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Triffid Desk Pen

sammy

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I had this idea for a desk pen and holder for a while. Turned, carved and burned, the wood is lime with a melamine finish. My wife says it is either great or hideous, but she hasn't made her mind up yet.
I would what the rest of you think? The pen is a shade under 10 inches long. Thanks for looking.

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George
 
Phil Dart

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Good Lord - that is remarkable !! Tell your wife to come off the fence - without a shadow of a doubt it's great on so many levels from where I'm sitting.
 
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It looks an amazing piece of work but ....and to my mind there is a ‘but’;in the photos it looks an awful lot like cast resin. I appreciate it may look different in the flesh so to speak.
 
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Well I never, nor ever will have the carving skills. So many happy things in the pen and holder. As a back sufferer from way back my sympathy. You have also created a wand so the best of two worlds George. It would also make a Mk2 dip pen.

Peter.
 
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AllenN said:
It looks an amazing piece of work but ....and to my mind there is a ‘but’;in the photos it looks an awful lot like cast resin. I appreciate it may look different in the flesh so to speak.
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Hi Allen thanks for your comments, it does look a bit resinish. If you click on my blog link at the bottom of the photos you will be able to see some of the process including the basis for the flower on my lathe. Thanks again.
George
 
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Hi George. I have looked at your blog. It really is a tremendous piece of work and I think that some of the pictures of its gestation emphasise this. I had not appreciated the use of pyrography to get the toning. For anyone who has not looked at George’s blog link I recommend it.
 
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