It's been well over a month since I've had opportunity to spin up the lathe, mostly due to full schedules on the weekend, home renovation, laziness, etc. I finally decided to turn a couple of new kits I've had collecting dust since Christmas. The first kit is a copper Sedona roller-ball dressed in Padauk. The kit has exceptional weight, decorative center band, and a post-able cap. The second set is a "comfort grip" variation of the slim-line 7mm pen kit dressed in Bolivian Rosewood. The two major differences are the rubber grip insert at the front of the lower barrel, and a considerably wider diameter center band. This creates a thicker pen then the traditional slim-line, but since the wood is removed for the grip, the weight of the pen is still reasonable. The pen mechanism is a standard ballpoint twist, while the .5mm pencil uses a click mechanism with an erasure under the top cap. The finish is matte black enamel.