Cocobolo ?

[Doug]

Another blank that made up my 20K post prize, though this time there was no name on it but it looks like Cocobolo to me, perhaps Jim will confirm that.

Anyway it`s a chrome & trivalent chrome Sierra & is finished with CA.

 

[Woody]

Another truly magnificent pen Doug thank you for showing it

 

[edlea]

Beautiful stuff Doug and a good pic of it too.

 

[retreatjohn]

That's nice, I do like the Sierra kit!

 

[Grump]

I see no pic. Must be housed on a blocked site at work.
will look later when I get home at bedtime.

 

[Terry]

Lovely turned pen Doug!!!!

 

[stevenw1963]

Lovely pen well photographed

 

[bluntchisel]

Hi, Doug,
Yes, do like this one (I, too, like Sierras) and that wood shows it off well. Nice work! And, yes, it does look like cocobolo, but without seeing it, could it be mahogany? Let's hope that Jim can supply the answer. Well done, Doug.
Bob.

 

[L200arg]

Nice pen Doug

 

[Jim]

Doug you certainly have cracked that photography, this picture shows the quality of the pen very well .. Regarding the wood, was it one of the larger blanks? If so then i sent you African Pau Rosa and African Panga Panga, this pen looks like it is the Panga Panga ... :wink:

 

[Neil]

Doug you certainly have cracked that photography, this picture shows the quality of the pen very well .. Regarding the wood, was it one of the larger blanks? If so then i sent you African Pau Rosa and African Panga Panga, this pen looks like it is the Panga Panga ... :wink:

Now you've confused me, Panga Panga is black and Pau Rosa is normally a two tone pink cream, If its orange and dense could be Nicaraguan Cocobolo? But then trees never read the dulux chart anyway!

 

[Grump]

I can see it now, well you have been listening and taking notice.
Is that how you want your pictures to look?
I can see nuffink wrong Wiv pen or pic well done sir.

A bit more gimp, next lesson composition and preference only but a little lighter and right to left instead of left to right.
I now take your masterpiece picture and ruin it LOL.

 

[Jim]

Now you've confused me, Panga Panga is black and Pau Rosa is normally a two tone pink cream, If its orange and dense could be Nicaraguan Cocobolo? But then trees never read the dulux chart anyway!

The Panga Panga i have isn't Black Neil .. Dark yes ... Similar to this wood ... Here

 

[silver]

Again Doug, you just keep coming up trumps with your pens and now with your photos..

Both excellent quality and well presented.

 

[Neil]

The Panga Panga i have isn't Black Neil .. Dark yes ... Similar to this wood ... Here

The only Panga Panga I have seen is a wood that could be confused with Wenge, the picture on the website wont work on my machine for some reason, but even Turners Cabin describe it as dark brown with black streaks????
Whatever, its a nice pen!!

 

[Doug]

I think it`s Pau Rosa, it was one of the large blanks Jim & the other is a lot darker.

This image from the net isn't a million miles away from what the blank looked like before I put a finish on it.

http://http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/pau%2520rosa/pau%2520rosa%252020%2520web.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/pau%2520rosa.htm&h=267&w=351&sz=15&tbnid=_gJFUsyOgQL33M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=118&zoom=1&usg=__JQgdcECptOIY-tX716vQs2p-Ezc=&docid=hhRcKtGUZF5u9M&sa=X&ei=BhxTUs7SH-ax0AW894DoCA&ved=0CEYQ9QEwBA

Once again thanks for the comments.

 

[Jim]

These are the blanks i have, the second one is the Panga and the fourth one is Pau Rosa which are the blanks sent to Doug ...

 

[Doug]

These are the blanks i have, the second one is the Panga and the fourth one is Pau Rosa which are the blanks sent to Doug ...

Yep definitely the Pau Rosa then, thanks for clearing that one up Jim.