First Gatsby Grande

[qquake]

This is my first Gatsby Grande from PSI. It's like a Sierra (or one of its many derivatives) on steroids. It's the same length at 5-1/4". But the diameter of the bushings is .525", versus .470" on the regular Gatsby. I'm not a big fan of the style of the Sierra but I like this one. I guess I just like fat pens. The blank is Copper Canyon from Exotic Blanks, which is a very nice looking blank. Overall, I'm very happy with this one.

 

[qquake]

I noticed during turning, that there was a gap between one of the bushings and the blank. At first I thought I had made a mistake when I trimmed it, but apparently it's just a badly machined bushing. There are no gaps between the pen components and the blank.

 

[mecompco]

Very nice! I've made some GGs and really like them. I think that blank on a GG with some gold on the hardware would look great as well. The gold on the GGs I've had looked good, unlike the gold finish on some pens, which I generally avoid.

Regards,
Michael

 

[qquake]

I still have a gun metal and gold kit that I haven't turned yet. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Jgrden]

I am impressed by the finish. Congratulations on a great looking pen.

 

[qquake]

It's just my usual acrylic finish. Wet sand with 320 and 400 sandpaper, wet MicroMesh to 12,000, and Meguiar's PlastX.