Black Titanium Baron

[rdabpenman]

Wrapped in Tasmanian Eucalypt Burl which is from one of the several timbers that Penpal (Peter) generously sent me from Australia. Thanks again Peter.
Finished with 6 coats of Minwax Clear Gloss Polyurethane.
As always comments and or suggestions appreciated.
Thanks for Looking.

Les

[maverick31]

that is a really nice pen. great choice of wood and those baron kits are sweet. Do you think you have more luck selling this kit vs some of the others? I have made several sedonas and they seem to get the most attention.

[sachbvn]

Beautiful pen Les!

The wood is great, and the kit certainly looks good.

Question - do you ever use CA to finish pens? I know that Poly takes quite a bit longer due to drying time - just curious what your thoughts on CA vs. Poly are.


Zac

[rdabpenman]

Feb 20, 2010 14:37:00 GMT -6 sachbvn said:

Beautiful pen Les!

The wood is great, and the kit certainly looks good.

Question - do you ever use CA to finish pens? I know that Poly takes quite a bit longer due to drying time - just curious what your thoughts on CA vs. Poly are.


Zac

Thanks Zac,

I use a Med CA Only finish when there is a short customer deadline or the material is very porous and requires a lot of fill.

I use CA as a last resort as the results are so unpredictable, whereas with the poly finish I get the same predictable excellent results each and every time.

Les

[rdabpenman]

Feb 20, 2010 12:28:12 GMT -6 maverick31 said:

that is a really nice pen. great choice of wood and those baron kits are sweet. Do you think you have more luck selling this kit vs some of the others? I have made several sedonas and they seem to get the most attention.

They seem to sell more around Christmas time vs others.
OTwo of my best sellers are the Olympia and the Seirra series.

Les

[Doug B]

Wow Les, another great looking pen. Black Ti is probably my most favorite plating to use, and it really goes well with that burl wood. Tasmanian, eh? Hard to get much more exotic than that!