Just a newbie looking for some critiques

[Chris_Kuykendall]

Hi everyone! I'm new to pen turning and I thought I would post what I've done so far and see what you guys have to say.

 

[magpens]

Pretty nice looking pens !! . I'd say you are doing well !! . Keep it up !!

 

[chartle]

Look good to me.

It seems like for the left one you got a good shape. I've seen a lot of early pens including mine where there was a sort of a fear of turning off all the wood and the pen is thick with rounded ends to meet the hardware.

 

[skiprat]

I also think you did good. Great shape. The temptation of just about all of us when we were new, was to make them look like fat sausages. You also achieved a great fit and finish too. Well done. :good::good:

 

[leehljp]

Agreed with what has been written above. Great fit; great finish too!

 

[LouCee]

They look good, you're off to a great start!

 

[KLJ]

Looks good

 

[RobS]

Perfect shape, no constructive critique possible. Keep it up.

 

[bsshog40]

All look very nice!

 

[1080Wayne]

You can be proud of those as first pens . On the first one , the upper barrel is perfect to my eyes but the lower barrel would be a bit better if it were a hair fatter , like the upper barrel . I would guess the center of the upper barrel to be 5-10 thou greater diameter than the center band or clip end . That is the range I target for . Of the other two , I prefer the top one for the same reasons .

 

[TattooedTurner]

I think you did a fantastic job. Unlike the other comments, I prefer more of a curve or a very slight bevel rather than a taper like you have on the first pen, but that's strictly a personal preference and nothing more. You did a fine job, they're far better than my first few pens which had the dreaded "wasp" look. I'm sure we'll be seeing more great work from you soon enough.

 

[mecompco]

Nice job--I think the two clicks look great. I agree that the lower barrel on the first pen looks a bit over-turned. Anyway, I think you've got the hang of it!