Marc Phillips
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OK... here's the deal on this one.
The insignia is a Coast Guard Cuttermans insignia... I just finished a couple of pens for some Navy guys and the clips on the Euro pens just doesn't look right to me... way too big for the pen in my opinion.
So... I had just received my first order of Hybrid Cigar pens, and was looking at all those parts just sorta seeing how it all goes together, when it hit me; If I could drill out the clip, I could put it on the Hybrid because of the way it screws together...
.... so I drilled it out, and there it is. There is a gap because the ring of the clip is not the same diameter as the cigar clip ring, but oh well...
And... since this was now going to be MY pen, I grabbed some Desert Ironwood.... man, gotta love that wood! I did have a chip out but repaired it and it is now invisible (except to me cause I know where it is!)
Also (sorry for blabbing) I read Russ's reply to my question in the Finishing forum and applied it to this pen... and it reallly does seem to make a difference... this finish is really good... at least I would say it is better than my other finishes on other pens!
I really like the way the clip size seems to match the pen size... I will be doing this again when I need to use those custom clips....
Thanks for looking
The insignia is a Coast Guard Cuttermans insignia... I just finished a couple of pens for some Navy guys and the clips on the Euro pens just doesn't look right to me... way too big for the pen in my opinion.
So... I had just received my first order of Hybrid Cigar pens, and was looking at all those parts just sorta seeing how it all goes together, when it hit me; If I could drill out the clip, I could put it on the Hybrid because of the way it screws together...
.... so I drilled it out, and there it is. There is a gap because the ring of the clip is not the same diameter as the cigar clip ring, but oh well...
And... since this was now going to be MY pen, I grabbed some Desert Ironwood.... man, gotta love that wood! I did have a chip out but repaired it and it is now invisible (except to me cause I know where it is!)
Also (sorry for blabbing) I read Russ's reply to my question in the Finishing forum and applied it to this pen... and it reallly does seem to make a difference... this finish is really good... at least I would say it is better than my other finishes on other pens!
I really like the way the clip size seems to match the pen size... I will be doing this again when I need to use those custom clips....
Thanks for looking
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