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Here is another one of Scotts blanks. If I remember it is called Fall Festival. I tried a new shape than my typical baron pens.

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Nice blank. I would have shaved more off the ends of the blanks. You may have been going for what you got, but I feel the custom shape would be more pronounced if you had taken it further into the blank.
 

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Tom- they turn pretty well, just don't push too hard or you might take too much off! It felt weird, like you had to force the cut, but when you push a little a lot comes off.
Skye- I was afraid to make a pronounced form like my other pens, but it might have worked.
This is only my second italian blank, but they polish really well. The have a glass like feel when mm'ed to 12000 with a little polish.
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Yup, that is Fall Festival.

I still have all the colors available. Still working on the website to make things easier.

Until I get the web site ready, you can see them:

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17145

Thanks
 

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Hey John-I did paint the tubes, but the did not need it. I thought it would have been more transparent, but you can't even begin to see the tubes.
Scott-Are you going to offer more colors in the future?
Andy
 

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I will offer more colors as I find them. Hard to say what I will find and when though.
 
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okay, what are Italian blanks.. haven't seen or heard of them before... nice looking stuff. Are they soft to turn or more brittle like the acryllics... I usually get about a 40% loss ratio when I do acryllics... toooo agressive I guess. Definitely keep the tools as sharp as possible and have played up and down on the speed.. still wind up blowing nearly half.
 

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Italian acrylics/resins are materials made in Italy. I know it's shocking... :)

They do cut a little different than the acrylics available from Berea/CSUSA, although how it is different seems to vary from person to person. I think they cut like butter, but not everyone has the same perception.

It is considerably more expensive than other acrylics (about 3x the cost).

I would like to hear others perceptions about the Italian stuff, both pro and con. I have a bunch of different Italian acrylics that I sell. Had a big rush of orders when I introduced them, but now it's down to a trickle. (not unexpectedly a big decrease). Before I make an investment to offer other colors, I just want to see if people are interested in them enough to make it worthwhile.
 

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Hey Scott,
I would be interested in other colors as well. I am already going to be buying some more of the colors you already have. They turn a little different than other acrylics, but they take a shine like nothing else I have used. Just use caution when you first start turning the blank to get a feel for the material, because of the three I have turned so far they have all been different.
Andy
 
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