A Trio of Rotacrylics

[mark james]

I have peeked as these for a while now, and last week finally ordered three for some special occasions:

https://www.exoticblanks.com/Rotacrylic-Pen-Blanks/

The SCUBA diver is for a long-standing dive buddy (250+ dives together since 1986); Best Man in his wedding; a fellow Chemistry Major with my wife.

The Drama Theme is for his daughter who is entering College to major in Theatre Arts (Also a dive buddy).

The Sky Diver is for my eldest son who just logged his 1,000 sky dive.

I made custom finials for the SCUBA diver and the Sky Diver as there was ample material left. I left the Drama Theme finial as it already matched the black color.

I have no idea what blend Jeff uses for his blanks (something in the water in Michigan...), but these are Alumilite, and turned the easiest I have ever turned. (And I cast my own Alumilite occasionally).


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[Dalecamino]

Cool! :biggrin:

 

[Cwalker935]

very nice!

 

[Indiana_Parrothead]

Very nice Mark I am sure they will love them.

Mike

 

[EBorraga]

Looks good!!!!!!!!!

 

[tjd]

Great looking pens, the drama one does it for me.

 

[bobjackson]

Great job Mark. Good looking pens.

 

[Magicbob]

Very nice

 

[Charlie_W]

Awesome job on these Mark! These are almost too nice to give away!

Jeff did a wonderful job on the blanks as well!

 

[Jim15]

Those are beautiful.

 

[workinforwood]

Beautiful work and photography Mark, good to hear you are happy! I do not get to see every design as a finished pen, it is very satisfying to see how nice the scuba and skydiver turn out as finished product....those two I haven't seen before. Thanks for sharing

 

[mark james]

Beautiful work and photography Mark, good to hear you are happy! I do not get to see every design as a finished pen, it is very satisfying to see how nice the scuba and skydiver turn out as finished product....those two I haven't seen before. Thanks for sharing

All three were wonderful blanks, but I will save a very special praise for the blue base color for the SCUBA blanks - the blue with underlying shimmering is awesome. This WILL be a hard pen to give away (or I will just need more), and in a family with 13 SCUBA divers it needs to be mailed tomorrow.

A two-family portrait at 60 feet.