Originally posted by JimGo
<br />Some have referred to those as "finish rings", IIRC. When it happens to <s>me</s> my friend, it seems to be where the wood is slightly under size at the bushings, and the sandpaper and tools can't quite get in there the way they otherwise would/should. As a result, the part close to the bushing gets an early, sloppy coat of CA, and the rest just builds from there, whereas the rest of the pen is properly sanded and finished.