Jim in Oakville
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I decided to try and find a kit that would fill a niche in my domain that has been not to my liking yet. I wanted to find a nice design that had a look that worked in a roller ball and fountain pen at a more economical level that my platinum kits.
I thought I'd give the 10k Gold Executive pen from CSUSA a shot.
I made then as two sets, one in an amboyna burl, mostly sap wood and another in a the new gold blank from CSUSA.
One thing that struck me was the screw on cap has one thread capture (the Jr Gent has Three as do many of the other CSUSA pens). The one thing I did not like was the coarse and rough feeling while screwing the cap on the pen.
The lower pen body has the longest tube I have ever drilled, 3 inches. I liked the cap band, it reminded me of the Streamline middle band, but I would like this in a platinum or chrome finish.
Over all it's an okay pen design, but it does not rock my socks....I'm still looking for a design that will my needs, this is not it.
Critiques and thoughts please
I thought I'd give the 10k Gold Executive pen from CSUSA a shot.
I made then as two sets, one in an amboyna burl, mostly sap wood and another in a the new gold blank from CSUSA.
One thing that struck me was the screw on cap has one thread capture (the Jr Gent has Three as do many of the other CSUSA pens). The one thing I did not like was the coarse and rough feeling while screwing the cap on the pen.
The lower pen body has the longest tube I have ever drilled, 3 inches. I liked the cap band, it reminded me of the Streamline middle band, but I would like this in a platinum or chrome finish.
Over all it's an okay pen design, but it does not rock my socks....I'm still looking for a design that will my needs, this is not it.
Critiques and thoughts please