ArtFire

This is an Sedona Rollerball pen turned out of Green Maple Burl with Platinum. This pen is mostly green maple with just a bit of burl figuring showing for visual interest. It is 5-1/2 inches long and weighs about 3 ounces. It uses a Schmidt refill. As visible in some of the pictures, the cap does post.

A bit about of the process of creating these pens: I start with a hand-selected bit of wood and the bits that make up the mechanism of the pen. I then cut the wood to length and drill holes to make room for the mechanism. I then put the blank on the lathe spend some time working the wood to be the proper diameter to match the mechanism. Sand paper is applied, through a number of grits, to get a nice, smooth surface. Several coats of finish are applied and buffed. The wood and mechanism are then combined to create a fabulous writing instrument.

wood, maple, burl, platinum