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Hi all, I was asked for a couple of wooden Gold fountain pens...
Well the first to fall from the pile was this piece of Box Elder burl, paired with an Omega
Not sure where the blanks from, but I have a further 3.....well stabalised too:thumbs:
Hi all, you never know what your going to get with wood and this was no different....
A lovely flamed box Elder blank with a bloody worm hole right through!!
The jewelry maker with whom I collaborated to make the standard model (ebony with CA finish - posted earlier in the week) wanted a variety of woods for his retail store. Shown here (L-R), the pens are done in (A) brown dyed Box Elder, (B) Bocote, (C) yellow-dyed Box Elder, (D) gray Tiger Oak...
A colleague of mine really likes the look of the Box Elder Burr used by Johhny on the Mistral on this link: http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-items/16567-box-elder-burr-mistral.html
I've taken a hunt around the usual places in the UK on my list but can only find it at Stiles and Bates...