Cocobolo pair...

[bluntchisel]

Hi, Guys,

Made up a pair of His 'n Hers pens earlier in beautiful cocobolo. A Euro and a Sierra. Shame this wood is so expensive as it has a really beautiful grain, which takes a nice finish.
Yeah, usual crap scan...

Bob.

 

[edlea]

Never had the pleasure of using Cocobola Bob ..it sure does make smart looking pens.

 

[Neil]

Bob,

Nice wood, good kits, great workmanship, good finish, crap photography, go to specsavers!

You're right, cocobolo is expensive and it will get more expensive as it gets rarer. The Americans have managed to get it listed in CITES as a response to the Chinese demand for it and all South American woods, Goncalo Alves is almost impossible to get fresh stocks of. The Chinese are buying anything that illustrates their status, since they binned Mao's little red book that said thou shall not express or display materialistic wealth, they buy anything that anyone else in China doesnt have. The main timber merchants are quite despondent about the situation. If you can afford it stock pile it!

 

[Terry]

Nice pens Bob. I look through the scan to see the true beauty!!!!!

 

[stevenw1963]

Nice pens Bob

 

[Woody]

You have done it again Bob two extremely wonderful pens turned and finished to perfection well done me ol cocker

 

[Doug]

Is it Cocobolo day on penturners

Very nice well made pair of pens Bob

 

[Woody]

And to thing I gave an 8" x 2" bowl blank of cocobolo away when I had to give up turning that I am sick about as it now lives in Wales enough said about that

 

[bluntchisel]

Many thanks for your kind comments, guys - much appreciated!

And sadly, Neil is right (as he usually is!) regarding the rarity of this wood. It's so costly that short of putting my wife on the streets to pay for it (which I'm considering...) I won't be making many cocobolo pens! It's become somewhat of a status symbol to possess anything made from it.

LOL, Woody, methinks a trip up to Wales might be worth your while!

Bob.

 

[Grump]

I missed these Bob, just seen em. Nice work again, crap scan but were used to that.
Why is there a Tampax hanging off of one is it bleeding?

 

[Bluefoxy]

Great pens Bob pity about the scan (give the bloody thing another clean!). I think cocobolo is my favourite wood for pen turning. I remember reading somewhere that the timber from the average cocobolo tree is worth an incredible $2m dollars. I'm sure Neil will know if this is factual.

Ray

 

[bluntchisel]

LOL, Brian!!! No, it's my heart that's bleeding, knowing I ain't gonna be able to buy anymore!

Regards, Bob.

 

[Jim]

Two lovely pens Bob, i agree it will be a sad time when we see Cocobolo to expensive to buy ...

 

[Jimjam66]

I look through the scan to see the true beauty!!!!!

Lovely pens, Bob, but take the arse-creeping with a pinch of salt!

 

[Terry]

Lovely pens, Bob, but take the arse-creeping with a pinch of salt!

No arse creeping there David just telling it as I see it !!!! LOL

 

[Grump]

No arse creeping there David just telling it as I see it !!!! LOL

Don't you have a local branch of Specsavers Terry?

 

[silver]

Great pens, and really nice wood to boot as well.

Nice to see wood rather than plastics on show..

 

[Terry]

Don't you have a local branch of Specsavers Terry?

It is a pen turning forum not a photographic forum!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Grump]

It is a pen turning forum not a photographic forum!!!!!!!!!!

The answer to that would definitely start an argument and ruin Bobs thread so I shall refrain on this occasion and get back to the point in qustion.
Tell me more about the string on the pen Bob, is it part of the art ?

 

[mattyts]

I'm guessing its some sort of identity tag with a price or something on? could be wrong though