First Bullet Pen-Third Rework

[gerryr]

With a lot of help from knottyharry, I made my first bullet pen several days ago. The upper barrel was antler, but it didn't really fit against the lower barrel right and I really hate those slimline finials. So, I decided to rebuild the upper barrel and replaced the finial with a Euro one. It looked a lot better. I took it to work today and sold it to a coworker who went nuts over it and probably wants to buy a fountain pen also. I told him I would bring it back Monday because I was expecting the rifle clip to be in the mail today. It was as well as the Euro cap studs and cap stud mandrel so I got carried away and made a finial out of antler. Feel free to take some potshots at it.

 

[Fangar]

I think it looks great. I've done the same thing witht he cut casing on my .308's. It appears to be a bit small at the finial for the clip, but not a major issue for me. Nice work!

Fangar

 

[GregD]

Nice Job! I'm also waiting for the Euro cap studs and mandrel. Is your finial cut to the size of the mandrel or did you just get carried away?

 

[Jim Boyd]

I really like this one[]

 

[jimbo 31751]

I like that alot, very unique.

 

[gerryr]

Thanks for the kind commments. The finial is a bit small. Using the stud caps with antler is harder than it would be with wood, I think. The stud doesn't seem to want to cut threads in the antler, so I ended up using CA to hold it in. It was also very difficult to get the stud in square with the antler. I may take another shot at it today and use a bigger drill for the stud.

 

[rtjw]

That is a really good looking pen.

 

[swm6500]

Nice looking pen Gerry.