Gatsby Curly Mesquite

qquake · Sep 18, 2021

This is a PSI Gatsby twist pen in chrome and gunmetal. The wood is curly mesquite. The finish is Pens Plus. Turned out to be a handsome pen.

qquake · Sep 18, 2021

I don't remember ever turning curly mesquite before, but I must have, since this was a cutoff. It's not stabilized, and I don't remember where I got it.

qquake · Sep 18, 2021

I engraved it for a friend of mine.

Kcimdrib · Sep 18, 2021

That's a handsome piece of Wood, I've never heard of it. But it's made a great pen well done.

qquake · Sep 18, 2021

Mesquite grows a lot in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains here in California. It's also used for smoking meat.

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Kcimdrib · Sep 18, 2021

Thanks for that.

Stubach · Sep 19, 2021

qquake said:
Mesquite grows a lot in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains here in California. It's also used for smoking meat.

Mesquite - Wikipedia

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It's a delicious wood to use when smoking. Adds a nice bite to the flavor. Most smoker books I've read advise caution as it's easy to overdue it with Mesquite.

GaryMGg · Sep 19, 2021

The pen looks like the blank was crosscut, which tends to accentuate Mesquite's grain.
Nice looking.

qquake · Sep 19, 2021

GaryMGg said:
The pen looks like the blank was crosscut, which tends to accentuate Mesquite's grain.
Nice looking.

It could be. Like I said, I don't remember where I got it.

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