A pen for a special Marine

[DaveO]

A friend of mine asked me to make a pen for his son, a Marine stationed oversea. He had a turned pen but was asked not to carry it because it was too shiny and could compromise the unit's position. This is my attempt to make a "Stealth" pen with a low gloss finish and non-reflective hardware. It's African Blackwood with Pau Amarillo and Bloodwood accents to signify the Marines scarlet and gold battle colors. On a PSI black enamel kit. I finished with satin Lacquer, 6 coats and rubbed out with some high grit MM and a paper bag.

Thanks for looking, critiques/advice welcome!
Dave

 

[Skye]

I got no nits on that one. Nailed the fit at the finial and nib, all 3 accent bands are the same size, no glue gaps anywhere. Darn good lookin pen.

 

[Tanner]

Very nice. Is that black enamel? It looks brown.

 

[wdcav1952]

Great pen, Dave. BTW, from an old Navy vet, ALL Marines are special!

 

[alamocdc]

I think you pulled it off, Dave. I really like the look of it.

 

[NavyDiver]

Excellent job. In the photo, the plating does look brown.

 

[stevers]

Very nice. Semper Fi.

 

[BigRob777]

Oorah! I noticed the scarlet and gold right off. Nice work. Most of my pens could be called stealth, but not on purpose. I like the 3 sets of stripes. They look like hashmarks, sort of.
Rob

 

[pete00]

nice work !!

really like the bands.

 

[TBone]

Great looking pen for someone who is definitely earning it.

 

[guts]

Dave,great job on the pen,and to the Marine,Semper Fi.

 

[csb333]

That looks really sharp...very Marine looking! - Chris

 

[Radman]

That looks terrific. ya done good!

 

[bob393]

Now that's a nice looking pen.