Two From Today

[KenB259]

My first Desire pen, won't be my last, absolutely love this pen. Hybrid blank made by myself, alumalite and maple burl. Gatsby is segmented with spalted jatoba, yellow heart and maple, cocobolo end caps. Stripes are subtle by design. GluBoost finish on both

 

[mark james]

Your cast is wonderful, and both pens are very attractive. Well done Ken!

 

[Humongous]

That green looks even better on a pen! Nice work Ken.

 

[Dieseldoc]

Great looking pen's Ken. So looks like another rabbit hole?

 

[KenB259]

Great looking pen's Ken. So looks like another rabbit hole?

Yep, dove in head first.

 

[SteveJ]

Both pens are real nice!

 

[KMCloonan]

Great looking pens Ken! I really like the Desire pen. The casting is amazing. It almost looks like surf pounding against the shore cliffs.

I also like the Gatsby "subtle" stripes, with the subtle angle - I can appreciate the amount of precise work that took. Thanks for sharing.

 

[WriteON]

Heavy duty stuff Ken. Nice

 

[TDahl]

Both pens are very nice Ken. I really like the Hybrid .

 

[Wmcullen]

They're both fantastic! Coming out of the weekend with a beautiful segmented and a beautiful hybrid must be satisfying. I agree with @KMCloonan 's comment about the "crashing wave" effect. Love it!
- Cullen

 

[sorcerertd]

It certainly didn't take you long to master making hybrid blanks. I like the subtlety of the segments.

 

[KenB259]

It certainly didn't take you long to master making hybrid blanks. I like the subtlety of the segments.

The desire to make hybrids was the reason I wanted to start casting, that and watch parts pens. I haven't found either to be very difficult. Maybe I have just been lucky, but I have done a lot of research, so I think I'm doing it "correctly".

 

[Larryreitz]

Very nice work, Ken. I really like the hybrid.