modified slimline pen

Hello Everyone! I was given a free Harbor Freight lathe and a set of Chinese carbide turning tools two weeks ago by a friend, and have now made 4 pens. My first three were standard slimlines, and my last was a modified slimline. I am afraid I may have caught the pen making bug! I really...

I made this modified slimline a while back. Used walnut, a real 30-06 casing, and gun metal plating slimline kit. Drilling and fashioning the bullet casing is a little bit of a challenge. I followed a method from a wood turning magazine. For the future, I'll probably just stick to bullet pen...

I made this modified slimline pen for my father who is a beekeeper. That explains the black and yellow colors. The wood is Curly Maple and the finish is CA. And I used a black satin plated kit.