Pen Maker's Gloat... Swelled Head Time.. LOL

[Tom Mullane]

I just got an email from the gentleman that purchased the Gold Amboyna Burl Jr Gent seen below from me for $150...
I may never be able to wear a hat again... :p
But BOY am I one happy camper.. :D:D:D:D:D

http://www.penturners.org/forum/albums/Old%20Griz/GoldAmboynaJrGentRB.jpg
"I received last evening the pen that you sent...it is absolutely beautiful! You are correct that the coloration of the burl is really stunning and the finish is exceptional. I have spent far more for many of my pens from makers such as Cartier, Visconti, Waldmann, Aurora and Mont Blanc, however, I must tell you that the quality and beauty of this pen equals or surpasses anything else in my collection!"

[Jim Becker]

Ah...an opportunity to raise your price the next time he buys!!! ;) (Congratulations on those wonderful comments from your customer...they are certainly deserved...that's an awesome looking pen!)

[Jeff Sudmeier]

Tom, congrats on the wonderful sale! That pen is well worth the price paid to that man! :)

[Ernie Nyvall]

Congratulations Tom. What a great and earned letter. It is beautiful and as Jim mentioned, he did leave that wide open for a price hike... almost like he expects it.

Ernie

[Ernie Nyvall]

Tom, where do you buy wood like that?

Ernie

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Tom,
Beautiful pen! What a great compliment. And I, too, an curious about the answer to Ernie's question.

[Jim Stastny]

Tom,

Good for you! Now spend that money wisely ;)

[Jason Solodow]

Absolutely gorgeous pen! I'd like to know how you finished it, or is that a secret? :cool:

[Ed Scolforo]

Tom: That's a beauty! I love Amboyna. Congrats!
Ed

[Tom Mullane]

Ernie and Ron, I got that piece of wood in a trade with another pen turner, but I do find some nice stuff on eBay occassionally... there are only 2-3 sellers there I deal with that I trust to give me really really good burls...

Jason, The finish on that pen was sanding to 1200 grit, then 2 coats of cellulose sanding sealer sanded to 8000 Micro Mesh followed by 6 coats of gloss lacquer allowed to cure for 6 days then sanded from 4000-12000 MicroMesh followed by Mequires AntiSwirl cream polish and then a coat of Rennaissance Wax...
I just got some Enduro Gloss Poly that I am testing and I think that I may replace the lacquer with the Enduro, the gloss is as high and I it will only take 2 days instead of 6 days to wait until I buff it out...

[Matthew Poeller]

Tom,

I was searching online and was not able to find anything but where did you get that kit from??

[Tom Mullane]

That is a Jr Gent from http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com
I also use the Baron kits from http://www.arizonasilhouette.com
Both are high class kits but the Baron comes in a lot more platings...

[Roy Wall]

Tom - that is just fantastic; beautiful work.......


And well worth the price!! Great job!!

[Dawn Sunkle]

Congrats Tom!!
That is one beautiful pen. You deserve the great letter and compliments for such great work.

Dawn