5, 50 cal pens

[crabcreekind]

So from left to right. Red Malle burl, brown mallee burl, vintage brooks cinnamon(rev painted red), Buzzz4 green graffiti blank (from cast away box), and My own Orange creamsicle blank.

These were fun to make, and took alot of measuring to get the right dimensions on the tip.

James

and a huge fingerprint on the first one. lol

 

[firewhatfire]

do they get easier the more you do? They are not my favorite to work with.

 

[crabcreekind]

do they get easier the more you do? They are not my favorite to work with.

They do get easier, because you know what size they look like on the lathe. plus i messed up on a one so, i can test the fit on a bullet

 

[Mapster]

Do you not use bushings for them? They are very simple if you have the bushings

 

[crabcreekind]

i dont have the bushings for them, since i dont use a mandrel

 

[SDB777]

Did you apply anything on the brass to keep it from getting 'printed from acidic hands'?

Great nibs too!



Scott

 

[crabcreekind]

Did you apply anything on the brass to keep it from getting 'printed from acidic hands'?

Great nibs too!



Scott

I just cleaned them with brasso.

 

[firewhatfire]

you inspired me to go back and do the 3 I had. they do get easier but I still dont like em. I did not polish the brass as I like the used look better. Had a request for camo pens and figured these would fit the bill.

Phil

 

[JamesB]

I just ordered 10 of these. I normally do them in Brazilian Cherry but I'm going to try some different woods this time. These things sell really well in my town. I got 2 kits with real bullet tips from Sylvanite (Little River Crafts) to see which sells better.