in stabilisation, but in this case it looks like a flaw to me. As you said, it is a matter of personal preference and no malice meant by my comment, Amos
I'm always interested to hear other peoples tastes and opinions. The world would be a very boring place if we all liked the same things
Thanks for the feedback!
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2nd July 2014, 02:22 PM #5
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Red Mallee burl has always been a favorite of mine, so that one appeals to me. The quality of fit and finish looks really good. I like the Sedonas, but they don't seem to be a good seller for some reason.
Good to see you posting some of your own work.
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2nd July 2014, 05:18 PM #6
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I love the crack in the wood/pen. My way of thinking would be to even highlight more with a black or red dye.
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3rd July 2014, 08:59 PM #7
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I'm a bit of a sucker for burls myself. I was pretty happy with the finish I achieved on them, not perfect but good enough. I'm surprised to hear Sedonas don't sell well, I wonder why? Originally Posted by Treecycle
Ooh, that's a cool idea. I would never have thought of that - not sure I'm that brave just yet, but I like where you're coming from! Originally Posted by Christos
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