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Denver With Amboyna Burl & Ebonite

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This Denver fountain pen was made out of stabilized amboyna burl and ebonite. It's the first custom pen I've made out of wood. The ebonite is what I would consider a semi-gloss sheen - not too glossy, not too matte. It contrasts with the matte finish of the amboyna very nicely, I think.

 

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Love the combination... beautifully executed...

How did you achieve the silky matte finish of the ebonite...??

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Beautiful pen, I love amboyna burl. There are a lot of little patterns and details in amboyna that you could spend a whole day looking at trying to find. I've got a 6''x6''x5'' block that I got for some knife handles.

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Thanks for the compliments, guys!

 

 

Love the combination... beautifully executed...

How did you achieve the silky matte finish of the ebonite...??

 

The finish is a bit glossier in real life, but it is not the high gloss I would normally buff to. I made this pen a few months ago - I just got around to taking pictures of it - so my memory is a bit hazy on how I did it, but I don't think I buffed it with as fine of a compound as I normally would.

 

 

Beautiful pen, I love amboyna burl. There are a lot of little patterns and details in amboyna that you could spend a whole day looking at trying to find. I've got a 6''x6''x5'' block that I got for some knife handles.

 

Yeah, Amboyna is one of my favorite burl woods. You can really get lost in the intricacy of burls.

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