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[DCBluesman]

The Right of Christian Initiation for Adults. Special order.

Bethlehem olive wood and blood wood. (Blank from Lyle Walden)

Thank you for looking and particularly for commenting, which will allow me to improve my workmanship.

 

[ldb2000]

Nothing to improve Lou , it looks great to me . Great blank and good match to kit .

 

[Pens By Scott]

Lou,
If only my pens could turn out so well... Looks stunning!

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

The man makes a "Pretty Wood Pen". As always Lou your spot on the right componets with the blank.

 

[GaryMGg]

I think the very slight swept curve is perfect!

 

[BRobbins629]

Looks good from here. I've always wondered about the best position for a clip on an inlay like this. Should it be 90 or 180 degrees? I tend to put mine at 180, but I'm not sure why. This one seems to work. May have to do some experimenting,

 

[mbroberg]

Fantastic looking pen!

 

[Stevej72]

Great looking pen, Lou!

 

[David Keller]

Very nice.

 

[DCBluesman]

Thank you for your kind words! Bruce -I've struggled with positioning special features of a pen as well. I finally decided to place the featured side of a pen at 90-degrees such that it shows when lying on a desk. FYI, a couple of folks PM'd me asking about my CA finish technique. That's easy, I rarely use CA as a finish. I'm a lacquer guy. I'm not looking for that 1" deep look, but just a protective and well-polished surface.

 

[lwalden]

As always, you do wonderful work Mr. Metcalf!!

 

[DCBluesman]

Thanks, Lyle. It helps to start out with a wonderful blank!