Basic Black

[smoky10]

This pen was made for the family of a nephew that died suddenly from a blood clot. It is a EPR(YOYO Spin) blank that Ed made for me on a black chrome cigar kit. One thing I learned turning this blank is that I really need a buffing system. I used auto buffing compound and swirl remover and still had scratches. There is a buffing system in my future.

 

[Gary Max]

Good looking pen Tom-- both the fit and finish look great.
Sorry about the loss of a family member.

 

[rtjw]

cool looking blank and kit. great job.

 

[angboy]

Beautiful pen, and what a nice and thoughtful way to honor your nephew.

 

[wayneis]

You did a very nice job, I'll bet the family will never notice tiny scratches, very touching.

Wayne

 

[YoYoSpin]

Tom, that is a beauty.

Anyone who wants to try turning plastics should consider buying the Beall buffing system. After a #600 grit wet-sand, there will be tons of tiny scratches left on the blank, all of which can be easily removed with Tripoli, the first Beall buff compound.

 

[Texas Taco]

Beautiful pen, sorry to hear about the loss but a very touching tribute.

 

[pastorbill1952]

Good job and wonderful sentiments.

 

[alamocdc]

Tom, my condolences! That is a marvelous looking pen!

 

[rtgleck]

Great looking pen and will be a great rememberance. Nice work

 

[smoky10]

Thanks everyone. This is the first of thirteen I made and will give out on thanksgiving and I think they will like them.

 

[atvrules1]

Thats great Tom. So sorry to hear about your nephew, but what a marvelous way to remember him. I would sure like to see all 13 of them in one picture, maybe in your album. That would sure be a striking photo. Something about the black on black appeals to me.