Brooks803
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:tongue: You make it look so easy!
Here's my latest attempt at a kitless pen. Overall I'm happy, but there are areas that need major improvement. However, I learned ALOT during the process and figured how to prevent some mistakes. So hopefully the next one will be much cleaner. The blank is one of my own, however it's made with Alumilite instead of my normal PR. I wanted to make some blanks for myself for kitless applications and PR isn't the easiest to thread so this was my solution. I also used a shiny new Bock nib :biggrin:. I'd love to hear some critique on this one. Like I mentioned earlier, I know there are many mistakes (the clip and cap finial being my most frustrating!) but I'm probably overlooking some stuff. Thanks!
Edit: I took yalls advice about the clip/nib matching colors. But instead of changing the nib I decided to change the clip (I love my Bock nib too much)! It solved my screw up of grinding too much material away. By doing that it though it created a new problem by not allowing the finial to thread on anymore. Luckily I could still get it snug so I epoxied everything together. It helped with the "grain" alignment and made it look a bit more clean (not perfect, but better). I like it this way SOOOOOO much better!
I also wanted to give a nod of thanks to Justin for the inspiration to push myself. I'll never get tired of seeing your work, thank you for sharing it with us. :biggrin:
Here are some pics of the new and improved pen. Thoughts?
Here's my latest attempt at a kitless pen. Overall I'm happy, but there are areas that need major improvement. However, I learned ALOT during the process and figured how to prevent some mistakes. So hopefully the next one will be much cleaner. The blank is one of my own, however it's made with Alumilite instead of my normal PR. I wanted to make some blanks for myself for kitless applications and PR isn't the easiest to thread so this was my solution. I also used a shiny new Bock nib :biggrin:. I'd love to hear some critique on this one. Like I mentioned earlier, I know there are many mistakes (the clip and cap finial being my most frustrating!) but I'm probably overlooking some stuff. Thanks!
Edit: I took yalls advice about the clip/nib matching colors. But instead of changing the nib I decided to change the clip (I love my Bock nib too much)! It solved my screw up of grinding too much material away. By doing that it though it created a new problem by not allowing the finial to thread on anymore. Luckily I could still get it snug so I epoxied everything together. It helped with the "grain" alignment and made it look a bit more clean (not perfect, but better). I like it this way SOOOOOO much better!
I also wanted to give a nod of thanks to Justin for the inspiration to push myself. I'll never get tired of seeing your work, thank you for sharing it with us. :biggrin:
Here are some pics of the new and improved pen. Thoughts?
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