Wow!

[Bonnie Campbell]

Y'all aren't going to believe how great these pens ended up (no credit to me)!

As I'd posted before, I made up two osage orange havana pens. The gentleman (Steve Harrison) didn't want them finished because he wanted to carve them.

Here's my part done....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/annieoakley/Pens/TwoHavanas.jpg

And HERE is the WOW! part.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/annieoakley/Pens/SANY0516.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/annieoakley/Pens/SANY0521.jpg

I know Steve will be stopping in to check out the post. So, to repeat myself........ They are fantastic Steve!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

I DITTO YOU!

WOW


Bruce:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Christopher K. Hartley]

I'll Double DITTO that!!:eek:

[Mike A. Smith]

............ just speechless :eek:

[Steve Ott]

Fantastic job!!!

[Tony De Masi]

Absolutely stunning work.

Tony

[Chuck Beland]

Excellent craftsmanship But I don't like them they look huge & would be to awkward to write with. Just my $02 worth.

Chuck

[Bonnie Campbell]

I'll find out how they fit to the hand soon. He's sending me the slimmest one. Though I think anything done up like this would be considered a 'shelf piece' more than a day to day pen.

Either way, I'm going to put mine up as 'art' ;)

[Gary Herrmann]

Thats impressive.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Holy Cow those are stunning.

[Nancy Laird]

I have to agree with Chuck - nice carving and workmanship, but they sure aren't "user" pens, are they?

Nancy (109 days)

[Jim Becker]

Oh, my....those are really beautifully carved.

[Jude Kingery]

Superb collaboration, that's nice, on both your parts, I'd say Bonnie. Very nicely done! Jude

[Jon Lanier]

:eek:...:eek:...:eek:...:eek:...:eek:...:eek: ...

And that about says it all!

[Richard Madison]

Including mine, that makes five "Wow"'s and one "Holy Cow". High praise indeed.

[Larry Marley]

That's really cool!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Nice pens...beautifully carved!

[Don Eddard]

Including mine, that makes five "Wow"'s and one "Holy Cow". High praise indeed.
I'll see your five "wow"s and the "holy cow" and raise you five "man alive"s and a "holy mackerel". :p

Superb carving work on Steve's part. (You did good too, Bonnie, but your work was just the beginning. ;) ) Very imaginative and aesthetic.

To those commenting on the size, I can only ask: Do you really think these were made with the intention to be writing instruments? That's like dissing a bowl because the see-through inclusion on the side would leak soup. There's art and there's craft. This is art.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Daaaaannnnnng!!! Those are nice.

[Richard Madison]

Don,
Call. Sure looks like ART to me.

[Dennis Peacock]

:eek:...:eek:...:eek:...:eek:...:eek:...:eek: ...

And that about says it all!

Yea....what Jon said!!!!! :D