Was looking for something new to make so I bought several Majestic Squire kits. This one is a white blank from Dawn with inlay of black pickguard with aluminum can on each side of it. The pen looks really nice, but i'm not sure about the kit. I bought them to try and make some upscale pens that would appeal to women buyers, however the pen is heavy and I'm not sure it would appeal to them.
I also put it side by side with an elegant beauty (not sure, or some kinda sierra kit) just to make a comparison.
I would be interested in any feed back on the kit. Also on the blank. It was my first time using aluminum can and only my third of fourth blank I made on the Byrnes tablesaw that I finished into a pen. I had a little trouble with the aluminum. It would bend at one end of the blank while I was turning it, but only on one end. to finish the pen I turned it with the skew and then flipped it and turned the other end and then finished the pen. It was strange, the aluminum only bent at the tailstock end of the lathe.
I also put it side by side with an elegant beauty (not sure, or some kinda sierra kit) just to make a comparison.
I would be interested in any feed back on the kit. Also on the blank. It was my first time using aluminum can and only my third of fourth blank I made on the Byrnes tablesaw that I finished into a pen. I had a little trouble with the aluminum. It would bend at one end of the blank while I was turning it, but only on one end. to finish the pen I turned it with the skew and then flipped it and turned the other end and then finished the pen. It was strange, the aluminum only bent at the tailstock end of the lathe.