First Pen with Multiple Woods

[Leviblue]

I was inspired by some of the pens I've seen and figured I can do that. So off to the garage shop I went. Found a few pieces of wood and started up the saws... dust collection....put on the respirator and then I got to start working. It's always the enjoyable things that will kill ya'.

So anyway, this is my version a maple and cocobolo wood on a Mesa/ Wall Street II kit. The finish is CA sanded with micro mesh and final polish with Novus 2. This was fun and I'm working on a similar design for a cigar pen.

Thanks for looking and providing feedback.

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[Elmojo]

Oh man, that came out NICE.
The contrast is beautiful and the finish appears flawless.
Excellent work, keep it up! :icon_cheers

 

[Glennbear]

Beautiful results for a first attempt. :icon_thum You have raised the bar for us novice turners.:wsmile:

 

[TBone]

Nice job. Much better than my first attempt at two woods.

 

[cskipper]

That's a very nice pen!

 

[jcz]

Excellent looking pen. The CA finish is my go to finish for most of my turnings.

 

[erasmussen]

good contrast with the woods, keep up the good work.

 

[sawman101]

That looks really nice! CA is a tops for a finish on pens in my book--good work.:thumbs_up

 

[CaptnA]

Good work, especially for a first.
Different color woods can have a tendency to stain with dust or bleeding via finish.
Sometimes its a good idea to do some sample pieces (glue and finish) even for a little pen project (yeah, of course I found out the hard way)...