Pheasant Sierra *UPDATE!*

[bgibb42]

Made this over the weekend. One of JohnU's pheasant blanks. I love this blank, it's gorgeous. Wrapped around a Gold/Black Titanium Sierra. Sanded to 12,000 MM, stopping the lathe after every grit to sand straight back and forth on the blank to remove the radial scratches. A little extra work, but worth it. When you look at this pen, it's like looking through a window at the feather and deserved to be treated as such. On a side note, these are my best photos yet, but I still didn't pick up as much detail as I would like. Comments or criticisms, please!

Edit: I added the last photo. This is as close as I can get to the true colors of this pen.

 

[NewLondon88]

It looks great. I LOVE these blanks. You've got a nice finish, too.

John made some for me on the Squire tubes. feathers and a pimp stone. :tongue:
But people love them.. no question about it.

 

[Steve Busey]

I love those pheasant pens!

Sanded to 12,000 MM, stopping the lathe after every grit to sand straight back and forth on the blank to remove the radial scratches.

When I sand thru all the grits, and I never have to stop to clear radial scratches - what speed are you using for MM sanding? I crank down to around 800-1000rpm. Then I crank it back up to 2000 for the final polish.

 

[JohnU]

Looks Great Brian! Ive had the same problem with photos. Its hard to show those feathers unless you use a flash and that puts a shine on the resin. Nice job!

 

[boxerman]

Very nice looking pen Brian.