This pen was made from a red and blue (duh) dymondwood blank set. A friend had cautioned me about some of the troubles she had with dymondwood, and I found out that she was spot on with her assessment (not that I doubted her in the least). These blanks were really difficult to turn (took almost an hour to turn this pen) and I splintered a previous set of dymondwood blanks, but I think I'll be able to salvage that in another project that will be posted later. The real problem came from the resins and glues used to laminate the colored wood in these blanks. The final result looks nice, but it was a hard road to get there, and I'm not quite sure that the end result was really worth the effort.

Again, no special turning, sanding, or finishing techniques used on this pen. And no, I don't plan on making a matching pencil. This was the only blank I got of this color/pattern. When I finish the other project I'll post it, but that will be well after the hiatus.