TattooedTurner
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I made this as a Christmas gift for my oldest daughter's boyfriend. We met for coffee a few weeks ago when I gave my daughters the rollerballs I made and he mentioned he liked fountain pens. I said I'd make him one for Christmas and got the details. He wanted wood, dark blue or midnight blue, and just a tiny bit of gold. The George II matched his hardware description perfectly. I used a piece of figured maple I cut from a spindle, first dyed it with a diluted black several times, immediately wiping it off each time. I then added blue to the black and did a few coats, then a few coats of concentrated blue. I'm very happy with the resulting color. I really took my time with this one, and followed the advice of others here. I turned it to a fingernail's width of the bushings, then sanded and kept rechecking the diameter with calipers until I was where I needed to be. This is my best effort yet, the transition from barrel to hardware is perfectly smooth. I also like the kit, for $30 it's a very nice deal. The hardware is beautiful and seems of high quality, I'll definitely buy more kits from Classic Nib.
Many thanks to the members here for all the help and advice you give us new guys. I don't think this would've turned out anywhere near this good if it weren't for you.
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Many thanks to the members here for all the help and advice you give us new guys. I don't think this would've turned out anywhere near this good if it weren't for you.
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