The Lowest of the Lows?
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Hiram33
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the Slim Line may be a low cost pen but i love the look nice work
Texatdurango
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No.... the lowest of the low would have a friction polish, you bumped it up a few notches with a CA finish!
Nice job, I think we all too soon get wrapped up in the fancier, larger kits and forget how nice a simple pen can be without using a $25 blank or $35 kit.
MarkHix
Member
Nice looking pen but I think George may be wrong. You are two steps up, the bottom rung is wax.
I turn alot of Barons/Sedona's but my favorite is the comfort.
I turn alot of Barons/Sedona's but my favorite is the comfort.
redfishsc
Member
No.... the lowest of the low would have a friction polish, you bumped it up a few notches with a CA finish!
Nice job, I think we all too soon get wrapped up in the fancier, larger kits and forget how nice a simple pen can be without using a $25 blank or $35 kit.
Yup... friction polish (or the ever-famous linseed oil, some folks think it's the best since that's supposedly what they used "way back when").
Very nice work. I am making a pen tonight from old growth pine that came from a Confederate Civil War post (well, a house turned into a post). I forget the name of the commander, but the guy I am making this for is a descendant of his.
wolftat
Product Reviews Manager
You could have just rubbed a candle on it instead of CA or a friction polish, instead you actually made a nice looking low cost pen.
Mac
Member
I think you missed some hidden cost there!!
unless you turned it at someone elses (shop )using all their (tools )(electric)
(shipping on anything you used)
(hobby expense )and that could break the bank right there or (inventory)
Oh nice pen I like slimelines but not the refills that come with them
It is a versatile pen all bullet pens use them ,they can be shorten or lenghten or made with one long piece instead of two not using centerband.they have the largest selection of clips. I think versatile(skillfully adaptable) fits it well!! even if it does sometimes have FP on it.
unless you turned it at someone elses (shop )using all their (tools )(electric)
(shipping on anything you used)
(hobby expense )and that could break the bank right there or (inventory)
Oh nice pen I like slimelines but not the refills that come with them
It is a versatile pen all bullet pens use them ,they can be shorten or lenghten or made with one long piece instead of two not using centerband.they have the largest selection of clips. I think versatile(skillfully adaptable) fits it well!! even if it does sometimes have FP on it.
akbar24601
Member
Yep, I have to say, regardless of price, that pen looks really nice.
ldb2000
Member
Never think that the slimlines are the lowest of the pens we make . They are THE most versitile pen kits on the market and make for some beautiful pens ... like yours . Nice piece of timber and great fit and finish .
TurnaPen
Member
Only because we turners KNOW what a slimline is, BUT, in reality, that is one good looking pen. Amos
traderdon55
Member
The lowest of the low is something you slap together in a hurry just to say you made something and it comes out looking like crap. When you take time to make a pen that looks as nice as this one I would be just as happy with it as I would one made from a high end kit.
rjwolfe3
Member
Looks great to me!
Ligget
Member
I love Slimlines too Perry, you made an excellent job on that one and I like the shape!
keithlong
Member
Great looking pen, I love em too. I have made several antler and rifle cartridge pens using the slimline kits. I sell several of them.
Rollerbob
Member
This has been an interesting thread. Almost as if we were ashamed to turn one or something. This may cause a resurrection of the slmline! Nice work, BTW!:wink:
bitshird
Member
I have a lot of pen inventory, but for every pen I sell priced over 45.00 (cigars) then up to 200.00 I'll sell 5 or 6 lowly slimlines, but I do finish them with either CA or BLO/CA. it really is the most versatile pen around, and your little pine beauty looks great
Texatdurango
Member
Personally I don't mind the size of the slimline at all, it's just not a pen I want to sell because of the cheaply plated parts.
Does any kit offer decent plated parts or am I just ignoring all Slimlines base on my experiences with a few?
Does any kit offer decent plated parts or am I just ignoring all Slimlines base on my experiences with a few?
