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KMCloonan

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I just finished a pair of Baron pens for a friend for him and his wife's 5th anniversary. He wanted Black with a touch of gold, so I showed him the Tru-stone Black & Gold Matrix blank, and he really liked it. He picks up his pens tomorrow. This was my first foray into Tru-Stone blanks, and I am happy to say that I followed as much advice from this site regarding Tru-Stone, and I did not have a single problem.

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mark james

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Those are beautiful. I love the gold matrix TS. Including the cut-offs is a nice touch. Well done and thanks for sharing.
 

PaulWitmer

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The pens look great. I love working with the Tru Stone black with Gold as well as the Red with Gold. Always turn out nice pens with the Tru Stone blanks. I like adding the remaining cube in the box. I might just start doing that as well.

Great job,

Paul
 

KMCloonan

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Nicely done. Have you considered knocking out the black end cap from the cap hardware and replacing it with the same material as the barrel?
Do a good turn daily!
Don
I have not yet worked up the courage to do this, but I really admire pens that have the end of the cap match the barrel. I will study how to do this. Thanks for a great suggestion!
 

KMCloonan

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The pens look great. I love working with the Tru Stone black with Gold as well as the Red with Gold. Always turn out nice pens with the Tru Stone blanks. I like adding the remaining cube in the box. I might just start doing that as well.

Great job,

Paul
I think I will give the red & gold a try. As for the cutoffs, I had just bought a polishing buffer, so I finish-polished the cutoff cubes and buffed them to a high gloss like the pens. Dunno what the owner will do with them, but they may make mini-paperweights or something. šŸ˜
 
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