Elm Euro + oil paint...

[bluntchisel]

Hi, Guys,

Spent a cold and wet morning in the workshop and made this pen from a stick of elm. After sanding the blank it looked a bit pale and with little of the grain showing. I applied some Burnt Sienna Artists oil paint from a tube and BINGO! out popped these lovely features. Pays to experiment, right?

Bob.

 

[Doug]

Pays to experiment, right?

Well judging by your lovely pen Bob, it certainly does.

 

[Terry]

Excellent idea with an excellent end product!!!!

 

[bellringer]

very nice

 

[yorkshireman]

Thats a novel idea Bob, well done

keith

 

[Woody]

Bloody well done you old codger that dose look good Bob full marks mate

 

[turnaround360]

Yes very nice Iv done this on American white oak to good effect well done
Frankie.

 

[Grump]

Yep old trick still works well, one of your better scans too.
Keep it up Bob good work.

 

[bluntchisel]

Hi, guys,

Very much appreciate your comments - it keep me enthusiastic (onwards and upwards, and all that)! And talking enthusiasm - it's a real crap day in Kent - windy and wet, so I'm having a job staying in the workshop (keep having to nip back indoors for cuppas!) Thing is, I wanna finish a little dish I'm turning out of - yeah, I'm boring -some more nice laburnum. If it works I'll post it later.

Thanks again!

Bob.

 

[Doug]

- it's a real crap day in Kent - windy and wet,

Been like that up here & it`s nothing to do with last nights curry at least its cleared up a bit now

 

[Jim]

You have certainly brought this pen to life Bob, it looks great and a nice shape to it also ...

 

[bluntchisel]

Thanks, Jim!

Doug, Nothing to do with last night's curry, huh? Then how 'bout the one I had - could it have been this? Ooh, us woodworkers!

Bob.

 

[silver]

I applied some Burnt Sienna Artists oil paint from a tube and BINGO!

Does thin mean there is an artist also waiting to jump out as well? :wink:

Well done, I like the effect, now I realised why my dear old dad had some in his drawer when I cleaned his shed out..

 

[edlea]

Ten out of ten for initiative Bob you done a great job ...again !!!

 

[bluntchisel]

Artist? I like that, Silver! You can call again, matey!

Thank you, Ed!

Bob.

 

[stevenw1963]

Lovely pen Bob

 

[Gav]

Lovely way to enhance a great pen!

I'm stealing this......

 

[bluntchisel]

Thanks, Steve - go for it!

Bob.

 

[Yorkie]

I love it when a simple piece of wood is brought out to something this special. Anyone can make a great pen out of rare burls, but it takes skill to bring something this good out of a simple piece of wood.

 

[bluntchisel]

Hi, Yorkie,

Actually, you can always test the potential in a stick of wood such as a pen blank simply by wiping on some white spirit. This will normally cause the grain to "pop" straight away, allowing you to see at a glance what you have. However, don't do this on spalted wood as it may cause the spores to move, leaving you with a blurred smudge! The handy thing about white spirit is that it dries out OK. It also kills off the woodworm and other bugs (unless of course, they're meth drinkers, etc! LOL!)

Bob.