Search Results for ‘platinum’

(that's pod, not paw) No bad luck wishes here. Platinum and Black Titanium dress up this twist pen, with a Hawaiian flavor. Very easy to turn wood, with a little bit of tear out at the ends, and a little bit of open grain and voids that sanded smooth beautifully. -- to completely steal from my...

Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri), also called Red Ivory, is a very rare African wood. The Pink Ivory tree grows predominantly in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa, and is said to be sacred to the Zulu. The wood is extremely hard and exceptionally dense. It works well, and will hold fine detail...

A few months back, Karson gave several of us in the Pen Turners Swap a piece of cherry burl that showed up on his doorstep and challenged us to make a pen with it. I managed to squeak two out of that blank!.. The Wall street click pen on top (I'd previously blogged having some technical...

I was going to say, 'another day, another cigar' But apparently that's what I said last time I posted the sister of this gorgeous koa pen in my first 30 days challenge. My first intentional remake of a pen. (cause the other one sold). I guess it really is one of my favorites, and thus, this one...

Olive wood from the Holy Land (yes that Bethlehem). I've read about other projects made with this wood, and how it smelled like olive oil when turned. As soon as a piece finally made the rounds in the 3rd tour of the pen traders box (I love being a lumberjock!). I snagged it. Olive wood from...

Two Tone Bamboo Modified Slimline Actually a fast growing grass, but as tough as maple, bamboo is a very sustainable product. This design is actually a modification to the standard slimline kit. Rather than include the narrow centerband, instead I used an asymmetrical centerband of natural...

I made one of these pens back in my 30 days challenge last November, and I think it was the first pen I sold. This is one of the few that I really didn't want to see go, so I decided to turn another one for myself. Funny thing is that I've turned a few projects out of this mesquite, and every...

This is my newest pride and joy, and the flagship of my new site - http://chathampenworks.com/. Had to figure a way to support this pen turning addiction. :-) I was lucky enough to be a tester for a new blank stabilizer, http://www.lazerlinez.com/, and I am most happy with the results. The blank...

This is a Rhodium plated fountain pen turned with zebrawood. The finish is CA.

Here's my Dad's holiday gift, a matched set of Polaris in Platinum with Black Walnut stock. I am less than thrilled with the Walnut, though it turned beautifully. The grain just doesn't pop, but it makes for a nice pen and pencil. The flash alters the color somewhat. I need to get better...

Oh how I love this pen. The chatoyance of the wood. I love it. It would have been the 25th item in my 30 day project/challenge & auction. ...But the wood at the end cracked a bit as I pushed in the top. The crack, while minor just doesn't cut it for a pen that I'd potentially be selling. So...

I'm so proud of myself for getting this one done. This maple burl came along in the pen swap, and was one of three pens to actually make it on and off the lathe without any voids in the wood exploding or cracking on assembly. Oh, wait… both issues were with Osage Orange root. I did have trouble...

I love this pen, and I love this wood. The grain is simply amazing. Desert Ironwood is a protected species, no living trees can be harvested. It grows in the Sonoran Desert in Southwest USA and Mexico, and you need a federal or state permit to be able to collect the dead trees from the desert...