My First Pen

[Karate Doc]

Hello Everyone!

I really wanted to have a nice writing instrument that I could take pride in and decided that I would build it myself.

Well I finally had time to start and finish my first pen and here it is. It is a Berea Cambridge Rollerball in Wild Horse Jasper. I sanded it it 320 then used a Meguiers headlight kit I had laying around that used 4 different sanding pads. Then I polished it using a plastics polishing cloth and Novus #2 and then #1 afterwards.

Overall I think it came out pretty good.

I took a few pictures for you to see.

I will have a to build one for the wife next.

 

[Andrew_K99]

Great job on your first pen! Certainly a step up from the slimlines 99% of us started with.

 

[lorbay]

Wow your good.:biggrin::biggrin:

Lin.

 

[Turned Around]

Great job on your first pen! Certainly a step up from the slimlines 99% of us started with.

No kidding. I think I have about 50 slimline kits left over just because I thought it was the way to go.

Nice looking pen. Always been a fan of the Cambridge kits.

 

[76winger]

Yes, EXCEPTIONAL first pen!

 

[Chatham PenWorks]

You didn't even replace the black ring with a custom Tru-stone piece. Slacker.



Just kidding. That's a beautiful pen, and is simply awesome for a first.

 

[glycerine]

That's a great first!!

 

[Jim Burr]

Yup....that'll work. What's next?

 

[hewunch]

Great first pen!

 

[GrantH]

I'm fairly certain this is the best "first pen" ever made. Congrats, you've done real well.

 

[Lenny]

Not only a great first pen ... a great pen by any number!

I really like the combination! The Cambridge, (with the dreaded black ring), :wink: is a perfect match with the Wild Horse Jasper, making the black ring an accent rather than a distraction! WELL DONE!

 

[MartinPens]

Congrats on a classy first pen. You are well on your way. If you want to get rid of that black band, head on over to Timberbits and get a few Roman Harvest sets. Thanks for sharing it.

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[mikespenturningz]

I hope you realize the expectations that you have laid upon yourself.... Great Pen.

 

[ghostrider]

Nice looking pen, and especially for a first. The Cambridge is a bold step up from what most people start with. I personally have taken a liking to that pen, and have long liked the Wild Horse Jasper. I'm not the biggest fan of white pens, but for some reason that blank just grabs me.

 

[Bowl Slinger]

Welcome to the addicting world of pen turners. Very nice pen.

 

[turningfish]

Welcome. Looks like you started of with a winner. Nice job.