Chrome walnut JR Gent

[mattyts]

A fountain pen turned to experiment with the Renaissance wax finish...haven't perfected it yet,wood is walnut,an offcut from a gun stock.

Pictures look a little grainy/blurred because the light is dropping pretty quickly here

 

[Grump]

I see no pics????

 

[bellringer]

I see no pics????

Try putting you glasses on

 

[Grump]

Ah there they are, must have taken time to upload to photobucket.
Looks a fine walnut pen to me.

 

[paulm]

Very nice Matty. I emailed Holland and Holland and Purdy about getting stuff from their offcuts. They emailed back very interested and asked me what and how etc. Now they make pens themselves.... Duh!

 

[mattyts]

Very nice Matty. I emailed Holland and Holland and Purdy about getting stuff from their offcuts. They emailed back very interested and asked me what and how etc. Now they make pens themselves.... Duh!

Thanks,I get these bits of walnut from a few small custom stock makers,it's funny to see what they consider an offcut,some of them are up to 2 inch square,plenty of pen blanks

 

[bellringer]

Thanks,I get these bits of walnut from a few small custom stock makers,it's funny to see what they consider an offcut,some of them are up to 2 inch square,plenty of pen blanks

Ye but it no use to them we have two California walnut rifle stocks with the most stunning figure in them we also have a 20 bore aya with stunning figure and a miroku 12 bore with even nicer figure the miroku has wood that is equal to some of the financed purdeys

 

[bellringer]

Also nice pen

 

[Terry]

Nice pen Matty !!!

 

[stevenw1963]

Nice pen that Matty

 

[mattyts]

Ye but it no use to them we have two California walnut rifle stocks with the most stunning figure in them we also have a 20 bore aya with stunning figure and a miroku 12 bore with even nicer figure the miroku has wood that is equal to some of the financed purdeys

4 out of 9 of my rifle stocks are walnut,1 is lacquered,have a couple of beech ones too but they are very bland.

I used one bit of the off cut to make some scales for a replica 1911.

 

[Doug]

I like that Matty, very nicely made

 

[Jim]

Looks very nice Matty, i am sure you will get the results with the wax Matty, i can see a good shine with this pen my friend ..

 

[bellringer]

4 out of 9 of my rifle stocks are walnut,1 is lacquered,have a couple of beech ones too but they are very bland.

I used one bit of the off cut to make some scales for a replica 1911.

Yes all but 3 if the ones we have are walnut the others are laminated or a beech diyed to look like walnut

 

[mattyts]

Looks very nice Matty, i am sure you will get the results with the wax Matty, i can see a good shine with this pen my friend ..

Thanks Jim,I think I was applying it too lightly,not wanting to generate heat or have the cloth snag,have just turned another pen in Burr Elm but applied a bit more pressure and it seems to have worked a lot better,thanks for the tips too!

 

[mattyts]

Yes all but 3 if the ones we have are walnut the others are laminated or a beech diyed to look like walnut

I like laminate stocks,I have seen some really nice silver and blue ones for target stocks but they are also very costly.