Rambutan on Diamond Knurl

egnald · Jul 15, 2023

Greetings from Nebraska.

This morning I finished up this Antique Copper Diamond Knurl from Exotic Blanks dressed in some Rambutan Burl from Laos that I stabilized with Cactus Juice. I punched out the factory cabochon and replaced it with one turned from a scrap piece of the Rambutan blank. It is finished with my standard regimen of 4 coats of thin and 8 coats of medium CA then wet sanded through the MicroMesh grits. No additional buffing or polishing was done following the MicroMesh.

Regards,
Dave

fnfalguy · Jul 15, 2023

That is stunning

Hippie3180 · Jul 15, 2023

Nicely done, beautiful blank and the copper looks great with it.

Mike · Jul 15, 2023

Another beautiful pen, you have been cranking them out.

Mike

derekdd · Jul 15, 2023

Another gorgeous pen, Dave.

I really like that kit. Gonna have to get a few.

KenB259 · Jul 15, 2023

Very nicely done. I have some figured Rambutan that I like but not as much as your burl.

GaryMGg · Jul 15, 2023

Another beautiful piece of timber.
The fit and finish looks spot on.

sorcerertd · Jul 15, 2023

I've never heard of that wood, but it sure is beautiful! Gotta love those DK kits.

Smokey S · Jul 15, 2023

Sweet! You are absolutely on a roll……Smokey

KMCloonan · Jul 15, 2023

Great pairing of wood and kit. Also nice work on the Finial/cabochon. Overall an excellent pen!

egnald · Jul 15, 2023

sorcerertd said:
I've never heard of that wood, but it sure is beautiful! Gotta love those DK kits.

Rambutan is an Asian fruit tree that is a close relative to the lychee. The tree isn't harvested for lumber unless it has stopped producing or is somehow damaged. Then the wood is only harvested for a niche, specialty market. - Dave

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