Couple More Pens

[Paul Heely]

Now that I have finished installing the DC and building a closet around it I got back to some round stuff.

Finished a couple of cigars today. BOW in satin nickel and yellow heart in satin gold. I think the yellow heart is very nice looking wood but seemed to want to chip out if you just looked at it the wrong way. I think some finish other than satin gold would actually go better with the color of the wood. I have another blank and think I'll try something in a rhodium/platinum type finish.

Thanks for looking.

[Mike A. Smith]

Nices ones Paul!

I agree with you on the satin gold. I bought some and made several pens and didn't like it with anything. Always looks kinda like cheap plastic to me. The satin nickel though looked pretty nice with purpleheart.

[Jim Shaver, Oakville Ont]

Very nice pens Paul,

Cigars are great kits, I have had experience with the satin finishes, I don't use them any more, chrome only.,

[Patrick Taylor]

The only satin finish I've liked is a satin nickel I did with cocobolo in a european. Other than that I really like the rhodium/platinum finish best. Polished gold is good for some things too.

Great job on these pens!

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking pens Paul. I like them both. Nice job.

[Paul Heely]

I've had a few people ask for the satin finishes and still have a few kits left of each that I'll be making up. But I think for the most part I'll concentrate on the shiny finshes or black Ti instead.

Thanks for all the kind words.

[Patrick Taylor]

Keep up the great work and post more pictures! ;)

[Keith Burns]

Great pens ! I like the "understated" curves on them. Looks just right.

[Nancy Laird]

Paul, both pens look nice, but from a "color-match" point of view, the BOW would look better with gold than the nickel. The BOW is a very warm, brown-based color, and the nickel is a cool, black-based color. One doesn't wear brown shoes with a black suit; as a woman I'm color-conscious so I'd never put the nickel kit on that wood.

Just my .03 (inflation, you know). But what do I know? I'm a female.

Nancy (137 days)

[Paul Heely]

Nancy I appreciate your input, I'm color blind so my color abilities are always a little in question, just ask my wife :o .

Its kind of funny funny because I made this pen to order and it was for a guy :eek: .

I have one more BOW pen to make to order but that one will be in satin gold. It'll be interesting to compare the color combo when that one is done.

[Nancy Laird]

Its kind of funny funny because I made this pen to order and it was for a guy :eek:.


Paul, are you SURE that it wasn't my spouse who ordered that pen in that color combo? I have tried for YEARS to break him of that brown/black combo. Hasn't worked yet--I still have to inspect him before we go out the door, and he always asks if "this" shirt goes with "these" pants.:D

Nancy (137 days)

[Paul Heely]

Nacy, The guy who ordered it is my office mate I'm pretty sure it wasn't your husband. Maybe I need to start requiring spousal consent before taking orders from guys.... :)