thats the very pen I am supposed to making for my wife. That is her favorite blank I have brought in the house. How do you finish your pens if you dont mind sharing. It is very good.
Phil
Thanks, Phil! My finish is pretty conventional--sand from maybe 320 to 2000 with wet, then micromesh to 12,000. Then Hut's Plastic polish.
That is a WOW pen for sure! Has your wife claimed it yet?
Charlie, thank you! No, LOL! She's very much NOT a pen person.
Very nice Robert.
Is that a 6mm nib? Just trying to get a feel for the size of the finished pen.
Thanks, Carl. Yes, it's a #6 Meisternib.
Nice Robert - I made a custom FP from that material last year and I love the way it works and finishes.
Yes, Lynn, I agree. This is one of the best materials available today. I haven't tried the teal yet.
A spectacular pen! Your pictures are also fantastic. Would you mind sharing how you photograph your pens.
Thanks,
Tony
Ah, yes, the photos. I do not do them like the real photographers say.
I do not use any extra lighting, just the normal shop lights.
I do not use a tent.
I put the pen on a piece of white plastic material and stand another piece behind it.
I try to capture the reflections of my shop lights in the pen finish.
My camera is a digital SLR, and I set it for florescent lights and aperture priority. I set it on a tabletop tripod and use the 10-second timer.
I crop and edit in Windows 7 Photo Gallery.
Thassit!
