Majestic Jr. clothed in Lapis
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Brooks803
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Looks good from here! Was the Lapis very difficult to turn in terms of brittle and/or hardness?
JBCustomPens
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Finish looks good to me! Nice pen!
jbostian
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Looks good to me.
Jamie
Jamie
I was actually wondering the same thing. Your pen looks awesome, though!
maxman400
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Beautiful Pen!
rjwolfe3
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Sweet pen, Justin! Looks great. I haven't turned any of that yet.
Jim15
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Great looking pen Justin.
johnnycnc
Member
Nice combination, Justin!
I have to really work at the trustone to get a good finish also.
I have to really work at the trustone to get a good finish also.
djwood1
Member
Nice looking pen!
jleiwig
Member
Thanks for all the compliments guys. I was worried at first about the gold and the silver, but since there isn't a ton of gold in the blank it looks pretty classy to me.
I had heard all the rumors that it was a hard pen to turn and for the first barrel I definitely had the pucker factor up higher than normal, but the second blank took all of maybe 3 minutes to turn down to size. I didn't see it being that hard at all in my opinion. I don't know if they changed the formulation to be more resin than stone, but IMHO it turned just like any other hard resin pen except I don't get the real long curlies, just smaller curlies. I will say it had a funky smell wetsanding with the micro-mesh. Kinda like burning poo if you've ever smelled that.
I really hope that Caswell gets their buffs in soon so I can order a couple and some of their plastic polishing compounds that I've heard so much about. I really think that will be the cherry on top for this pen. I'm going to take it to work tomorrow and show it around, and if there is a lot of interest I may sell it.
Suprisingly I'm not a fan of the bigger pens. I love the elegant sierra. It's probably my most favorite pen to hold, and I have what many consider a larger hand.
I had heard all the rumors that it was a hard pen to turn and for the first barrel I definitely had the pucker factor up higher than normal, but the second blank took all of maybe 3 minutes to turn down to size. I didn't see it being that hard at all in my opinion. I don't know if they changed the formulation to be more resin than stone, but IMHO it turned just like any other hard resin pen except I don't get the real long curlies, just smaller curlies. I will say it had a funky smell wetsanding with the micro-mesh. Kinda like burning poo if you've ever smelled that.
I really hope that Caswell gets their buffs in soon so I can order a couple and some of their plastic polishing compounds that I've heard so much about. I really think that will be the cherry on top for this pen. I'm going to take it to work tomorrow and show it around, and if there is a lot of interest I may sell it.
Suprisingly I'm not a fan of the bigger pens. I love the elegant sierra. It's probably my most favorite pen to hold, and I have what many consider a larger hand.
moyehow
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One of my favorites. I love the blue. Finish looks great to me.
Texatdurango
Member
Yep, Nice looking pen. Maybe a little fat but still nice looking! Blue Lapis is one of my favorite truestones but they are hard to take a good picture of since the veins don't show up that well.
Justin, speaking of buffing, have you ever tried Flitz on your truestone pens instead of plastic compound? I think it makes the metal veins really stand out.
Justin, speaking of buffing, have you ever tried Flitz on your truestone pens instead of plastic compound? I think it makes the metal veins really stand out.
Buzzzz4
Member
Nice pen, I would agree, a little fat for my taste. I've applied a little ca finish to trustone to bring out a shine. Any input on that? I don't have a buffing system.
Bree
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I think the pen looks great and needs no further finishing. My $.02.
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