plantman
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I love the Gatsby pens, but always tought they were a little stuby and didn't show enough grain or blank. So, this is what I came up with. It's a PSI Gatsby with Satin fittings. The blank is stretched from 2 inches to 3 3/8ths inches by using a longer tube. Buy 10" long spare tubes. The Celtic knot is streched out to make a long oval as it's focal point, with two outside rings of flashing and a 3-ply Black/Red/Black Pic Guard. 8 coats of thick CA finish. I made an aluminum extenshion for the transmission to work the point. Pen now measures 6 3/8 inches long and looks more proportioned, and feels much better in the hand. One of the photos shows it next to a normal sized Gatsby. As an after thought, I would keep the length down to 6 inches or less so it will fit into plastic holders and pen boxes. Jim S
