Eagle on Jr. Statesman

[HoratioHornblower]

Hello all, this is my 4th quarter and 3rd one on a pen. (3rd died a sad death) This is my second quarter with blades that actually worked! Comments and critiques are quite welcome! Actually the main reason that I am posting is for constructive criticism, so if you have an idea on how to improve anything please do share! The main problem I have is I can not seem to avoid dust landing on the blank while I am covering it with CA, and black is not very forgiving, so if someone has an idea on how to limit the dust exposure I would really appreciate it if you would share! Thanks everyone!

Sincerely,
David

 

[tokyotank]

I dont like to pick other craftmans work apart but if you are looking for personal opinions I think the cap is to fat. Other than that I think it is awesome. Good job.

 

[1dweeb]

I think it looks great.

 

[76winger]

Nice!

 

[Brooks803]

Overall I think it looks great! My constructive criticism would be to experiment with how you're attaching the metal to the barrel. All around the eagle there looks to be bubbles in the paint which is probably from the glue. Are you casting the tube in resin or applying CA to meet the bushings?

 

[areaman]

I think it looks wonderful. Love the eagle, but I do agree that the black stuff on the eagle takes a bit away from the looks.

 

[sumterdad]

I believe the best way to avoid the dust would be to cast it in clear resin.

 

[jasontg99]

I think the cap is to fat.

I agree. The body is straight and narrow while the cap is curvy (I understand why). The cap and body are out of balance. The pen is gorgeous otherwise.

 

[HoratioHornblower]

Thanks everyone! I am using CA as I can't afford the clear resin road yet. (though I can't wait to be able to cast it in resin) That is why there are bubbles. (which drives me nuts) There actually is no black stuff on the eagle, it is my bad lighting... I agree on the cap, it is out of proportion with rest of the body. That is I believe the first pen that I have done that on, and the reason is that it takes A LOT of CA to make the top straight, so I usually round the top and bottom but I turned the bottom first and forgot to round it. I have done both straight and round bodied pens, and the round always gets a great response from people so for now I think I will stick with that unless someone requests otherwise. Thank you all for your input!

Sincerely,
David

 

[boxerman]

Sweet