Gold Sculpted on self made blank

[TattooedTurner]

I just made this little beauty today as a Christmas gift for my coworker. I'm quite happy with how the blank turned out and I'm hoping she's as pleased with it as I am. The blank was made with Silmar 41 and colored with red, violet, and I think bronze mica powders. Obviously the kit is from the Sulpted line. I had mentioned in a different thread that I hoped this was the last one I'll make but honestly it went smooth in terms of the hardware fitting. The CB needed a drop of glue and I remembered when checking for fit that the cap nut isn't threaded like the instructions say. It's a press fit and a tight one at that. I don't recommend pressing the nut in the barrel first as per the directions, I find it's better to press the nut, clip, and cap/finial assembly together first, then press it into the barrel. One thing I did forget was that the lower barrel looks a bit skinny where it fits into the CB. The last one I made I intentionally oversized it just a touch on that end and it looks a lot better IMO. Thanks for looking and C&C always welcome unless they pertain to my cluttered work benches. :biggrin:


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[jkeith]

That blank looks freakin amazing! Very, very nice.

 

[magpens]

Jay, that's a gorgeous blank and pen !!!

 

[gtriever]

Nice work on both blank and pen!