Johnnycnc's Aluminum blank

[OKLAHOMAN]

John Goodin AKA Johnnycnc posted these blanks for some one to try and I'll try anything. He wanted feedback so here goes. The blanks are almost premade ie they are BTB .498 and the finished pen is .478 so you see you only need to turn .020 off. I did this at the final and nib to give a slight shape. I used a skew to shape then sanded with 400 grit. Used all MM to 12000, then Brasso. Buffed with white diamond and back on the lathe and brasso again.All comments welcome

 

[sah6139]

I would say that it looks very nice

steve

 

[gerryr]

Nice job Roy, very shiney and elegant looking. How does the weight compare to a wood Sierra? And where did you get Spike's cousin?[]

 

[johnnycnc]

Roy,thanks for taking time to post.
It looks great.[8D]

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Gerry, the weight is a little lighter than a wood it seems, and Spikes cousin was in LOML's shell collection and will be used with discretion[] or not[].

Originally posted by gerryr
<br />Nice job Roy, very shiney and elegant looking. How does the weight compare to a wood Sierra? And where did you get Spike's cousin?[]

 

[louisbry]

Looks great. Quick turnaround. I just missed out on these Al blanks.

 

[Ligget]

That looks fantastic, I need to get myself some of those aluminium barrels.
How easy was using a skew on the aluminium[?]

 

[workinforwood]

Looks perfect, I'll be excited when my blanks get here tomorrow!

 

[neon007]

Great job. Alum. is a hard metal to polish right, and it looks like you nailed it. I have a bunch of alum. billets. Think I might give it a try. How is the weight? Seems it might be a bit heavy. Although I like a heavy pen.