Here is the pen Tom Wilson sent to me. A very nice comfort pen. Tom include a pen blank and a piece of red bud. I'll be making a potpourri bowl out of the red bud. Thanks Tom.
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Here is the pen Tom Wilson sent to me. A very nice comfort pen. Tom include a pen blank and a piece of red bud. I'll be making a potpourri bowl out of the red bud. Thanks Tom.
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My photography skills certainly do not do justice to the pen and other items I recieved from Maria Alvarado on Friday. The pen is a titanium plated Wall Street II dressed in an eucalyptus burl. In addition to a wonderful pen, she added some box elder, redwood, and black cherry.
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Jeff just told me he got the pen and asked me to post a picture. This is a Jr. Gent II/Gun Metal with an acrylic called Molten Metal. I usually don't use acrylics with Rollerball pens but the Gun metal just seemed to be the right pairing.
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Great stuff guys!!! It's pen month on SMC!
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I love coming home from a week on the road...there are always boxes!!
From my friend Mike Cruz (toss him a prayer, he lives in Maryland and the hurricane is headed to that neighborhood!) a beautiful Ultra Cigar Ti and gold (?) all in deer antler! Finish is amazing and a great feel/weight to it. Only one pic of the other box to save bandwidth, but he tossed in all sorts of "junk wood" tailored to a pen maker! Thanks bud!!
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As a glutton for punishment, I picked up two swap folks this year...hate to see anyone miss out! I received this from Tom Prusak and this is an absolute first for me...an aluminum pen!! I was out of town when it came in and my wife sent me a shot of it. Needless to say I was doing the"hmmmm...is that dyed...cast...what?" Got home last night and holy rusted metal Batman!! Maybe Tom will offer up the method, but either way, I am in awe. Thanks Tom...it really is one of a kind and just plain amazing. This will always be treasured!!
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Yes, Jim, that's Maryland Whitetail Deer antler. Roamed the woods at my brother's house. Not that it matters to you, but it is naturally shed antler, not shot... Anyway, it is sanded down with micromesh, but no finish. I've heard a lot of conflicting methods about and re: putting finish on antler. It polishes up so great without any finish, so, I didn't put any on it. If you want to add a finish, feel free.
Oh, and that pen from Tom is one of a kind and beautiful!
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Ahhh...heard rumors about whitetail. It is in my pocket as we speak Mike...I really love it...and the Ultra plating is great. Again...mucho gras!!
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some really beautiful work being displayed.
sounds like everyone so far has enjoyed the swap. thanks to the few who took on extra work to assist the late comers.
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With apologies for photography, here's some pics of a really nice Black Ash Burl rollerball from Doug Swanson--Thanks Doug! I always seem to do ok with a CA finish, but Doug's is absolutely glassy. Also included were a variety of 'pen chunks' which is always fun--and there are a couple of new species for me--desert ironwood (Doug's fave, according to Doug) and sumac. Doug's pen is on the way....
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This is the PITH pen I recieved from Sam Upton for my PITH pen. It is a sierra style alligator pen. I really like the sierra style pens and alligator is the perfect choice for a Louisiana boy. Thanks for a nice pen Sam.
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The pen for Sam Upton is sierra style mesquite pen with malachite inlays. I also included a bottle stopper made with mesquite with a Texas quarter in the top, and a piece of cast cactus blank made by Curtis. I hope you enjoy and it has been a pleasure exchanging pen with you Sam.
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Bobby, pardon my ignorance, but is that a "part" of an alligator? If so, what...part?
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Just put my package to Berry Elder in Fort Pierce FL in the mail. I hope he likes it. From what I have seen so far, people are getting some really cool pens. The aluminum pen reminds me of the robot in the one Terminator movie that melts and reforms. It has that same shine and glimmer to it that the melted robot had. Can't wait to see what I'm getting. Allen, thanks for putting this together.
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Mike, usually they use part of the jaw bone and cast it in acrylic. I would think you could use any piece of the bone that is available, but not sure.
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