Addicted to Gold

[RDH79]

I set up my tables today in the TV room to see how I wanted them to look this year. First show is this Sunday. After I had everything setup I noticed that I had made 2 Chrome slims out of 64 wood slims. I just cant seem to use chome on the wood blanks. Now acrylics with the bright colors I will use more chrome. But on my Jr Gents and Jr Statesman I use alot of Rhodium. So what is about slims I just dont think chrome looks good on?
So what wood looks good with chrome?

 

[Brooks803]

lol...everything! I'm the opposite, I can't stand the gold. Unfortunately it's what the customer likes that I have to go with. Here's an amboyna with ebony that I put on a chrome slim, I think it looks good.

 

[Andrew_K99]

I am the opposite as well, I don't like gold and will only use it by request. It's just not my thing like it us yours.

 

[G1Pens]

I try to use whatever looks best with the blank. Sometimes chrome/silver other times gold, sometimes black.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I try to use whatever looks best with the blank. Sometimes chrome/silver other times gold, sometimes black.

My thoughts also... I don't do many pens anymore, but always tried to match the blank to the trim... some woods just don't look good with anything other than gold, some don't look good with gold...

 

[Boz]

When I first got started in this madness I made a Gold Sierra that I put in my brief case. It was stored in an elastic pouch but the clip was exposed. After a couple of years I noticed that the gold finish had rubbed off. I now concentrate on the higher end metal finishes.

 

[RDH79]

Yea I will only use Ti-Gold for the gold pens. Learned my leason the hard way. I think I will just grab 6 different blanks and turn them down, I will try the chrome and see if they sell. If not I will put the gold on them.
Thanks for the replys
Rich H.