jimbob91577
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My first attempt at a closed end pen. Did it using only my mandrel and tricky bushing arangements.
I screwed up the ratio of cap to lower barrel in both length and maximum diameter. I also didn't get the taper quite right on the cap end.
Took most of the day yesterday to figure out how to do it. This is actually a prototype for the pen that I'm supposed to make my grandma. She was complaining that the Pink Ivory Slimline pen I gave her about 3 years ago cracked...I told her I'd make her something nicer.

I screwed up the ratio of cap to lower barrel in both length and maximum diameter. I also didn't get the taper quite right on the cap end.
Took most of the day yesterday to figure out how to do it. This is actually a prototype for the pen that I'm supposed to make my grandma. She was complaining that the Pink Ivory Slimline pen I gave her about 3 years ago cracked...I told her I'd make her something nicer.
