Slimline Contest Photos Posted Here

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All photos for the Slimline contest will be posted here, but the photos will be anonymous and the topic will be locked so the judges will not be influenced by any comments.

 

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Pen with drilled and tapped end to accept threaded stylus point.

 

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And here we have contestant #2 with a Caribou bone centerband.

 

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Contestant #3 The pen is 19 inches long and separates at the top of the gold painted nib to access the refill. A normal slimline is shown for scale and is not an entry in the contest.

 

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Contestant #4 Orange acrylic and aluminum

 

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Contestant #5

 

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Contestant #6 Blue acrylic with white plastic accents

 

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And now, behind door #7. A pocket cigar, no clip and using a mini-refill. The slimline parts are the transmission and finial.

And a comparison to a regular cigar and regular slimline.

 

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And here we have contestant #8.

 

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And here we have Contestant #9 with an unstabilized Red Palm black ti comfort grip, without the rubber part.

 

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Contestant #10, pen made from a local shrub.

 

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Contestant #11, a modified slimline

 

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Contestant #12. Contains slimline transmission and nib, plus Euro finial and clip.

 

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Introducing Contestant #13, Pink ivory, hand engraving filled with walnut dust and CA, CB is made from a 308 casing.

 

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Contestant #14, stabilized buckeye burl and gunmetal finish hardware

 

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And here we have Contestant #15, a bloodwood and blackwood slimline. The design in the blackwood is painted.

 

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Introducing Contestant #16, Cranberry Inlace.

 

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Oops, contestant #17 had to withdraw. Actually it was my mistake (I could blame it on my spam filter, but still my fault), This should not have been removed, so here it is again - Teacher's pen kit using black and clear PR.

 

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Contestant #18. Box elder burl with cocobolo and acrylic.

 

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Contestant #19. BOW, contain SL nib, transmission and finial.

 

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And here is Contestant #20. The pen is made from a single piece of African Blackwood and uses the tubes, nib, transmission and Cross refill. The refill extends by twisting the nib.

 

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Contestant #21. Desert Ironwood slimline in black chrome.

 

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Contestant #22, a pine cone pen, I think.

 

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Contestant #23, a pen made from sawdust, and in the words of the maker "I cast it in an "ICE Tube" using thick CA and a popsicle stick to stir and pack it with."

 

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Contestant #24, a teacher's pen made with bloodwood, holly and ziricote.

 

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Contestant #25, a slimline using a Flattop American clip made from Morado.

 

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Contestant #26, made from cross cut Applewood

 

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Contestant #27, blue and white acrylic.

 

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Contestant #28, made from Snakewood, Blackwood, Maple, Ivory and Koa.

 

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Contestant #29, colorply material with pickguard trim

 

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Contestant #30, BOW with a hidden centerband in the extra long top barrel to act as a "posting bushing" and a clip from a sculptured pen kit.

 

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Contestant #31, Spiraled antler and 30-06 casing. Finial and clip from a Euro.

 

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Contestant #32, Pink Ivory, Purpleheart and Sycamore.

 

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Contestant #33, acrylic with mini pen transmission, 3 SL finials, SL centerband, hollow part held by tungsten welding rods.

 

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Contestant #34, Redbud burl

 

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Contestant #35, spalted oak with brass inlay

 

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Contestant #36, Cocobolo

 

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Contestant #37, Hickory with ebony accents

 

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Contestant #38, segmented Corian on a satin comfort pen without the rubber thingy

 

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Contestant #39, an African Blackwood and sterling silver tenor drone bagpipe pen done in the ornate Edinburg style scaled at 1" = 1.6"