Wormy Buckeye Burl Pen

[John Hart]

I got this Buckeye Burl Blank the other day and it looked pretty good. But when I got down near the right size for the pen, I found that it was riddled with worm holes and tracks. Decided to give epoxy a try, after a discussion with Earl Reid today about this very thing.
I took a piece of Ebony and belt-sanded it on to a piece of paper. Mixed the Ebony dust with the epoxy and filled all the holes. I was pretty surprised with the results. It is finished with Shellac and a final Crystal Coat. Comments and alternative suggestions are most welcome!

[Jim Ketron]

Looks like it fixed it up nice John!
Great Looking Pen !

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Turned out to be a very interesting pen. Pun intended!
I like it. I like it. I like it!

Bruce

[Loy Hawes]

Nice pen John! It looks like Realtree Camoflage.

[Michael Stafford]

John, you sure do some fine pen work and your photographs displaying them are also wonderful. Great pics!!!!:D

[Karl Laustrup]

WOW! John that is an awesome looking pen. I tried to reach into the monitor to touch it. :confused: :eek: That didn't work so I guess I'll just have to look at it. :)

Karl

[Mark Cothren]

I think it looks great!

Thanks for the picture!

[Matthew Poeller]

wonderfull looking pen.

I love to see the pictures that you take of your work.

[Robert Cepek]

Nice one John! Can't wait to see it

[Jeff Sudmeier]

John, that looks great! Thanks for sharing the new technique.