Featured burr elm

[mattyts]

Got these elm blanks given to me very kindly from PaulM,thankyou Paul.

Anyway,I've had them a while and there was one blank that looked very tricky so after flooding with CA,I got to work...

Here are the results (it's pretty glossy,and the sun is shining)

Finished with friction polish and ren wax....

Elm is definitely my favourite wood

 

[Buckeye]

Can't go wrong with burr elm, they look gorgeous.

Peter

 

[Grump]

Here's another one beautiful pen and the background obliterates it.

 

[brody2123]

Nice one matty! Burr elm is indeed a beautiful timber, and your turning and finish do it great credit!!

 

[Terry]

Cracking looking pen Matty !!!!

 

[Kardav]

Love it Matty, A great pen, well turned and finished.

 

[paulm]

You've done a good job there Matty but as Brian says, it would be better on a plain background.

 

[Jim]

Very nice indeed Matty, with a very good finish on it, well done Sir ..

 

[mattyts]

Very nice indeed Matty, with a very good finish on it, well done Sir ..

Thanks all,the finish on this one is the best i've done,I think it's because of the hardness of the wood,the higher grits that I had really didn't effect this at all,just burnished and glazed it which made a very nice base for the polish

 

[PhillH]

Nicely done Sir.

Great piece of wood done proud.

 

[bassethound]

Elm always looks good i think, better than ever when turned and finished like you have done here,

 

[Woody]

That has to be up there with the best of em love it Matt well done you

 

[chas_41_uk]

Fantastic. Really nice pen

 

[Jimjam66]

Suh-weeeeeet!

 

[scouseroy]

that's gorgeous

 

[yorkshireman]

That is stunning wood and excellently finished