Steam punk/Space junk/19th cen.industrial

[Jjartwood]

This is a JR 1 that I had cast a while back for a space junk looking set that I had made for a Star Wars collectable dealer friend of mine.
Given the current events of late I thought it might be a good time to turn it,
The crystals are 1mm flat backs and the wire is speaker wire that I stripped and cast onto the tube after I applied the Foil.
I then distressed the hardware.
C&C welcome
Mark

 

[plantman]

Mark; As always, excellent craftsmanship. Jim S

 

[thewishman]

Mark, I love the look and the distressed hardware.

 

[firewhatfire]

The bright gold on inside needs some dulling down. It kinda stands out. Other than that I like it.

 

[toyotaman]

That is a wild and awesome pen. Looks like alot of work in there.

 

[hunter-27]

Should have been a pen contest entry, IMO.

 

[Jjartwood]

firewhatfire; "The bright gold on inside needs some dulling down. It kinda stands out. Other than that I like it."

I agree but I can't make up my mind as to the best way to approach it.
Because this is the high wear area I'm assuming that it will before long wear in,if I distress it, I think the patina will quickly wear off and leave behind an area that looks bad.
This is one of those decisions that I'll just wake and make one day.
I have had 3 of these pens for carry pens,and all have sold before I got enough wear on the barrel to see if distressing is necessary.
I think I'll have to just pick one and if someone asks to buy it I'll just tell them to make their own!
Mark

 

[mikespenturningz]

Very cool.