LE ROI VE BETA TEST

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Smitty37

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THESE ARE THE 5 MOST RECENT PENS i'VE RECEIVED FROM THE LE ROI V2 BETA TEST. THEY ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
A SEGMENTED BLANK USING WALNUT, MAPLE AND REDHEART DONE BY CARL FISHER, YOU REALLY CAN'T APPRECIATE THE SEGMENTING ON THIS PEN WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE ALL OF IT.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY NICE IMBUYA BURL BY TOM KAVALCIK,

BEAUTIFUL BETHLEHAM OLIVEWOOD BY HARRY MATHEW,

CROSS CUT WHITE OAK FROM THE FENCE AT THREE CHIMNEYS HORSE FARM, BY MIKE TUCKER, YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT TRIPLE CROWN WINNER SEATTLE SLEW STOOD AT THAT FARM.

AND AN UNKNOWN BUT PRETTY NICE WOOD BY MIKE POWELL, WHO MADE THIS PEN VERY QUICKLY AFTER RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT IN AFGANISTAN. USUALLY I SEND PENS TO SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN, BUT THIS TIME ONE SENT A PEN TO ME, FOR WHICH I THANK HIM AND AS AN OLD VET I ALSO THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE.

I THINK THEY ALL SHOW THAT YOU DON'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LE ROI AND LE ROI V2 BUT YOU SURE WILL NOTICE IT WHEN TURNING.

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kyaggie

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The hardware for this pen is very nice and having a little more wood around the tube was a distinct advantage for the crosscut white oak. The crosscut oak is kinda' brittle and the thinner tube with the same size finished barrel as a regular sierra style was and will be a big help to prevent blowouts. This pen is a great addition to your pen making arsenal!

Mike
 
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