egnald
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Greetings from Nebraska!
Today I made a pen for Clark Smith, a co-worker and friend that retired a year after I did. When I was the Director of Engineering he was the Director of R&D so we worked very closely together on a lot of projects. I'm sure we were quite a sight when we traveled together to meetings, sort of like "Twins" (from the 1988 movie) as he is tall and slender, about 6-feet, 7-inches, and I am short and round, 5-foot, 6-inches. Last week we finally got together for lunch, the first time since COVID-19. Anyhow, we also happen to share the same favorite whisky, so I made a Jack Daniel's barrel stave pen to give to him the next time we get together for lunch. It is a Cigar style in an all Antique Brass and I finished it using my standard CA regemin. It is the most chatoyant piece of Oak I have ever seen. It is really too bad chatoyancy doesen't come through very well in photographs.
Regards - Dave
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Today I made a pen for Clark Smith, a co-worker and friend that retired a year after I did. When I was the Director of Engineering he was the Director of R&D so we worked very closely together on a lot of projects. I'm sure we were quite a sight when we traveled together to meetings, sort of like "Twins" (from the 1988 movie) as he is tall and slender, about 6-feet, 7-inches, and I am short and round, 5-foot, 6-inches. Last week we finally got together for lunch, the first time since COVID-19. Anyhow, we also happen to share the same favorite whisky, so I made a Jack Daniel's barrel stave pen to give to him the next time we get together for lunch. It is a Cigar style in an all Antique Brass and I finished it using my standard CA regemin. It is the most chatoyant piece of Oak I have ever seen. It is really too bad chatoyancy doesen't come through very well in photographs.
Regards - Dave
Glamor Shot (Thumbnail):
Technical Photos to show the different sides as it is rotated:
