Closed End Dark Matter w/ new cap

[constamj]

So I decided to try a closed end pen and just had to show the results. Thanks to Karl for the blank. It really stands out in bright light, but shows its dark side in lower light. I painted the inside of the blank with black paint and I think that is what kept it so dark. I may need to get another one sometime and try it with a lighter color. Please let me know what you think and if there is anything I could do to improve it.

I found something that would improve it. Let me know what you think of it now.

 

[Sylvanite]

It looks great to me. I think black paint was a good choice. A lighter color might have made the transition from tube to solid at the closed end too abrupt.

Good job!

 

[Ligget]

That is a great looking pen, I agree with Eric that black was the best colour to use!

 

[rjwolfe3]

That is cool looking.

 

[jskeen]

Great work! I agree that a lighter color might make the closed end look a little to dark.

IMHO, the barrel would benefit from a little taper toward the end, just to match the taper built into the top of the cap, just to keep it from looking bottom heavy when assembled.

 

[Johnathan]

Love the blank and very nice pen.

 

[Tanner]

You did an excellent job with that beautiful blank!!

 

[karlkuehn]

Wow, that's the first one of those that I've seen turned, nice work! That's a great closed end with simple, elegant lines.

I'd stick with the black paint, too, but the blue resin has transparent pigment where the black has opaque pigment, so it might be okay to use white under there...?

Another thing I've thought of trying is white paint under the colored (cobalt blue in your case) parts and black under the black parts to make the colors really pop, but I've not tried it yet.

 

[mick]

Michael that's fantastic........you gotta love Karl's blanks, specially on a pen as nice as that!

 

[Dalecamino]

Hey !!!!!!...That's MY blank I was gonna buy from Karl someday , when I got enough MONEY !!! But it wouldn't have looked as nice as this one . Beautiful pen ! [8D]

 

[toolcrazy]

Gorgeous pen. I like that blank.

 

[Grizz]

That is really sharp!

 

[igran7]

Georgeous Pen and georgeous blank. I like the cap top bezel embelishment. Great job!![]

 

[karlkuehn]

Nice job on the finial! That looks really good, much better than the gold, and the shape of the ends matches better now, too! That is just a beautiful pen my friend!

 

[gwilki]

Beautifully crafted, Michael!

 

[Mather323]

Great looking pen, amazing!

 

[constamj]

Karl, Thanks for the blank. It really did turn out great. As for the material, it turned like a dream.

Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments. I think this will be a carry pen for a while.