exotic woods
Submitted by craig on Sat, 09/05/2009 - 10:29pm.
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Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:55pm.
I have turned lots of pens in the past few years, some of which are promptly confiscated by my wife for her collection. It's all good though, I'm always delighted that I can make something that she will like and get some use out of. This year I decided to try a high end kit for her birthday. The kit I went with was a Majestic Black Titanium rollerball dressed in a stabilized non-dyed buckeye burl. The buckeye burl was 7/8 inches square and that did not leave a whole lot of room for errors. Being a stabilized blank, it turned a lot like a typical acrylic, which also meant I could finish it using micro-mesh. Some of the features of the pen are: A rhodium-plated clip that includes a sparkling Swarovski clear crystal; All exposed accent rings, bands and caps include elegant custom hand-carved 3 dimensional designs; Components are cast, polished then plated with extremely durable Black Titanium plating. The rollerball assembly includes a rhodium-plated pen nib with a premium Schmidt steel cartridge refill with a ceramic point. This is a massive pen. The overall length with cap is 6 inches, 5 inches with the cap removed. The width of the pen itself is about 5/8 inch with the cap at a very large 3/4 inch. The cap is non-postable, but that works out pretty well given the total weight of the pen.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
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Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.
Submitted by craig on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:01pm.