Basswood and Rosewood penns

[Nicholas Briggs]

Just finished these. Comments and critiques welcome. Go easy I'm new at this :D

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/nethowler/penn1.jpg<br>http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/nethowler/penn2.jpg<br>Thanks for looking.<br>

[Corey Hallagan]

Very nice, I like those, especially that rosewood!

Corey

[John Chandler]

I like the looks of the rosewood while it is on the dark material. Both pens look nice.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Nice pens Nicholas.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Those are some mighty fine looking pens. I like'em.

[Bill O'Conner]

I like the look of the rose wood one but I think the nib end should be tapered down a little more to macth the nib dia. but other than that they look good

BIll

[John Hart]

Yep...I like them both. The wood matches the kits nicely and the shapes are good....looks like they'd fit in the hand well. It is advisable to get those edges right down to the bushings so they interface with the nib and other kit parts flush though. Not only for asthetics, but also to protect the wood....but that just takes practice.;) Nice job! :)

[John Huber]

Since basswood is soft, did you do anything special in turning it?

[Nicholas Briggs]

Since basswood is soft, did you do anything special in turning it?

Ya, basswood pretty much turns like pine. For this paticular set I soaked the wood in Watco wood hardener and filed with CA as needed. I also made a small dish out of basswood just to see how it would turn, came out OK actually.

[Nancy Laird]

Nicholas, those pens are really pretty, especially against the black background. Nice work!

Nancy