a gift times two

[Eaglesc]

A while back my boss helped me replaced ( I did a lot of watching) the AC compressor in my truck.He wouldn't take any money for his Sunday afternoon efforts.
A few days ago he asked how much one of my inlay cross pens sell for, He wanted to give one to his Pastor as a thank you from his kids.
I told him I would make it and cut him a deal.
What is unusual about this pen is the figure of the Olive wood. NOt overly figured but nice

After making a pen of solid wood you I always look for the "presentation" side.
That is the side that will get the clip.
With an inlayed blank the decision process is a little tougher.The inlay becomes the presentation side but the decision for its' location has to be determined before turning.
In this case I think I picked the right spot.

Note the Cathedral surrounding the oval inlay. I reoriented the blank with scrap wood to get the inlay in this position.
Thanks for looking.

 

[DaveT]

Your inlays never cease to amaze me. Awesome work

 

[Badabing]

Eagle, have you ever thought of teaching your craft? I would honestly pay good money for a few lessons in pen making from you! Incredible work :icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[Eaglesc]

Eagle, have you ever thought of teaching your craft? I would honestly pay good money for a few lessons in pen making from you! Incredible work :icon_thum:icon_thum

You flatter me too much.This is woodworking 101.
I would rather see those decide to try on their own, make the same mistakes I made and learn on the way.
I have learned more from my trial and error "failures" than I ever could glean from a class.
Things that were failures in the past have been revisited with new techniques.
Leaning from someone else is like reading the Cliff notes version of the classics.
You really miss too much.

 

[cskipper]

That is a beautiful pen!

 

[jeff...]

Nice Eagle so nice as a matter of fact it almost looks painted.

 

[TBone]

Beautiful work, as always. I'm sure the recipient will be very proud.