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MiteyF

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Here are the last 8 I've done. I'm still trying to get my flash and lightbox setup dialed in. Sorry for the sawdust-y fingerprint on my fabric, didn't notice until everything was cleaned up and pictures loaded.

Hybrid blank on a Shakespeare. I quite like this one, and it regularly finds its way into my pocket.

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Spalted maple with padauk, purpleheart, african blackwood and just a bit of zebrawood on a Mistral. A bit of a poor fit on the body, and I don't like the kit as much as I thought I would unfortunately. I think it would look better with a more simple blank. I've got another kit in the drawer to try again.

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Hard maple with african blackwood on a Poseidon. I really like this blank (hard to get a feel without being able to turn it in the hand) and think it fits the kit well. Had a small crack on assembly unfortunately.

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Classic kit with african blackwood and maple. I love these kits (one of my absolute favorites thanks to its size), but think I could have done a better job matching my blank to it. The rings are too thick for one.

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Blackwood, maple and padauk on a shortened aluminum Raw kit. This one was very tedious to get right, but I think it turned out nicely.

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Acrylic blank from Exotic Blanks (can't remember the name) on a Long Clicker. I don't usually turn acrylics, but had a gift card from the contest in February (thanks again to everyone), and liked this one. I need to find a better insert for it.

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Tamboti on a Dinero. This was sort of a trial pen. I like the wood, don't love the kit. I've got another of the kits that I'll likely try to make into a closed end pen to get rid of the ugly end caps. Otherwise it's a decent desk pen.

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And this one was my entry for the "pretty wood" contest, spalted maple on a Continental.

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mark james

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Those are well done! I'm partial to the segmentation, but all look excellent. The fingerprints were of no distraction.

Thank you for sharing.
 

Mr Vic

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The first one reminds me of flying over the Grand Canyon. Beautiful! Roller Ball or Fountain?
 
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Beautiful group of pens. I really like the segmented one but the spalted maple on the bottom steals the show for me. I can see why you entered it in the PWP contest.
 

MiteyF

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Thanks for all the kind words! Vic, the Shakespeare is a RB. The only fountain pen I've ever turned is that Continental you see at the end, and I've never even filled that one. For my writing style, I don't think a fountain would ever work for me.
 

Phil Dart

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Spalted maple with padauk, purpleheart, african blackwood and just a bit of zebrawood on a Mistral. A bit of a poor fit on the body, and I don't like the kit as much as I thought I would unfortunately. I think it would look better with a more simple blank. I've got another kit in the drawer to try again.

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Just to clarify things, you may not like the kit you're showing as much as you hoped you would, but it's not a Mistral. I would hope that you DO like the Mistral if you get to try one.
 
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