Stars and Stripes Jr. Gent Rollerball

[BruceK]

I know you guys (and gals) have seen these before but I'm kind of proud of this one. First off it was for my uncle who just turned 90. He was a career Navy man, and ended up with the rank of captain. He was at Pearl Harbor on the battleship USS California on December 7th. At 90 he still has an amazing amount of energy. He still sails his 41 foot ketch sailboat with only one crewman in the local races in the San Juan Islands.

This was also the first pen where I got a CA finish that I was happy with. Sorry for the reflections in the picture, guess I need to set up some sort of light tent in the future. Thanks for looking!

Crossing my fingers the image attaches, it's my first try at that too...

 

[toolcrazy]

Beautiful pen. I need to try out one of those blanks. When I get rich.

 

[Aderhammer]

I really like the black titanium w/ that blank!

 

[Stevej72]

Bruce, Great looking pen. I agree the black titanium does go real well with it.

 

[Mather323]

Bruce, three thumbs UP what a nice pen and I agree the black titanium is great![]

 

[R2]

Great job on thr pen![^] Your uncle would be an interesting person to meet.

 

[igran7]

Very nice looking pen Bruce. Your finish looks supurb, and I agree with the Black titanium finish.

 

[papaturner]

Being a certified flag waver I think it is absolutely AWESOME!

Perry

 

[GoodTurns]

Haven't tried one of those yet (mostly because of my finishing skills, or lack thereof!), before I read the posting, my thought was, NICE FINISH! Good job on a pen for an even better reason.

 

[guts]

SALUTE!!!

 

[johncrane]

Fantastic pen and a great gift.[]

 

[laserturner]

Great job Bruce, Super finish.
Ken

 

[GaryMGg]

Stunning, just stunning.
I don't care how many times I see this kit made into a pen, I like it.

 

[BruceK]

I want to thank everyone who has commented on this pen. It is pretty humbling to get kudos from this group of great pen craftsmen. Without the knowledge and willingness to share information that comes from the members on this website, I would of never been able to accomplished this. Thanks to you all!

And yes my Uncle Fred is one heck of a guy. I think the world of him.

 

[Tanner]

Fantastic job!! What an fantastic gift for an awesome man!!!